Pete Walkden<p>Subjected to persecution across much of the rest of the UK, the hen harrier is safe here on Mull, where they number up to 50 pairs. </p><p>Each spring, I scour the moors and hills to watch them performing their sky-dancing courtship performance, which is a spectacular sight on a sunny day.</p><p>The males fly high in the skies and dive down, calling along the way, before soaring up once again. Over and over, to attract the females.</p><p>Magic.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/henharrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>henharrier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/skydancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skydancer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mull</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a></p>