Chickadeedeedee
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Hi all. :hi:
This morning I saw 25-30 Common Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) pursue, dive down upon, grab out feathers without mercy a Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). Finally the Hawk went down, with plucked feathers flying, and the crows continuing their attack.
The crows are usually a very boisterous and noisy bunch. I don't know where he landed as the crows were uncharacteristically silent otherwise I would have found the hawk. I was unable to locate him.
I have seen some birds try to chase off hawks before or even take a dive at them but never have I witnessed this mob mentality. Is this a common behaviour? Do you think they make have killed the hawk?
Lydia
This morning I saw 25-30 Common Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) pursue, dive down upon, grab out feathers without mercy a Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). Finally the Hawk went down, with plucked feathers flying, and the crows continuing their attack.
The crows are usually a very boisterous and noisy bunch. I don't know where he landed as the crows were uncharacteristically silent otherwise I would have found the hawk. I was unable to locate him.
I have seen some birds try to chase off hawks before or even take a dive at them but never have I witnessed this mob mentality. Is this a common behaviour? Do you think they make have killed the hawk?
Lydia