Nest 'Rage' (1 Viewer)

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Merlin

Well-known member

• May 21, 2007

• #1

After birding more decades than I would care to admit (Please note I did start very young). I have come across so many birds involved in seemingly extreme physical violent behaviour more than ever before. Blackbirds especially but also chaffinch, pied wag. and even bullfinch. Is it me or is there really a noticeable change in behaviour? Or is just the normal eternal triangle??

Merlin

 

Pinewood

New York correspondent

• May 22, 2007

• #2

scfmerlin said:

After birding more decades than I would care to admit (Please note I did start very young). I have come across so many birds involved in seemingly extreme physical violent behaviour more than ever before. Blackbirds especially but also chaffinch, pied wag. and even bullfinch. Is it me or is there really a noticeable change in behaviour? Or is just the normal eternal triangle??

Merlin

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Hello Merlin,

Perhaps you are observing more, today, than before, or your powers of observation have improved. Watching birds in nature and their behaviour may have have become a greater part of your pastime.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood :hi:

 

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Merlin

Well-known member

• May 22, 2007

• #3

Arthur,
You are too polite?
regards
Merlin

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• May 22, 2007

• #4

A pink and fluffy view of the world is nonsense, that's all. Just remember that bird song has two main messages for other birds:

1. Hey ladies come and get it
2. Come over here if you think you're hard enough!

Sex and violence - its a jungle out there

John

 

colonelboris

Right way up again

• May 22, 2007

• #5

Perhaps you notice the birds doing this more becuase there are more of them about? If that's the case, then there'd be more pressure on nesting sites, food, etc and therefore more punch-ups.
At a guess, anyway...