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Red-tailed Hawk and Common Grackle
Stanley Jones

Red-tailed Hawk and Common Grackle (Buteo jamaicensis)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) being attacked by a Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula).
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Habitat
Blackland Prairie vegetation area. Variable habitats with an oxbow, athletic fields, oak/juniper woods, pecan woods, and tame pasture at ca. 177 m (581 ft) elevation.
Location
Lions Park, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
October 2022
Scientific name
Buteo jamaicensis
Equipment used
Canon
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bievreJJ
splendid capture of this aerial fight, Stanley, perfectly timed, well done, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
These grackles are, like our corvids here, very nasty towards raptors.
One day, I watched a fearless crow trying to expel an old goshawk from a fir tree. It flew several mock attacks. The goshawk became more and more angry. It was time for him to turn the tables. It suddenly took off and headed extremely fast and pointed towards the crow. Then, I saw the quickest escape of a crow ever. A change from a fearless to a fearful bird in a few seconds. Excellent behaviour shot.
 
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Kits
A fantastic behavioural shot with wonderful detail and lighting, Stanley.
 
delia todd
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A wonderful picture you've taken of these two combatants Stanley.

Thanks so much for letting us see it my friend.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
779
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
Red-tailed Hawk and Common Grackle.jpg
File size
544.3 KB
Date taken
Sat, 22 October 2022 8:23 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 677px

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