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Birders

True Dough

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1. Cool photo!

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sun May 21, 2023, 10:24 AM

May 2023

This reminds me, I've seen crows divebombing eagles in mid-air. I've also witnessed smaller birds (starlings, I think) divebombing crows in mid-air. Why is this? And why do the larger birds seemingly tolerate it without counter attacking?

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Blackbird catches a ride from Osprey [View all] milestogo May 2023 OP

Cool photo! True Dough May 2023 #1

The behavior is called mobbing Easterncedar May 2023 #3

Thanks for the info True Dough May 2023 #9

I wouldn't have believed it Easterncedar May 2023 #2

Amazing. Thank you for sharing. niyad May 2023 #4

I always wonder about the people who get amazing captures like this. CrispyQ May 2023 #5

They go where the birds are, with a camera milestogo May 2023 #6

I stumbled across "The Big Year" on night & it was a fun movie! CrispyQ May 2023 #8

Cool pic... thanks for sharing!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2023 #7