Birds Behaving Badly

LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
edited August 21, 2010 in Wildlife
Walking home from the grocery store earlier today, I came across a group of five magpies. One was down on its back, three were pecking and pulling at the one that was down, and the fifth was just standing and watching. By the time I got the camera out, two of the attackers (?) had moved off. I did manage to get a few photos. Anyone know what this strange behavior is all about?

The magpies (errr... Australian magpies) did not choose a particularly photogenic location for this scenario.

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Is this a crow of victory?

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You thought you could keep me down? Hah!

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And then they just walked off...
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I'm most definitely just an amateur photographer, but I'd very much like to be a -better- amateur. Your comments and criticisms are welcomed.

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2010
    Interesting set!
    Glenn

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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2010
    raptorcaptor wrote: »
    Interesting set!

    Thanks for looking :)

    I have since learned that this is common behavior for these birds. Pity that they happened to choose a patch of weeds near a drain cover to display it.
  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2010
    I blame such behaviour on too much violence on T.V.

    …bloody crows!!!

    rolleyes1.gif

    - Wil
    "…………………" - Marcel Marceau
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2010
    great behavior shots and well done .not easy to get captures like this it beats the shot on a branch thumb.gif
    Jeff W

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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2010
    Wil Davis wrote: »
    I blame such behaviour on too much violence on T.V.

    I was sure it was the video games.. but you could of course be right!
  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2010
    jwear wrote: »
    great behavior shots and well done .not easy to get captures like this it beats the shot on a branch thumb.gif

    Thanks so much!
  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2010
    That is a great catch
    Good pics
    Best Regards
    Gale

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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2010
    Wil Davis wrote: »
    I blame such behaviour on too much violence on T.V.

    …bloody crows!!!

    rolleyes1.gif

    - Wil
    I thought they were fighting over who gets top billing in the clean window adds! rolleyes1.gifrofl


    Great series! thumb.gif


    Don
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2010
    Thanks for the kind comments, Gale and Don :)
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2010
    This will put a smile on your face! thumb.gifD
  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2010
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    This will put a smile on your face! thumb.gifD

    Indeed it did :) Thank you!
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