Crow annoying Hawk

Fred MaurerFred Maurer Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
edited January 7, 2006 in Wildlife
While driving today, I spotted this action at a very busy intersection near the local mall.

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Oh yes, I should add, the crow gave up and left. The hawk remained another 10 minutes and then went on his way.

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  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2006
    thats almost comical fred. lolol, the expression on the hawks face is priceless.rolleyes1.gif How soon will he take a bite outa that crows wing? lollol
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2006
    very good capture thumb.gif crows are a good finder of hawks if you hear them go look again nice catch clap.gif
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2006
    Nice set of shots Fred.
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2006
    Nice Fred!clap.gif
  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    very good capture thumb.gif crows are a good finder of hawks if you hear them go look again nice catch clap.gif

    1st of all - nice pictures Fred! ....


    why aren't crows afraid of hawks?


    troy
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2006
    thumb.gif nice capture
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2006
    windoze wrote:
    1st of all - nice pictures Fred! ....


    why aren't crows afraid of hawks?


    troy

    Maybe I can help here. The Accipiters, while birders, aka tailers, are about the same size and in some ways almost are, notice the almost, competitors. RT's while certainly big enough to take a crow are not air hunters, branch potatoes are a fond term:D and they hunt small mammals, killing by brute force. Crows are also rather nasty pack birds. So it all boils down to territory and natural food. Simple explanation.

    Two years ago we got called out on a downed first year Coop, crows litterally knocked this guy out of the air. Unfortunatly his wing was damaged beyond repair.

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2006
    Thusie, where do you get such knowledge?

    Good shots. Love that first one, rolleyes1.gif .

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  • livinginozlivinginoz Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2006
    what appeals to me is the combination of the wildness of the birds, and the contrast with the ordinary, every day light pole.......how we mix nature and civilization. very nice shots.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2006
    windoze wrote:
    1st of all - nice pictures Fred! ....


    why aren't crows afraid of hawks?


    troy
    crows and even a crow ' a kestrel will chase a hawk away and small birds will chase away a crow dive bombing from the top and they chase them away because they are afraid of them or just do not like to share
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2006
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Thusie, where do you get such knowledge?

    Sorta goes with the territory:D
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