Red-Tailed Being Chased

PrescottPhotog

Hi Everyone,

All the birds are paired up and getting ready to nest but the pests are out in full force. The Crows and Ravens have been chasing everything, in the air and on the nest.

I got a couple shots of this RT being chased all over the place. The 2nd shot (looking off to the left) is the RT watching a Raven come diving in but it was way to far out of the frame to catch.

These were taken at a pretty good distance with 40D and 300mm + 1.4, handheld.

Hope you enjoy..

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raptorcaptor

Nice ones Chris! I hope you're not going to run out of images for us!

dbaker1221

good shots chris

Harv

Great catch, Chris. I've seen this behaviour before but never close enough to get decent images such as yours.

PrescottPhotog

raptorcaptor wrote:

Nice ones Chris! I hope you're not going to run out of images for us!

Hi Glenn.. Me.. run out of images for D-Grin, never happen..

I think D-Grin has the best images, photographers and format on the net. I've really been enjoying all the new images that have been posted lately.

PrescottPhotog

dbaker1221 wrote:

good shots chris

Thanks Dave..:ivar

Ric Grupe

I usually see this kind of behavior around here...only it's Blackbirds doing the harrassing. Those Crows can be very large and more dangerous, I would think.

Very good captures, Chris.

PrescottPhotog

Harv wrote:

Great catch, Chris. I've seen this behaviour before but never close enough to get decent images such as yours.

Hi Harv.. I've been watching this go on for months and have seen some spectacular arial displays but they've just been a bit to far out of range to get a good shot.

Here is one from a while back that was amazing to watch but I didn't post it because it took a lot of PP work.. No manipulation was done to this except saturation and sharpen, they were tangled up in mid air and had just let go.

About a month ago I watched as some Ravens had an immature eagle surrounded on the ground, about 6 of them. Every time the eagle would turn in one direction a raven would run in and peck at it. When it turned the other direction another would run in and peck. This went on for a while until the eagle flew into the trees.

These guys just don't let up. I've seen some Ravens that are so huge (up to 48" wing span according to my book) that I thought they were eagles until they came into clear view.

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Harryb

Excellents et Chris.

M. Lentz

Thats a nice mature RT!

BBiggs

Nice series here! I see this behaviour too! If I hear the black birds and raven start up with their calls then I look around beacuse there is bound to be hawk getting its ground checked. I have even seen a RWBB attack a RT!

jwear

fun day with this set

dallas

Good shots Chris.

PrescottPhotog

Ric Grupe wrote:

I usually see this kind of behavior around here...only it's Blackbirds doing the harrassing.

Hi Ric.. Thanks for the comments. What amazed me was the difference in size between the Crows and Ravens. Almost like the difference between a blackbird and crow in size.

PrescottPhotog

Harryb wrote:

Excellents et Chris.

Hi Harry.. Thanks for your comments.

PrescottPhotog

M. Lentz wrote:

Thats a nice mature RT!

Hi Mike.. This is one of the pair that is getting ready to nest. The two don't get to far apart these days.

PrescottPhotog

BBiggs wrote:

I have even seen a RWBB attack a RT!

Hi Brenton.. I often wonder why they go after each other when they aren't anywhere near the others nests. It seems to be a constant battle.

PrescottPhotog

jwear wrote:

fun day with this set

Hi Jeff.. fun but frustrating. I want to get some decent shots of all these guys going after each other.. but they are always "just" to far away.

PrescottPhotog

dallas wrote:

Good shots Chris.

Hi William.. thanks for your comments !!

riddim_maker

Now I know where all the hawks and crows have been hanging out lately:D
Well you do an awesome job capturing the action as usual Chris

Harv

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Hi Harv.. I've been watching this go on for months and have seen some spectacular arial displays but they've just been a bit to far out of range to get a good shot.

Here is one from a while back that was amazing to watch but I didn't post it because it took a lot of PP work.. No manipulation was done to this except saturation and sharpen, they were tangled up in mid air and had just let go.

About a month ago I watched as some Ravens had an immature eagle surrounded on the ground, about 6 of them. Every time the eagle would turn in one direction a raven would run in and peck at it. When it turned the other direction another would run in and peck. This went on for a while until the eagle flew into the trees.

These guys just don't let up. I've seen some Ravens that are so huge (up to 48" wing span according to my book) that I thought they were eagles until they came into clear view.

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That poor hawk looks a bit the worse for wear. The dang crows and ravens are relentless, aren't they. I've also seen them put the chase to a short-eared owl. They kept driving him higher and higher to a point it was barely a white spec in the sky. Amazing to watch.