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My experience has been that a smaller bird will attack the bird of prey relentlessly till they’re on their way.
I was watching some crows chase around an eagle the other day. The pathetic squee noises it made like it’s saying “I toldja I was sorry I ate your babies” has me wondering why we have all fallen for this whole eagles are a symbol of power gobbledegook.
Mostly less efficient vultures, but way more magnificent, so they’ve got that going for them. (In Australia, so the Wedge Tail eagle is the niche filler and very much a scavenger, always a pleasure to see tho)
Bald eagles are amazing fishers. They will take any opportunities for free meals, but they are also exceptional hunters.
I saw a hawk and a Robin going at it one day. It fucked me up when the Robin hit the hawk and it started to fall. Didn’t see the aftermath as I was driving but either way. Never expected a hawk to lose against a Robin.
Robins are aggressively territorial. Pretty much every time you hear them chirping it’s either saying “FUCK OFF!!!” or “FUCK ME!!!”.
I feel like that’s most animals though lol
This is like that one meme about the kestrel stealing from a falcon or something.
The risk I took was calculated. But man, am I bad at math.
Do not attribute to courage that which can be attributed to stupidity.
Also, “Never Attribute to Malice That Which Is Adequately Explained by Stupidity/Incompetence”, one form of Hanlon’s razor.
So, Transitively, courage is not malicious?
I’ve seen more small birds harassing large ones than the other way around. Agility is important in the air. And surprise is important to how large birds hunt.
Though the bird in the picture might be asking for it to get that close while not in the air.
Is that hawk going to scarf on the little one now?
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