These birds really don't like hawks.
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Riverrat2 wrote:
Western Kingbirds are normally aggressive, but they especially don't like hawks. I have seen them attack red tailed hawks several times, but I have only seen one land and peck once.
The first one is as if we were there. Nicely done.
Dec 3, 2018 09:44:36 #
The western King bird is very aggressive, I have seen this and you have captured it well
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xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Riverrat2 wrote:
Western Kingbirds are normally aggressive, but they especially don't like hawks. I have seen them attack red tailed hawks several times, but I have only seen one land and peck once.
The name kingbird is derived from their "take-charge" behaviour. These birds aggressively defend their territory, even against much larger birds such as hawks. They will attack humans, livestock and pets, when they think their young are in danger.
Dec 3, 2018 14:33:40 #
We see the blackbirds harassing the hawks here frequently! And the crows as well. Thanks for posting.
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Thank you xt2 for the interesting bit of information. We also have Eastern Kingbirds around here, but they don't seem nearly as aggressive. Thanks also to cambriaman and Jeff.
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