Comments on: Fight!

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:23:32 +0000

I had a red-tail patrolling along the east busway yesterday. First it headed north from the Shadyside bit towards the Bloomfield Bridge. I eventually saw him find a tree to stop in once it was only a speck in my binoculars.

An hour or so later I spotted it again, not just circling this time but also diving and climbing. Seemed it had three crows chasing it around. I wish they’d be a little closer to my vantage point.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:35:14 +0000

What a cool capture. To witness the fight and no bird is injured? Great photo.

By: Marge VanTassel

Marge VanTassel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:25:11 +0000

That is entertaining…Margaret and Lee and I watched 3 crows mob a Red-tail last spring as we were heading up Ridgetrop Trail at Yellow Creek. I’ve seen a few encounters at Crooked Creek, too.

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:44 +0000

We once sat on our deck and watched a group of crows run a sharp shinned hawk out of the neighborhood. The crows were very clever about it. One crow sat at the top of the highest tree as lookout. Two crows chased the hawk zigzag down the road in and out of the woods. They kept losing him so there was alot of searching and squawking going on. When they’d find him, they’d flush him and he’d dive into the woods on the other side of the road. After a bit, the two crows doing all the searching and chasing would land in a yard to rest and the two crows that had been resting would take over so the crows were always fresh and the hawk was getting exhausted.