Dude I have 2 homing pigeons that have outrun tons of peregrines and they are still restless.
mprain13 , 2 years ago
Is he "talkin" to him?
chlorophylle , 2 years ago
WOW !!!!
It'a a Golden Eagle and a Black-billed Magpie !
chrislusf , 2 years ago
Thanks lithoman, great to know this!
lithoman , 2 years ago
Looks are deceiving. It's more likely that the eagle is the threatened bird - smaller birds, being faster and more agile in flight, routinely "mob" the bigger ones to drive them off. It's funny - crows will mob a hawk, then the starlings will drive away the crows, then some smaller species will rout the starlings. FYI - the smaller bird is a Black-billed Magpie - a close relative of the common crow. I'm not smart enough to ID the eagle <G>.
Fantastic photo - never seen this confrontation "on foot" before.
marcoalher , 2 years ago
Fabulous picture!
I would not like to be the black bird.
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Dude I have 2 homing pigeons that have outrun tons of peregrines and they are still restless.
Is he "talkin" to him?
WOW !!!!
It'a a Golden Eagle and a Black-billed Magpie !
Thanks lithoman, great to know this!
Looks are deceiving. It's more likely that the eagle is the threatened bird - smaller birds, being faster and more agile in flight, routinely "mob" the bigger ones to drive them off. It's funny - crows will mob a hawk, then the starlings will drive away the crows, then some smaller species will rout the starlings. FYI - the smaller bird is a Black-billed Magpie - a close relative of the common crow. I'm not smart enough to ID the eagle <G>.
Fantastic photo - never seen this confrontation "on foot" before.
Fabulous picture! I would not like to be the black bird.