> Somebody out there must know the answer!
Probably true, but I'm afraid I'm not that 'somebody' in this case.
However, in a similar vein the mobbing of hawks by crows seems out of
proportion (in both frequency and intensity) to the threat the hawks pose.
On that note, I've been meaning to mention an encounter I observed last week
while doing some field work around Edmonton, Alberta. Two crows were
harassing a perched Red-tailed Hawk at length - and since the hawk was
barely flinching, I didn't watch for too long, letting myself instead get
distracted by work :-). All of a sudden I heard a horrific scream, and
looked over just in time to see the hawk flying away with one of the crows
in its talons! I wish I had seen how it happened, since I've watched
countless hundreds of such interactions, and until now the crows always
seemed to get away unscathed. Has anyone else seen them push their luck too
far and end up getting grabbed by their intended victim?
Marcel Gahbauer
Calgary AB / Montreal QC
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