Feathered Friday - Hawk Getting Annoyed

Here is a young red-tailed hawk getting annoyed for this #featheredfriday

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Poor thing was trying to rest on a tree and kept getting dive bombed by blue jays. He had to put god mode on to avoid getting destroyed by them (ancient doom video game reference).

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These are the culprits, and they were relentless.

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They must have had nests nearby and they don't want the hawk to eat their babies.

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It had to hide in the branches to help block some of the attacks.

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Fortunately it wasn't by the lake, the Red-winged blackbirds are back and in full defense mode.
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Right now it is even dangerous to walk near the lake as a human let alone a hawk. They will land on your head and try and peck you. For hawks they will land on their backs mid-air then bite their head.

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Now that the hawk is safe he is noticing that there is an annoying photographer below.

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Man I just got free of those blue jays now I'm getting annoyed by this guy down here.

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Maybe I have to go to the lake to escape this darn photographer! Little does the hawk know there are red-wings waiting for him.

That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)

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The eagle photo is very cool. I really like your photos

This guy is a hawk, pretty large but not quite as large as some of our eagles. Maybe 2/3 the size of a bald eagle and half the size of a golden eagle.

Rough day for both yourself and the hawk, great photography with story telling to get the full picture.

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The red wings are our version of your jackdaws. I saw a lady get dive bombed and it managed to draw blood lol. Now they put signs up by the lake warning people about them nesting.

Here in South Africa the Blacksmith Lapwing, Crowned Lapwing, Fork-tailed Drongo, and Red-winged Starlings will dive bomb humans. First on the list is the worst, coming in swift and close.

Wow I wouldn't have guessed a type of plover would be so violent. Then I just looked up American plovers to see if they do the same thing and there are lots of dive bomb videos lol.


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And there's a rule on a dangerous predator 😄Corvids and thrushes defend their territories very fiercely.

I did see a robin getting in on the dive bomb action too, there was even a nuthatch. You can always tell when a raptor is in the area with all the blue jay squawking and other birds yelling in their own language.