Buzzard and Crow Mobbing Sequence

A relatively extended sequence photographed at lunchtime today of a buzzard being mobbed by a pair of crows.

And now, to sign off, a brief clip from last night's trail cam. Three of the local foxes appear together.

Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. Video from the Bushnell Trophy Cam.

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  1. gdare

    1 Dec 2012

    A week ago I was watching a young bald eagle being mobbed by united gulls and crows :left: At first, it didn't pay attention but then needed to leave the area because there were more than ten "enemies" around :faint:

  2. derWandersmann

    1 Dec 2012

    Nice sequence, Words.
    The odd part is, sometimes the crows don't pay any attention at all.

  3. serola

    2 Dec 2012

    Impressive air combat 😎

  4. Words

    2 Dec 2012

    dW, that's true, and these crows live more or less in the next tree to the buzzards so they must rub along ok most of the time. I wonder whether it's seasonal (young chicks in spring/early summer and shortage of food in winter).

  5. Words

    2 Dec 2012

    Sami, thanks! It was a nice scene to watch.

  6. Words

    2 Dec 2012

    Darko, gulls and crows can be very protective of their territory. It never quite works though. The raptors always come back.

  7. SittingFox

    4 Dec 2012

    Nice sequence. Oddly, despite seeing hundreds of raptors on my travels in Asia, I didn't see any corvid mobbing at all.

  8. Words

    4 Dec 2012

    Adele, welcome home to the chilly blast of winter. 'Hundreds of raptors'. Sounds good indeed!

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