Crow Vs Hawk

[lovespandp]

Well she’s back. I have been seeing her a couple times a day- seems like when I’m outside she is always around.. This was yesterday morning, right in front of my house on my street light. She was sitting on the light and the crow kept swooping down, it took a couple times and she went further down my street, the crow followed her and kept swooping down to get her- she finally got irritated and left to the hills.

Why wouldn't the hawk just mess that crow up?? I don’t understand how the hawk just sits there and takes that abuse! Shes a big girl, her wing span is amazing!! I should upload the video... you can really see her wing span. I took this pics from the video!

She was in my front yard again this morning.. Once she saw me she went into the trees..

[lovespandp]

Ok here is the video!!

Crow Vs Hawk - YouTube

[Cherie6446]

My back yard opens up on "open space" near a lake. We had lots of birds and wild life and I have seen many hawks being bombed by crows. They just take it and try to fly away. The crows are very aggressive and will eat other birds babies from the nest.

[MandiesMom]

Crows are big. You should see it in my back yard when the blue jays do that to the Great Horned Owls! That is a sight to see! They yell at the owl and harrass it and then you hear them all the way down the street chasing the owl off lol

Hawks and Owls - they go after the defenseless (as nature would have it - easy to eat so they can live). But they don't want to fight

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Cherie6446

My back yard opens up on "open space" near a lake. We had lots of birds and wild life and I have seen many hawks being bombed by crows. They just take it and try to fly away. The crows are very aggressive and will eat other birds babies from the nest.

That is how my yard is too.. We have tons of land behind us- our house is backed up on hills. I see lots of animals too! Crows, Falcons, Owls, Road Runners, Alligator Lizards.. etc etc.

I read that the crows are really territorial. The hawks will eat the crow’s nest, they see the Hawk as a threat. I just find it so crazy this big hawk is taking that kind of abuse from a crow!! One squeeze from those big talons the crow wouldn’t have a chance!!

[OwnedByJezebel]

Maybe the crow is protecting a nest. Mama crow on the eggs, and daddy crow giving the predator trouble.

It's amazing what birds will do to protect a nest. Some are aggressive, while others are clever.

One day I had my pups at the dog park, and we were the only ones on the small dog side. There were two adult killdeer sitting on the top of the fence, and they started to come inside and land on the ground. Jezebel loves to chase birds, so she started chasing them.

They didn't fly away, they were doing it over and over, like they were playing with her and taunting her. No attacks, just like they were wanting her to chase them.

I started paying attention to the birds. They would land on the ground and act funny, with their wings spread out on the ground, flapping. Then when she would get close they would fly away. They didn't fly up in the air, but instead would fly about 12 - 18 inches off of the ground for quite a distance. They were wanting her chase them for as long of a distance as possible. (She got great exercise that day).

I thought there might be a nest in there that they were protecting, so I started looking around. Then I finally noticed them, two little tiny baby killdeer, running and hiding, running and hiding. They looked like perfect miniature specimens of the adults. I watched them and it took awhile, but I finally was able to gently herd them (without my pups noticing) until they jumped through the holes of the chain link fence to the outside of the enclosure. Then the adults stopped trying to get Jezebel to chase them and left. Their job was done.

So fascinating! If you ever come upon a killdeer and their nest (they nest on the ground, often near human traffic), they will try to get your attention to draw you away. First they act like they have an injured wing, then when you go to check it out, they fly several feet away and try the act all over again, trying to draw you further and further away.

Killdeer faking injury - YouTube

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by MandiesMom

Crows are big. You should see it in my back yard when the blue jays do that to the Great Horned Owls! That is a sight to see! They yell at the owl and harrass it and then you hear them all the way down the street chasing the owl off lol

Hawks and Owls - they go after the defenseless (as nature would have it - easy to eat so they can live). But they don't want to fight

Aww I love Blue Jay’s, reminds me of my Gparents.. I would always see them in my Gparents backyard. My Gma loved them and would feed them.

That is pretty neat.. I would love to see that!!

[MandiesMom]

The crow is definitely protecting a nest. So are the blue jays in my yard.

These raptor birds go after small animals, but they go after eggs just as much.

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by OwnedByJezebel

Maybe the crow is protecting a nest. Mama crow on the eggs, and daddy crow giving the predator trouble.

It's amazing what birds will do to protect a nest. Some are aggressive, while others are clever.

One day I had my pups at the dog park, and we were the only ones on the small dog side. There were two adult killdeer sitting on the top of the fence, and they started to come inside and land on the ground. Jezebel loves to chase birds, so she started chasing them.

They didn't fly away, they were doing it over and over, like they were playing with her and taunting her. No attacks, just like they were wanting her to chase them.

I started paying attention to the birds. They would land on the ground and act funny, with their wings spread out on the ground, flapping. Then when she would get close they would fly away. They didn't fly up in the air, but instead would fly about 12 - 18 inches off of the ground for quite a distance. They were wanting her chase them for as long of a distance as possible. (She got great exercise that day).

I thought there might be a nest in there that they were protecting, so I started looking around. Then I finally noticed them, two little tiny baby killdeer, running and hiding, running and hiding. They looked like perfect miniature specimens of the adults. I watched them and it took awhile, but I finally was able to gently herd them (without my pups noticing) until they jumped through the holes of the chain link fence to the outside of the enclosure. Then the adults stopped trying to get Jezebel to chase them and left. Their job was done.

So fascinating! If you ever come upon a killdeer and their nest (they nest on the ground, often near human traffic), they will try to get your attention to draw you away. First they act like they have an injured wing, then when you go to check it out, they fly several feet away and try the act all over again, trying to draw you further and further away.

Killdeer faking injury - YouTube

OMG! How cool is that!! It is so amazing the tiny little brains they have can be so intelligent! I have seen a bird that looks something like that.. it might be a Killdeer.. not sure. She had a nest on DH’s parents house’s land. They have a Lake Front house- Down where they Lake is they have a Volleyball court- with the sand.. One day we were going on the boat and I heard Peanut barking, I look and I see a bird like 1 foot in front of him, chirping really loud. I walk over and then this bird got all crazy on me.. she tried to fly up and scare me and she kept chirping at me.. then I look down and she had her nest with eggs in there on the ground!! It was really neat to see! We made sure she was left alone from dogs, and our nephews!! LOL

Now that I think of it, it was a KillDeer!!

[gracielove]

This happens every time a hawk comes into our area. The big black birds will torment the hawk until it decides to move on. Sometimes it takes a couple of weeks and sometimes it make only take a day. Every time the hawk perches some where the birds swoop at it until it flies to another perch. Finally it gets fed up and leaves.

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by MandiesMom

The crow is definitely protecting a nest. So are the blue jays in my yard.

These raptor birds go after small animals, but they go after eggs just as much.

Definitely!! I also think Miss Hawk has a nest around my house somewhere- I see her every day, sometimes a couple times a day.


Definitely!! I also think Miss Hawk has a nest around my house somewhere- I see her every day, sometimes a couple times a day.


I have a grassy knoll on the right side of my house, I have tons of bunnies that live under the bushes- They haven’t came out yet.. Do you know when wild bunnies come out? I have a feeling they won’t be around as much now that this hawk has been around as much as she is. I use to think she was only in the back, but I have been seeing her in the front yard way more!

[Micah my love]

A lady that works at my vets office told me that she and two family members were outside with her 3.5 lb yorkie and a owl swooped down and got her, and all they could do was watch as the owl took her away...everyone please stay alert when having your little ones outside

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by gracielove

This happens every time a hawk comes into our area. The big black birds will torment the hawk until it decides to move on. Sometimes it takes a couple of weeks and sometimes it make only take a day. Every time the hawk perches some where the birds swoop at it until it flies to another perch. Finally it gets fed up and leaves.

I have never really seen it up close as this. The hawk will go and perch up in the hills on a big boulder- However the crows do not bother here when she is back there only when she is in the front of the house… It makes sense now knowing the crows probably have a nest in one of the trees..

Saturday I was in the front yard with DH, all of a sudden we hear this squawking and the sound of wings flapping.. we look up and it was our hawk ( I think the same one) flying over us with 2 crows on each side of her squawking at her..

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Micah my love

A lady that works at my vets office told me that she and two family members were outside with her 3.5 lb yorkie and a owl swooped down and got her, and all they could do was watch as the owl took her away...everyone please stay alert when having your little ones outside

OMG Was it in the day? How horrible, those poor people. Peanut is NEVER outside without me or DH and without a leash on. I use to let him play in the backyard- I would throw his ball for him, but with all these sightings we won’t do that anymore- he is walked on a leash/harness and he is still pretty close to me and I’m on constant look out.

**The people that use to live in our house said they had their Min pin and Chihuahua outside playing in the grass and a Coyote came running and swooped up the Chihuahua!! I have yet to see Coyotes in the front, but every once in a while I hear them in the hills..

[MandiesMom]

Originally Posted by Micah my love

A lady that works at my vets office told me that she and two family members were outside with her 3.5 lb yorkie and a owl swooped down and got her, and all they could do was watch as the owl took her away...everyone please stay alert when having your little ones outside

I am VERY scared of hawks, but trust me...I am way more scared of the owls. Owls are bigger and will go after bigger prey. They will both dive down and try when starving, though.

I hope everyone is always alert and does anything you can to deter (you can't prevent but you can deter...make your yard less inviting as the one nextdoor). I have holographic ribbons all thru my yard, Mandie wears an orange vest, and I am always in the yard around her...never sitting to the side and watching her.