I think in general many animals behave in similar manner with their preys. Cat plays with the mouse till it is dead, actually it is not game for cat but it is making sure the mouse is killed. Here is a link to a similar behavior by a Great Egret at Bensten Rio Grande State park in Texas.
http://picasaweb.google.com/mharibal/TexasGreatEgret#5447545396804630162 I have some video footage too. The egret initially seemed little lost as to how to handle this creature or it was considering if the creature is dead as the smart rodent just clung limply there. The egret tried to kill it by beating it to the ground and the rodent clung to its life and beak of the egre. Finally rodent got away. Egret was not very happy with itself in the end. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ -----Original Message----- From: bounce-5419862-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-5419862-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Carol Keeler Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:01 PM To: cayugabirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] crow behavior Hi all, I was out bird watching and photographing when I came upon some interesting crow behavior which I tried to photograph. You can see 4 of the images beginning with this image. http://www.pbase.com/image/122666482 There is an explanation of what I saw below the first image. Any comments or explanations from our crow experts would be welcome. Thanks! Carol Keeler Auburn -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
