Thanks for sharing the stick incident captured on the video Dave. I'm always amazed at what one is able to see when one actually gets out there and looks. Even things not written about in the "books". This past Saturday on the Visitor's Center Observation Deck at Montezuma we were treated to a Northern Harrier harassing the heck out of a Red Tailed Hawk. The Red Tail had made a couple of passes and landed on the ground. The Harrier - already in the process of hunting - caught site of the Red Tail, went over to it, and bean a series of dive-bombs at the adversary! The harriers are graceful enough but this was quite a show! And it in no way, shape or form seemed intimidated by the red-tail. From its sitting position the Red tail tried to leap up at the Harrier to no avail (I had seen video of snowy owls protecting their young by actually flipping their bodies upside down so their talons can face skyward toward an advancing aerial predator, but the red tail lacked this impressive ability). After 5 or 6 such aerial attacks, the Red Tail had had enough and flew off to what I presume were quieter "pastures". The things one sees........... Pete Saracino
On 11/16/2015 10:44 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > I originally checked out this video from a couple days ago at > Montezuma NWR because, starting around 10 minutes in, it shows the > Cinnamon x Blue-winged Teal sporadically for several minutes. The > hybrid has developed much more pronounced Blue-winged traits than when > we first saw it on 1 Nov. > > Later the video shows an extended sequence of 2 then 3 immature Bald > Eagles chasing each other. I haven’t looked at the whole video tour. > But the best bit I've looked at is shortly after the 29 minute mark > when a single immature Bald Eagle breaks a long stick off the top of a > tree, flies around carrying it, perches, flies again still carrying > it, and finally drops it while perching a second time. I've seen an > Osprey break off sticks to add to a nest, but the eagle is a new one > for me. It's neat to see, even by a practicing bird presumably too > young to nest. > > http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/77674728 > > --Dave Nutter > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4460/11015 - Release Date: 11/17/15 > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
