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Post by no one on May 6, 2006 5:54:01 GMT -5
I love to watch them as well, Dabbit. They line up on the tree across from our feeder, and take turns coming to eat. It's really cute. Looks like I might have to go out and fill the feeder before the weekend is over as it's getting down there.
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Post by Anita on May 9, 2006 21:11:29 GMT -5
what lovely pictures, dabbit.
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Post by sandy on May 10, 2006 9:11:32 GMT -5
I was able to show my grandson what an impact the small have against the big the other day. This is not the first time I have seen this and it's kind of amazing.
A crow was in the alfalfa field across from my house hopping around on the ground. That's not unusual but I noticed a pair of grackles hopping around it. They would lunge towards the crow then back off. The crow would flutter away and the grackles would flutter right along with it. After about 3 or 4 minutes the crow flew a short distance away and the 2 grackles along with some others were right there with it. Finally the crow tried to fly off. Eight grackles appeared and flew after the crow pecking at it. The crow was grounded again. This went on for about half an hour until the crow was finally out of our sight.
This behavior is somethng I have seen many times before.The one time I thought they had actually killed the crow but had just knocked him senseless,I guess, because he didn't move for a good 10 minutes. It's not always grackles that do this. I have seen sparrows also.
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Post by Mark on May 10, 2006 12:32:27 GMT -5
That's quite true, Sandy, Grackles are notorious for being bullies, usually in gangs, and are considered by farmers to be big pests - plus they make a right mess and noise as they congregate in great flocks around one's bird feeders, I can assure you.  |
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