[texbirds] Interesting encounter between crows and roadrunner
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:52:57 -0500
with a chopped weenie. Turned my back and went in the house. Crow people
were right over head 15-20' or so figured they would wipe it out in
seconds. ...But after going into the house for fire ant bait for a few
minutes, I returned to the porch to see a roadrunner on the feeder....It
helped itself to as much as it wanted while the crows sat above in the oak
dumbfounded and not even raising a ruckus....They only do this with
squirrels usually. This is the first time I have seen this behavior and
had no idea crows considered Roadrunners as threatening... . Once the
Roadrunner left the feeder platform, the alpha crow was all over it for
what was left instantly followed by it's spouse and the 2 remaining HY
young.. ...Something new every day. Never thought a Roadrunner could
impede a crow's desire for chow. What gives?
Early this AM a Swainson's Thrush still lingered on the property (heard
only) as well as a Black-and-white Warbler, but I had little time to bird
today, tho could hear Sandhills thru the open doors on and off thru most of
the afternoon.
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Brush Freeman
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