This crow started swooping toward a hawk almost as soon as it perched on top of an electrical transmission tower. It tried a bunch of times to scare it off, but the hawk ignored it.
Tag: birds
Red-tailed Hawk
This hawk glided across the sky, then alighted on top of an electrical transmission tower. Almost immediately, a crow started trying to scare it off, swooping toward it repeatedly. The hawk remained unfazed and just stayed put while I walked around to the other side of the tower.
Kingbirds
House Sparrow
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Lesser Goldfinch
European Starling
Black Phoebe
House Sparrows (dusty)
The sparrows were bobbing up and down, but not like they were digging for food. As far as I could tell, they were playing in the gopher holes.
Note: A commenter on iNat pointed out that they were likely dust bathing
House Sparrows (three at base of wall)
Sparrow
Perching Birds
Not sure – feathers look like it could be a finch, but what I can see of the beak is too narrow. There were European Starlings, Black Phoebes and Cassin’s Kingbirds in the same area, so I suppose it could be one of those with light feathers?
Commenters on iNat have suggested it might be a young starling.
House Finch
House Finch
Warning, schmorning. I perch where I want!
Warning, schmorning. I perch where I want!
(To be fair, the kingbird is unlikely to dig into the pipeline. Or damage the sign. Much.)
