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Woman in the Middle | June 22, 2016A typical sight in my area this time of year is an aerial dogfight between a mockingbird or two and a crow or a hawk. Both the crow and the hawk are a good deal bigger than the mockingbirds but mockingbirds are smart. They always stay behind the bigger bird and just harass it like you wouldn’t believe. I have seen a good-sized hawk driven to hide in a tree to try to get away for the smaller but more aggressive mockingbirds. Those mockingbirds really protect their nests!
So, yesterday, when Eldest Daughter and I were on our way to the post office, and I saw a smaller bird chasing a bigger black bird from behind, I assumed it was a mockingbird chasing a crow. After all, I was driving and trying to keep my eyes on the road. Then Eldest said, “That’s a vulture…and a hawk!” I took a quick peek and , sure enough, a small hawk (maybe a Cooper’s Hawk) was chasing a much larger vulture. Vultures are not made for nimble flight, so it was getting its rear end kicked , and pecked, and whatever else that hawk wasted to do to it. It was quite a sight!
I have never seen a bird fight but would like to because I am deranged or strange or something maybe I am just human
I didn’t know there were vultures in this area!
Oh yes, all over the place!They tend to hang out more in open areas, but I see them over by me all the time.