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Submitted ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fossilesque@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My experience has been that a smaller bird will attack the bird of prey relentlessly till they’re on their way.

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    • mozz@mbin.grits.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Tru dat. Small birds are more maneuverable. If it's pure bird-on-bird aerial combat, the bird with less mass will pretty much always have the advantage; they can get behind the big bird and just peck it from above until they feel like stopping. It's a very rare inversion of the usual rules of Nature Fight.

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      • nBodyProblem@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Really depends on the individual birds in question IMO. A red tailed hawk for example is really best optimized for prey on the ground like rabbits. On the other hand, a peregrine falcon is optimized for aerial prey and they eat everything from hummingbirds to geese

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    • JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I was watching some crows chase around an eagle the other day. The pathetic squee noises it made like it’s saying “I toldja I was sorry I ate your babies” has me wondering why we have all fallen for this whole eagles are a symbol of power gobbledegook.

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      • MalReynolds@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Mostly less efficient vultures, but way more magnificent, so they’ve got that going for them.

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      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        3 crows that hang out near my house and join my chickens and ducks when I toss scratch and treats out have made it their mission to keep said birds safe.

        Wife and I watched them hassle a hawk until it flew away, gen they came back and chilled on our fence. Tossed them some French fries for the work well done

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    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I watched a falcon casually tear a smaller bird into pieces and spit its feathers under a tree in my front yard over the course of 20 minutes

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      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m not super familiar with falcon, it was mostly red tails and sharp shinned hawks where I grew up. Smaller birds were always hyper aggressive with the larger predatory birds. I assumed they were trying to chase the larger birds away from their nest or out of their territory. I’ve never seen a red-tail go after a bird. Its usually snakes, mice, and rabbits.

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    • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I saw a hawk and a Robin going at it one day. It fucked me up when the Robin hit the hawk and it started to fall. Didn’t see the aftermath as I was driving but either way. Never expected a hawk to lose against a Robin.

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      • ThePyroPython@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Robins are aggressively territorial. Pretty much every time you hear them chirping it’s either saying “FUCK OFF!!!” or “FUCK ME!!!”.

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  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is like that one meme about the kestrel stealing from a falcon or something.

    The risk I took was calculated. But man, am I bad at math.

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    • FreshLight@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Man, that meme is really good Image

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      • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s the one. I remember the first time I saw it I laughed for hours.

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  • aport@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Coopers hawk and male house finch? I’m a beginner border pls halp identify

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    • EightPieceBox@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Google tells me Red Shouldered Hawk and Red Crossbill. Maybe that’s why they hang out together. Gang colors.

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      • Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Hmm I’m a beginner myself, but I don’t think the beak looks right for a crossbill…

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    • orphiebaby@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Courage is knowing you’re likely to fail but taking a chance and doing your best anyway. Stupidity is thinking there’s little to no risk when there’s a lot.

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  • Etterra@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Do not attribute to courage that which can be attributed to stupidity.

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    • MalReynolds@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Also, “Never Attribute to Malice That Which Is Adequately Explained by Stupidity/Incompetence”, one form of Hanlon’s razor.

      So, Transitively, courage is not malicious?

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    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve seen more small birds harassing large ones than the other way around. Agility is important in the air. And surprise is important to how large birds hunt.

      Though the bird in the picture might be asking for it to get that close while not in the air.

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    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Which razor is this?

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      • mrunicornman@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Gillette Vector Pro Plus 3000 with advanced cooling gel pad. Makes your face look like a boiled egg.

        Also known as Hanlon’s razor.

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  • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is that hawk going to scarf on the little one now?

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