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West Ender · 04-10-2007, 22:11

This afternoon I saw a hawk, hovvering above my house, attacked by a pair of crows. They kept circling the much bigger bird and every now and then one of the crows would hit the hawk, knocking it off balance. After a few minutes another 4 crows joined in and they were forcing the hawk away. Then another hawk appeared and they turned their attention on to it. The 4 crows that had joined in flew off and just 2 were left battling the 2 hawks. It took about 10 minutes but they managed to drive the hawks away.

It was quite a spectacle to watch. I've seen crows attacking magpies that were trying to rob their nest but never birds so much bigger than them and the whole thing reminded me of fighter planes attacking a couple of bombers. Has anyone else ever seen a "dogfight" like this?

04-10-2007, 22:11	#1
West Ender Passed away 25-11-09 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lymm, Cheshire Posts: 2,674 Blog Entries: 147 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 193	Battle in the Air This afternoon I saw a hawk, hovvering above my house, attacked by a pair of crows. They kept circling the much bigger bird and every now and then one of the crows would hit the hawk, knocking it off balance. After a few minutes another 4 crows joined in and they were forcing the hawk away. Then another hawk appeared and they turned their attention on to it. The 4 crows that had joined in flew off and just 2 were left battling the 2 hawks. It took about 10 minutes but they managed to drive the hawks away. It was quite a spectacle to watch. I've seen crows attacking magpies that were trying to rob their nest but never birds so much bigger than them and the whole thing reminded me of fighter planes attacking a couple of bombers. Has anyone else ever seen a "dogfight" like this? __________________ * Some cinemas let the flying monkeys in............and some don't.