Kenn
28-Apr-08, 20:50
I was walking through the local church yard a couple of days back and stopped as there was an almighty racket coming out of the Yew tree. I could hear the alarm call of a blackbird and the cry of a magpie.
To my amazement a thrush burst out of the tree pursued by a magpie with 2 blackbirds hot on it's tail feathers.
The three cousins then ganged up on the magpie and the feathers were really flying.
After a few moments of being severly pecked and harried the magpie beat a retreat
The thrush and the blackbirds after adjusting a few ruffled feathers flew back into the tree where they proceeded to mutter and twitter for a few moments.
I can only assume that either the thrush or the blackbird has a nest in the tree but although I have frequently seem magpies harried,my local crows go for their cousin at every oppurtunity, I was quite amazed to see both species having a go together.
Whilst I know there are no magpies in the far north I would be interested to hear of any other cross species attacks on potential threats from either raptors or crows.
To my amazement a thrush burst out of the tree pursued by a magpie with 2 blackbirds hot on it's tail feathers.
The three cousins then ganged up on the magpie and the feathers were really flying.
After a few moments of being severly pecked and harried the magpie beat a retreat
The thrush and the blackbirds after adjusting a few ruffled feathers flew back into the tree where they proceeded to mutter and twitter for a few moments.
I can only assume that either the thrush or the blackbird has a nest in the tree but although I have frequently seem magpies harried,my local crows go for their cousin at every oppurtunity, I was quite amazed to see both species having a go together.
Whilst I know there are no magpies in the far north I would be interested to hear of any other cross species attacks on potential threats from either raptors or crows.