kestrel and jackdaw fight over nesting box

[Grayfire_artz]

[Grayfire_artz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzLADnLsNRs
very interesting video
warning they do get very rough

[LadyFirebird]

That jackdaw was tough!!!! Man! Wouldn’t want to tangle with that feathered critter! 😮 Does the kestrel still have toes??!! :scratch:

[Maria]

Thanks for the link; that was interesting to watch.

[lamortefille]

That was neat to watch; thanks for sharing.

[Adaneth]

Wow, that was intense! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

[KoishiiKitty]

we actualy watched that thing a few times! I love corvids but talk about fierce!

[Heather]

The jackdaw was certainly “fighting smart”! Did you notice how it grabbed one of the kestrel’s feet right off the bat? With that foot immobilized the poor kestrel couldn’t use her other foot to grab the jackdaw, although she kept trying. It was also interesting to see that both birds used the roll-on-the-back-with-feet-ready fighting tactic when they started to fight in the box. I’ve seen raptors do that often, but never corvids. Just like with cats, the bird with her back to the ground has the advantage in a fight; the jackdaw was too smart to engage first, and when the kestrel took the initiative she ended up losing the fight.

And of course, the kestrel’s mate was no help at all. :nea:

[Grayfire_artz]

Barrdwing wrote:

The jackdaw was certainly “fighting smart”! Did you notice how it grabbed one of the kestrel’s feet right off the bat? With that foot immobilized the poor kestrel couldn’t use her other foot to grab the jackdaw, although she kept trying. It was also interesting to see that both birds used the roll-on-the-back-with-feet-ready fighting tactic when they started to fight in the box. I’ve seen raptors do that often, but never corvids. Just like with cats, the bird with her back to the ground has the advantage in a fight; the jackdaw was too smart to engage first, and when the kestrel took the initiative she ended up losing the fight.

And of course, the kestrel’s mate was no help at all. :nea:
theres a whole series of videos cover different nesting boxes.
in the end i think the kestrel did get the win because the jackdaws ended up leaving the nest box.

[Maria]

Barrdwing wrote:

And of course, the kestrel’s mate was no help at all. :nea:

Quite, even though it was funny to see him pop into the picture just long enough to make a nuisance of himself and leave again. 😆

[Adaneth]

Greater Basilisk wrote:

Barrdwing wrote:

And of course, the kestrel’s mate was no help at all. :nea:

Quite, even though it was funny to see him pop into the picture just long enough to make a nuisance of himself and leave again. 😆

I thought that was just crazy–who was he fighting anyway! 😆 😆

Impressed when the jackdaw grabbed the kestrel’s wing as well–looked painful!

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