Comments on: Crow eating a blackbird http://birdtablenews.com/2009/08/crow-eating-a-blackbird/ A place to chat about all types of birds and also exchange bird feeding and other wild bird advice Fri, 11 May 2012 21:44:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Trish http://birdtablenews.com/2009/08/crow-eating-a-blackbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 Trish Fri, 11 May 2012 21:26:06 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=4145#comment-2518 Hello Tina It must have been a shock to you. We're so used to birds being sociable and each species nesting and flying near each other. Below is a link to a short video that I took a while ago. It shows rooks and blackbird on the ground together getting bird food. http://birdtablenews.com/2009/05/will-the-rook-eat-the-blackbird-a-video/ thanks for getting in touch. This is nature and we have no control over it so we have to accept it. I have put your comment on Bird Table News Trisha 11 May 2012 Hello Tina

It must have been a shock to you. We’re so used to birds being sociable and each species nesting and flying near each other.

Below is a link to a short video that I took a while ago. It shows rooks and blackbird on the ground together getting bird food.

http://birdtablenews.com/2009/05/will-the-rook-eat-the-blackbird-a-video/

thanks for getting in touch. This is nature and we have no control over it so we have to accept it.

I have put your comment on Bird Table News

Trisha 11 May 2012

]]> By: Tina http://birdtablenews.com/2009/08/crow-eating-a-blackbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2517 Tina Fri, 11 May 2012 06:54:51 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=4145#comment-2517 I just saw 2 crows attack a blackbird in a tree where the crows have a nest one crow flew off with the blackbird sqawking it has upset me and made me angry with the crows, i think its seeing a bird eat a bird I just saw 2 crows attack a blackbird in a tree where the crows have a nest one crow flew off with the blackbird sqawking it has upset me and made me angry with the crows, i think its seeing a bird eat a bird

]]> By: Trish http://birdtablenews.com/2009/08/crow-eating-a-blackbird/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 Trish Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:23:36 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=4145#comment-1071 Carol, it must have been upsetting for you but it is an amazing thing you have seen. It must have happened in flight did it? There seems to be a reduction in swift numbers and I just thought the swifts migration must be the cause. Never thought it could be closer to home. Bird eating Bird Carol, it must have been upsetting for you but it is an amazing thing you have seen. It must have happened in flight did it?
There seems to be a reduction in swift numbers and I just thought the swifts migration must be the cause. Never thought it could be closer to home. Bird eating Bird

]]> By: carol http://birdtablenews.com/2009/08/crow-eating-a-blackbird/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 carol Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:29:24 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=4145#comment-1062 i have seen a crow attack a swift and then eat it alive ,i always thought crows lived on road kill now i know better i have seen a crow attack a swift and then eat it alive ,i always thought crows lived on road kill now i know better

]]> By: Shell http://birdtablenews.com/2009/08/crow-eating-a-blackbird/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Shell Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:44:00 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=4145#comment-551 The Swallows usually give off a persistent alarm call which is separate from their twittering. The call seems high pitched and sounds quite alarming. Sometimes you may see them dive bombing/swooping making that sound. Some birds may also make the alarm call if they are hungry. If I hear any bird and in particular Swallows make an alarm call I usually go and investigate. Swallows seem to be extremely good at alerting other birds to danger. The Swallows usually give off a persistent alarm call which is separate from their twittering. The call seems high pitched and sounds quite alarming. Sometimes you may see them dive bombing/swooping making that sound.

Some birds may also make the alarm call if they are hungry.

If I hear any bird and in particular Swallows make an alarm call I usually go and investigate. Swallows seem to be extremely good at alerting other birds to danger.

]]> By: Trish http://birdtablenews.com/2009/08/crow-eating-a-blackbird/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Trish Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:02:08 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=4145#comment-550 I never thought about crows eating blackbirds until I saw it with my own eyes. I have heard that swallows warn other birds about danger,but never really thought about it. We always get swallows here so maybe swallows have been warning the garden birds for years Trisha I never thought about crows eating blackbirds until I saw it with my own eyes.

I have heard that swallows warn other birds about danger,but never really thought about it. We always get swallows here so maybe swallows have been warning the garden birds for years

Trisha

]]> By: Shell http://birdtablenews.com/2009/08/crow-eating-a-blackbird/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Shell Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:07:59 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=4145#comment-548 I didn't know crows ate larger birds. I knew they could go after chicks and eggs and also eat off carcasses, but I never imagined they would kill a Blackbird or Dove. This is so very sad because songbirds need to exist too. I think once the Swallows are here the garden birds will become more vigilant to what's around as the Swallow give off a very audible alarm and seem to be very alert most if not all of the time. I didn’t know crows ate larger birds. I knew they could go after chicks and eggs and also eat off carcasses, but I never imagined they would kill a Blackbird or Dove. This is so very sad because songbirds need to exist too.

I think once the Swallows are here the garden birds will become more vigilant to what’s around as the Swallow give off a very audible alarm and seem to be very alert most if not all of the time.

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