Has anyone seen this behavior? Is it a threat display? I am intrigued by it.
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 02:35 AM
This morning I was watching the mulberry tree mob when I noticed a Cedar Waxwing at the top of a Cottonwood close by. I have two robin families who constantly harrass and chase each other around the yard. I've been brushed by a wing tip a time or two as they fly over and around me. Several of the robins flew up to the Cedar Waxwing and chased it off. The Cedar Waxwing flew around in a circle and landed back on the same spot. A robin hopped towards it and I saw the Cedar Waxwing do something that amazed me. It stood it's ground and then slammed its beak into the branch it was sitting on. I could hear the impact from where I was sitting. It did this a couple of times and the Robin backed off.
Has anyone seen this behavior? Is it a threat display? I am intrigued by it.
Has anyone seen this behavior? Is it a threat display? I am intrigued by it.
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 03:33 AM
lol sounds like he was saying, " I am staying RIGHT HERE!"
What I have learned so far.... just because you think that bird is just another _____ (house sparrow, chickadee, crow or whatever you are used to seeing) look a little closer... you just might be surprised!
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 03:51 AM
Apparently the robin got the same impression. They left it alone after that. LOL
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 06:22 AM
That's really interesting. I wonder if such behavior has been documented anywhere?
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 08:35 PM
I think he was saying, "YOU WANT SOME OF THIS???"
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