Posted on 07/08/2024 10:24:43 AM PDT by SJackson
Wear a large hat. Be glad they're not crows.
We lived in Evanston for years, a block from the lake. My son was a Cub Scout and always marched with his wrong foot forward. Gorgeous town then and probably still is.
I like animals better than most people so I hope the birds find a way to survive and thrive.
I had an aggressive mockingbird on my running route years ago. He brushed my head many times on my runs screeching loudly.
So one time I carried a tennis racket with me on my run.
Down he came, obviously enjoying his chance to torment me again. I was ready. Just as he approached my head screeching, I whirled around and brought the racket up and took a mighty swing at him, quick as I could. He nearly backpedaled in mid-air trying to get out of the way. I didn’t hit him, but I know he felt as strong wind in his face as that racket missed him by less than an inch.
Little SOB never messed with me again.
Mockingbirds do this; especially a problem in the city, when they nest in bushes near sidewalks and building entrances.
Birds have excellent eyesight and can remember individual faces.
Not fighting back only emboldens them to attack more. Not saying remove them or kill them, just make them hesitant to attack. Swat them with badminton rackets - not hard enough to injure them, just hard enough to get their attention. They will learn.
oh, my!
I’ve had them dive-bomb me while cycling even hitting my helmet. Pretty impressive in the mirror when they’re on your six!
Once by a female Cooper’s Hawk who was defending her nest. But she never got closer than five feet from me during her dive-bombing.
The second time was by a pair of Northern Harriers in a remote mountain valley (covered in sagebrush) in the Great Basin. As I was walking through the valley, the female kept screeching overhead for several minutes but didn’t attack. Then suddenly out of nowhere, the male flew in and aggressively attacked me. As I kept walking through the valley, he kept dive-bombing me and nearly struck my head and back. He never actually made contact with me but that’s only because I had to duck or crouch each time he attacked.
Made me laugh out loud, actually.
They have crows at the Medical Complex I used to work at, and they are a LOT worse than Red Winged Blackbirds.
we lived in Evanston for years
a block from the lake
my son was a Cub Scout and
always marched with his wrong foot forward.
gorgeous town then and
probably still is.
i like animals better than most people
so I hope the birds find
a way to survive and thrive.
Long memories and remember their enemies, whether they have local nests or not.
I’ve seen red-winged blackbirds and their nests for years and years, and have never been attacked!
I love seeing them!
Grackles do
They want a war they will get a war!
:)
You’re a genius.
They want a war they will get a war!
Mockingbirds
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