[SJackson]

Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.

Wear a large hat. Be glad they're not crows.

[Veto!]

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.

[Az Joe]

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.

[Pythion.net]

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.

[Flycatcher]

I’ve done well over a thousand different bird surveys out West, and I’ve only been attacked twice.

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.

[Honorary Serb]

I’ve seen red-winged blackbirds and their nests for years and years, and have never been attacked!

I love seeing them!

[Hot Tabasco]

“I don’t know other birds that really attack like the red-winged blackbird does,

Grackles do

[ProtectOurFreedom]

BLACKBIRDS??

These Karens wouldn't last a minute in our area!