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Most definitely not a raven. Most likely a Hooded Crow.

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>> ^atara:

Most definitely not a raven. Most likely a Hooded Crow.


I was going to ask, seeing as no ravens have a white belly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven

Another horrible plane crash due to bird strike...

one of the coolest things i've seen in a while. i would love to fly that plane around that bird.

that bird was not having any of it that day. It seemed like he had no trouble keeping it stable during the attacks, makes me think he wanted to get the plane down fast on the last attack, or maybe it was to low to recover. a synapse of the flight would be nice.

Hmm I don't know enough about ravens/hooded crows to understand the motivation behind the attack? Does the crow think it is another bird, or is he just playing with it the way a cat plays with a toy mouse?

Seems like a standard mobbing attack. You'll often see ravens and crows doing this to hawks and other birds that enter their nesting territory. The best way I would describe it is an escort flight out of the perimeter of their nesting area. Sometimes however they will gang up and kill other birds(especially owls and hawks) that are in their territory. Though it is mostly a corvid behavior you will also see sparrows and other LBB(little brown birds) do this to larger birds to try to keep them from their eggs and chicks.

The other explanation which doesn't seem to fit is a mating routine which usually involves a male and female raven or crow locking talons and free falling together quite spectacularly towards the ground only to separate at the last minute(or height) and fly to an altitude and do it again to enforce a bond before mating....

Great Video!!!

>> ^ponceleon:

Hmm I don't know enough about ravens/hooded crows to understand the motivation behind the attack? Does the crow think it is another bird, or is he just playing with it the way a cat plays with a toy mouse?

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