AdaA to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Crested Caracara / Carancho (Caracara plancus) - Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina - December 2023imagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up134file-textcross-posted to: pics@lemmy.worldbirds@lemmy.world
arrow-up134imageCrested Caracara / Carancho (Caracara plancus) - Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina - December 2023AdaA to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: pics@lemmy.worldbirds@lemmy.world
minus-squareAdaOPAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前It was actually being harassed by a smaller bird that was driving it further and further down that branch until eventually it flew off. The wings were to help it keep balance whilst it kept shuffling further down :)
minus-squarestreetfestival@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前Interesting! Sounds like mobbing from the smaller bird perhaps. I wonder if the caracara’s wings could’ve also been about “See? I’m big - F#$% off” ;P (ie, attempted intimidation, but it sounds less fun phrased that way)
minus-squareAdaOPAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前If it was mobbing, it was a mob of 1. But either way, it worked :)
It was actually being harassed by a smaller bird that was driving it further and further down that branch until eventually it flew off.
The wings were to help it keep balance whilst it kept shuffling further down :)
Interesting! Sounds like mobbing from the smaller bird perhaps. I wonder if the caracara’s wings could’ve also been about “See? I’m big - F#$% off” ;P (ie, attempted intimidation, but it sounds less fun phrased that way)
If it was mobbing, it was a mob of 1. But either way, it worked :)