#avian behavior

Crows when mimids and blackbirds harass and mob *them*:

The American Crow is Very Interesting to Watch tells readers about the author/artist’s interaction with this crow and his flock. It also discusses the motivation behind the featured image.

Sentry Right now all the wildlife is preparing for winter which means fattening up for the period when food is more scarce. American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) are no exception. They are very intelligent, omnivorous birds, that in this area are here year round. Earlier this week I spotted this crow perched at the top of an oak tree near one of the curves in our lime rock road. I decided to…

Swamp Roosting Time Can be an Interesting, Noisy Affair shows readers a video of hundreds of cattle egrets, white ibis, and great egrets settling in to roost in the trees of a central Florida swamp.

Roosting Time in the Swamp Wednesday afternoon after work, I had a bunch of errands to do in town and I decided to take the back roads home. I hadn’t been that way in awhile, and I like to see what’s changed along the way. The more leisurely, but slower route paid off big time. That part of our county is very swampy and as I had been driving, I had been noticing a lot of birds all heading in the…