Hawk Harassment
Red-shouldered Hawk Hawk harassment--it happens all the time. A Red-shouldered Hawk sits perched in a branch minding its own business, doing no harm. Then, for no apparent reason, a Red-winged Blackbird begins to pester the hawk until it finally decides to fly away. But it doesn't end there; the blackbird follows the hawk to pester it as it flees. Red-shouldered Hawk Red-winged Blackbirds aren't the only culprits. Blue Jays sometimes get in on the action as well. Red-shouldered Hawk and Blue Jay And then there's those grackles. Sometimes they get into the action as well. Red-shouldered Hawk and Grackle Well I said that these birds harass hawks for no apparent reason. The other day I was walking outside on a phone call, and I heard a bunch of commotion--there were Blue Jays in a tree going crazy. I walked over to see the cause for the alarm, and there was a Red-shouldered Hawk perched over a nest. I didn't see wha...
