
Originally Posted by
sugilite
They go after hawks too, I live out rural in a totara forest (yes really) and the hawk/magpie battles are fascinating. Sometimes I do feel sorry for the hawks as the maggies have got air superiority with their superior maneuverability. But if a hawk gets it's talons in and gets the magpie to the ground, it's all over for maggie. They often get into stalemates with a hawk staying on the ground and a maggie close by on a tree branch with both going "come on then prick" at each other
I've watched Magpies hassle a Falcon as well ... the Falcon was just drifting along when the Magpies attacked .. the Falcon put up with it for a coupel of seconds, turned in mid-air and suddenly there was a splash of feathers and a black and white bird spiralling towards the ground very dead .. and two other Magpies off at a great rate of knotts ..
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
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