While waiting for my ferry to pull out of the Coleman Docks in downtown Seattle a few years back, I was entertained by several gulls plus two rather clever crows mobbing an adult Bald Eagle who was perched on one of the posts in the area.
At one point, one crow would land nearby and distract the Eagle while the other literally struck the Eagle in the back of the head!? Amazing to watch.

Rolan Nelson
Fircrest, WA
rnbuffle at yahoo.com

--- On Mon, 12/12/11, Bill Anderson <billandersonbic at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Bill Anderson <billandersonbic at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Mob Rule
To: "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Monday, December 12, 2011, 3:01 AM





On the subject of multiple species of birds mobbing a raptor or other bird of prey, earlier this year I was standing at the main viewing platform of the Edmonds marsh?using my big honkin' lens to photograph a flock of crows chasing an adult bald eagle?south across the marsh toward Pt. Edwards.? When the eagle and its crow-tourage passed over the retention pond at the west end of the Pt. Edwards walkway, they were joined by one of the pond's resident male red-winged blackbirds.???The eagle followed?by the crows followed by the red-winged blackbird made for a humorous photo.
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Conversely, this year at Pt. Edwards I?photographed a?crow?watching two robins strafe a totally intimidated juvenile Coooper's hawk.? The?evil minion of the Dark Lord?seemed satisfied just to?sit back and?view?the action from the safety and comfort of its?perch in a nearby tree.???
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Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA. USA
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