Personal space!
Couldn't quite believe this shot when I got home, it looks like I have just cut and paste the Carrion Crow on top of the juvenile Female Marsh Harrier. She looks pretty surprised too. A huge crop unfortunately as they were quite distant.
They are flying just a few inches apart - as the crow is trying to chase the harrier from what it sees as crow territory - a bit like West Side Story but set in a Norfolk reed bed.
They both like to use a prominent bush in the middle of the fen as a perching point.
I am sure Matt Hancock would have something to say about this type of behaviour!
Personal space!
Couldn't quite believe this shot when I got home, it looks like I have just cut and paste the Carrion Crow on top of the juvenile Female Marsh Harrier. She looks pretty surprised too. A huge crop unfortunately as they were quite distant.
They are flying just a few inches apart - as the crow is trying to chase the harrier from what it sees as crow territory - a bit like West Side Story but set in a Norfolk reed bed.
They both like to use a prominent bush in the middle of the fen as a perching point.
I am sure Matt Hancock would have something to say about this type of behaviour!