A Crow chasing away a Brahminy Kite
The Brahminy Kite is a colorful medium sized raptor found pretty much everywhere along the coasts of India - though in varying frequency. This is an immature male based on the plumage. There were about 4-5 of them, all of them sitting on perches like this around 10 feet from each other in an estuary on the Godavari river.
These kites were just resting after continuously harassing the small waders for a while. But then, an army of House Crows which were feeding on the crustaceans left over on the sandbars during the low tide didn't like the presence of these kites. So they continually mobbed them together. 4-5 crows mobbed each Brahminy kite at a time and in a span of 15-20 mins all four kites flew away. The Kites briefly fought back, but it was each Kite for himself - the other kites didn't budge when their friend was mobbed. The crows though joined hands and fought the Kite - the groupism was so stark!
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A Crow chasing away a Brahminy Kite
The Brahminy Kite is a colorful medium sized raptor found pretty much everywhere along the coasts of India - though in varying frequency. This is an immature male based on the plumage. There were about 4-5 of them, all of them sitting on perches like this around 10 feet from each other in an estuary on the Godavari river.
These kites were just resting after continuously harassing the small waders for a while. But then, an army of House Crows which were feeding on the crustaceans left over on the sandbars during the low tide didn't like the presence of these kites. So they continually mobbed them together. 4-5 crows mobbed each Brahminy kite at a time and in a span of 15-20 mins all four kites flew away. The Kites briefly fought back, but it was each Kite for himself - the other kites didn't budge when their friend was mobbed. The crows though joined hands and fought the Kite - the groupism was so stark!
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.