Trouble has come to town

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The Red Winged Blackbirds are starting to show up in numbers. Possibly the most ill tempered and aggressive beast on the planet!

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Really? I've not personally witnessed any bullying behavior in the flocks that have appeared in my yard(s) over time. They are beautiful to watch taking off together.

What I don't like seeing are the grackles. And the worst offender ever was a single mockingbird, in Georgia, who literally staked out my yard as his personal territory. He'd sit in one of my trees and go after anyone - including these blackbirds - who dared swoop in to a feeder. I'd watch him run everyone clear out of my yard and back to the treeline, then he'd return to his station in the tree. He was a little jerk!
 
Nice shot! I've had a pair visiting the feeder for the past couple of months. Once the catskills grow back down at the pond, there will be a large number nesting down there. Haven't really seen any aggression from them.
 
Thanks everyone!

Yes, I have been maligning these sweet little creatures ;)

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That's a hawk! They're chasing a known predator away from nesting grounds, more than likely. That's not bullying; it's defending.
Haha! I watch these little demons attack everything from hawks to crows, to sparrows. Anything that dares enter their territory! Including photographers and their sweet little dog!
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Nice shots.
 

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