BirdsAndPuzzles Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Visiting Washington State and can't figure out what bird is chasing this Eagle around. Help please :) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed hogg Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Eastern Kingbird, I think. Welcome to WhatBird, @BirdsAndPuzzles. Eastern Kingbird: Macaulay Library ML352937351 Edited July 13, 2021 by Ed hogg 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) It looks like an Eastern Kingbird eta: And welcome to the Forum, @BirdsAndPuzzles And, sniped by @Ed hogg Edited July 13, 2021 by Peromyscus 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Very cool shots @BirdsAndPuzzles! Seeing the red crown on a Eastern Kingbird is a rare thing. Edited July 13, 2021 by Kevin 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Also welcome to Whatbird! Edited July 13, 2021 by Kevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsAndPuzzles Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 @Kevin@Peromyscus@Ed hogg Thanks everyone! No wonder I couldn't find it looking up finches, sparrows, any birds with red crowns. Crazy I was just unknowingly photographing these guys from 5 feet away yesterday and find out today that they attack birds 15x their size ? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 18 minutes ago, BirdsAndPuzzles said: Crazy I was just unknowingly photographing these guys from 5 feet away yesterday and find out today that they attack birds 15x their size That's the widest range I've seen between attacker and attackee! Spectacular photos. Would you tell us how you were positioned to shoot them? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsAndPuzzles Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 @Charlie Spencer The photo with just the Kingbird is the "5ft away" one. The ones with the Eagle, I was just walking back to the car from taking some pics of the Eagles earlier and just looked up and saw these guys flying at me, flew right over my head. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: That's the widest range I've seen between attacker and attackee! I’ve seen hummingbirds attack Red-taileds before. 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 31 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: I’ve seen hummingbirds attack Red-taileds before. Me too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 32 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: I’ve seen hummingbirds attack Red-taileds before. I once saw a hummingbird dive at a Least Sandpiper twice, 100 +/- feet apart, as it and other sandpipers were flying away in a straight line from a puddle in a soccer field. The hummingbird had flown up out of the field of view of my binoculars, then returned for the second chastising. Another time I saw a hummingbird hover close to a gnatcatcher as if to harass it. I burst out laughing as they were pretty much the same minuscule size. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 All members of the genus Tyrannus (kingbirds) have concealed crown patches of red or orange. The Seldom Seen Red Crown Patch Of The Western Kingbird – Feathered Photography Tyrannus_melancholicus - Tropical Kingbird.pdf (uwi.edu) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: attackee! This really cracked me up! Looks like @Charlie Spencer invented a new word! ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, BirdsAndPuzzles said: and find out today that they attack birds 15x their size ? That’s a Kingbird for ya. They’ll all do that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 9 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: I’ve seen hummingbirds attack Red-taileds before. Yeah, well, hummingbirds. What can I say? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Yeah, well, hummingbirds. What can I say? I’ve had a goldfinch attack a RTHA. ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 9 hours ago, IKLland said: I’ve had a goldfinch attack a RTHA. ? I’ve had a Bee Hummingbird attack an Ostrich (thanks google) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 6:50 PM, Seanbirds said: This really cracked me up! Looks like @Charlie Spencer invented a new word! ? While @Charlie Spenceris undoubtably a very clever and witty guy, attackee is an established dictionary word from long ago, just sayin', LOL!!! ? attackee noun at·tack·ee | \ ə-ˌta-ˈkē \ plural attackees Definition of attackee : someone or something that is the victim or target of an attack : one that is attacked -When it attacked someone, an article often included a rebuttal from that person at the story's end—no need to wait for a nasty letter from the attackee in the following month's issue.— Bob Betcher, Press Journal (Vero Beach, Florida), 2 Nov. 2001 -This posture will usually cause the attacker to hold off long enough for the attackee to hurry back to its own territory.— Larry S. Thompson, Audubon Magazine, September 1985 First Known Use of attakee 1872, in the meaning defined above NOTE: Information was copied from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attackee 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi Nielson Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Bravest hummer ever.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 17 minutes ago, Jodi Nielson said: Bravest hummer ever.... Not worth the calories necessary to chase it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristmasBird Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 19 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Not worth the calories necessary to chase it. This reminds me that once I watching a Barred Owl that was out during the daytime. A cardinal perched on the branch directly above him. Every time the owl moved to a new branch or new tree, the cardinal moved, too --to the branch above. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 4 hours ago, ChristmasBird said: This reminds me that once I watching a Barred Owl that was out during the daytime. A cardinal perched on the branch directly above him. Every time the owl moved to a new branch or new tree, the cardinal moved, too --to the branch above. I've seen a cardinal perch above a Barred Owl, too! Guess it's a safe place to check out the predator. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: I've seen a cardinal perch above a Barred Owl, too! Guess it's a safe place to check out the predator. Going up is a lot harder than going down. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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