SirVive Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 No I'm not confused on the id just wondering if they are normally antagonistic to each other? I watched the sharpie harass the kestrel until they both settled down in separate treetops a couple hundred feet apart. After he must have decided the coast was clear the kestrel took off and started to leave the area - he only made it a little ways when the sharpie took off in hot pursuit, caught up with him a couple hundred yards later, and tried unsuccessfully to swipe him out of the air. Are they normally mutually exclusive in their territory? I usually see plenty of various raptors all sharing the same space. Or is this more likely a territorial dispute heading into breeding season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Sharpie looking for lunch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Sharpie looking for lunch? Maybe - but he's hardly bigger than his prey and one that fights back at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, SirVive said: Maybe - but he's hardly bigger than his prey and one that fights back at that Inexperienced Sharpie looking for lunch? Edited November 12, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I've wondered the same thing, as I can think of a least four times where I've seen Sharpies go after Kestrels. Was the Sharpie you saw a male? All the times I've seen this happen it's always been a small male doing the chasing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Aidan B said: I've wondered the same thing, as I can think of a least four times where I've seen Sharpies go after Kestrels. Was the Sharpie you saw a male? All the times I've seen this happen it's always been a small male doing the chasing. Dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I moved this here for a better fit, since it's not an ID request. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 3 hours ago, SirVive said: Maybe - but he's hardly bigger than his prey and one that fights back at that Not that this really has anything to do with this thread.... I have seen a Kestrel try to take out a Belted Kingfisher... In all honesty though, the Kingfisher asked for it. The Kestrel was hovering over a field when the Kingfisher flew right below it. I think it lost a tail feather or to was all though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 The first time I saw a Kestrel it was eating a male House Sparrow; not quite his size but a formidable prey for the Kestrel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Could be just territorial. It wanted a prey competitor to scram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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