tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post1223571566689165205..comments2023-10-28T08:11:31.703-04:00Comments on KatDoc's World: Unusual GBHE behaviorKathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-67629895868575727172008-05-16T17:03:00.000-04:002008-05-16T17:03:00.000-04:00Oh, I guess I'm in the middle. I know everyone's g...Oh, I guess I'm in the middle. I know everyone's gotta eat but I'm too soft-hearted. And, I LOVE RWBB. Don't get too many around these parts and when I hear their familiar call I always run out to see them. <BR/><BR/>Once I saw a crow with a baby catbird and not only the parents were going crazy but starlings were joining in and dive bombing the crow. Interspecies unity against a predator!possumladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-62662858236821063592008-05-16T07:55:00.000-04:002008-05-16T07:55:00.000-04:00Awesome! I've never heard of GBHEs eating birds be...Awesome! I've never heard of GBHEs eating birds before. And people need to realize the brutal truth of nature: everyone needs to eat, and they'll eat whatever they can get. I, personally, wish I could've been there to see this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-47796791797033402992008-05-15T06:47:00.000-04:002008-05-15T06:47:00.000-04:00Love this! Too bad the other birders were so Disne...Love this! Too bad the other birders were so Disney-ized that they couldn't appreciate what a cool thing that is to see. I think GBHE's live by the same rule as bullfrogs. If you can catch it, and swallow it whole, eat it! I've seen pictures of GBHE's with small mammals, young gators (ow!) and the like--the ultimate opportunistic predator. Ever seen a common grackle nab a house sparrow and fly off with it? Watch the birds at your feeder when a grackle descends. Nobody turns their back on it.<BR/>Thanks for being there, grabbing the moment, and letting people in on what GBHE's can do.Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-60916772034114681252008-05-15T01:01:00.000-04:002008-05-15T01:01:00.000-04:00If I'd have been there I would have said, wow that...If I'd have been there I would have said, wow thats awesome! I've heard of GBHE's taking birds before but never seen it. You probably know why the other Blackbirds didn't flee, have you ever seen them flee anything? Those males chase down everything. Fact is that when blackbirds are on the offensive they don't make very easy targets for a predator. Predators like hawks or herons need to catch their prey by surprise so when they themselves are busy with their catch or are being attacked it is quite difficult to turn the tables. And yes Blackbirds do work collectively when its time to mob some predator, everybody wants in on the action. And at least one of the males was probably defending his mate, one male can actually have about 30+ females in his harem. Good times, way to capture the moment. - Ben WarnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-86695632622041067822008-05-15T00:47:00.000-04:002008-05-15T00:47:00.000-04:00Great shots, Kat Doc. Talk about being in the rig...Great shots, Kat Doc. Talk about being in the right place at the right time for a photo op of Mother Nature at work. Thanks for sharing.Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077077785157768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-33679994247046307522008-05-14T22:54:00.000-04:002008-05-14T22:54:00.000-04:00I think that the comments from birders illustrates...I think that the comments from birders illustrates well how distant humanity is from nature. Sick and unbalanced is more an adept description of ourselves - not the bird.<BR/><BR/>Great Blue Herons are opportunistic carnivores, the blackbird was probably in the wrong place at the wrong time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-57200420183369452502008-05-14T21:58:00.000-04:002008-05-14T21:58:00.000-04:00The great blue heron wants to be a raptor when he ...The great blue heron wants to be a raptor when he grows up. That's what it is.<BR/><BR/>Talk about being in the right place at the right time, Kath!Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.com