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Mobbing behaviour

Common Buzzard - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Buzzard over the garden

I’m currently chicken-sitting for my friends in Oxfordshire and enjoying an egg or two. Their enclosure is larger than my garden and …

Buzzard with Carrion Crow - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Buteo buteo

Watching a Buzzard being mobbed is always a fascinating experience. This one has two Carrion Crows in close attendance. They dive, and …

Buzzard - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

A Buzzard with its Crow shadow

Mobbing is something Carrion Crows manage to do on their own, without the need of a mob. There’s little rest for Buzzards …

Buzzard and Crow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The Buzzard and its shadow

Buzzards are regal. They must be, because they bring with them a retinue wherever they go. Here’s one with its attendant, a …

Buzzard - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

How many Crows make a mob?

How many Crows make a mob? The answer is only one. The local Buzzard has taken off for its daily life of …

The Crow and the Buzzard - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

How many make a mob?

Crows react very badly to the presence of Buzzards. Here one took exception to a Buzzard in its field, mobbing it and …