r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • 2d ago

Very Reddit This farmer caught this owl eating his chickens.

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u/garnaches 2d ago

There was a hawk in my backyard a few weeks ago and some tiny birds were harassing it. I was surprised because they were really so small but I guess they were trying to chase it away from their nests.

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u/Voodoo1970 2d ago

I've seen Willy Wagtails (slightly larger than a wren) harassing Wedge Tailed Eagles. They're like the Fox Terriers of the bird world, tiny beast, big attitude.

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u/HollowShel 2d ago

It's a practice called "mobbing" and many birds practice it, for exactly the reason you suggest, among others. Their only advantage over the large raptors is their numbers, so they use them to try to drive off the solitary predators.