A Flock of Magpies Drives Away a Short-Eared Owl Over Silver City

In the bird world, raptors are ferocious birds, but there are always some birds that are fearless of raptors, such as magpies and crows who often provoke raptors. Recently, a photographer captured in Silver City's Seven Sisters Lake:A flock of magpies and a short-eared owl's 'air battle'.Fearing the magpie flock's number advantage, the short-eared owl had to flee in a hurry.

In the photographer's snapshot, this 'air battle' is very spectacular, the magpie flock sometimes encircles and bullies the raptor, sometimes chases and drives away the short-eared owl, while the short-eared owl just wants to break out of the magpie flock's encirclement, just to escape this fierce and united magpie flock.

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The magpie flock continuously drives away the short-eared owl.It may also be that the magpies are good at fighting and don't like to be bullied.It may also be that the short-eared owl accidentally invaded the magpie flock's territory.

The magpie flock considers the short-eared owl a dangerous intruder, and for the sake of protecting the territory, the magpie flock unites together to drive away the invading enemy.The magpie flock encircles the raptor

It's also possible that the magpies are not easy to kill.Raptors have strength and flying ability, which is better than magpies, but magpies have very high intelligence and can recognize themselves in the mirror, so they have their own advantages, and the magpie flock can gain the upper hand, but it is difficult to hunt raptors.It is said that three magpies can basically drive away an old hawk raptor.

This time, the magpie flock drove away the short-eared owl raptor, the picture is very shocking!Magpies can only drive away raptors, it's difficult to kill raptors.

Raptors have strength and flying ability, which is better than magpies, but magpies have very high intelligence and can recognize themselves in the mirror, so they have their own advantages, and the magpie flock can gain the upper hand, but it is difficult to hunt raptors.