Booted eagle chased by crows

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

I did not know of this behavior untill I saw it. The booted eagle had come and perched itself on the tree. Very soon 1, then 2, then more and more crows started coming and flying, swirling around it in an obvious attempt to harass it. The eagle is a threat to their young and hence this behaviour. Eagles have been known to retaliate and kill crows harassing them.
Shot at 270mm; 1/800s - F/8; -0.7EV; ISO 200

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice drama of nature documented.Against a powerful adversary,a new human wave tactic@ being applied by the crows.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

@In human wave tactic of China, it used to be one soldier behind the other in a line.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice behavior documented. It is also called 'Mobbing'. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Himadri Roy]

very informative post!
Thanks for posting

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Kaustuv,
I am very happy that you were using a 300mm lens. Too often we miss out document this because of long lenses. This image nicely shows off crows encircling the eagle. Some more space at the top would have helped in getting the complete crow. Crows are often aggressive and harass birds of prey. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi