[NatureNS] Aggressive Starling

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Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:28:28 -0400
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Strange. Could it be Starling-style courtship? I didn=E2=80=99t notice which=
 one ended up chasing the other away.=20

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> On Feb 18, 2018, at 5:45 PM, Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net> wro=
te:
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> I saw exactly the same thing yesterday in my yard.  When the one on its ba=
ck became free, it chased the other one away.
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> Don
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> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
>> On 2/18/2018 4:56 PM, nancy dowd wrote:
>> I just watched as a Starling swooped down on top of another one feeding o=
n the ground. The aggressor had the other on its back and was jabbing at it w=
ith its beak until it managed to get away and they both flew off. Never saw t=
hat happen before. But the Starlings are quite combative amongst this small g=
roup of seven who are feeder regulars.=20
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>> Nancy D
>> E Dalhousie, Kings Co.=20
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>> Sent from my iPad
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Strange. Could it be Starling-style courtsh=
ip? I didn=E2=80=99t notice which one ended up chasing the other away.&nbsp;=
<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Fe=
b 18, 2018, at 5:45 PM, Don MacNeill &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bella=
liant.net">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquot=
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    <font face=3D"Calibri">I saw exactly the same thing yesterday in my
      yard.&nbsp; When the one on its back became free, it chased the other
      one away.<br>
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      Don<br>
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    <div class=3D"moz-signature">Don MacNeill
      <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bella=
liant.net">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a></div>
    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/2018 4:56 PM, nancy dowd wrote:<b=
r>
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DA@gmail.com">
      <pre wrap=3D"">I just watched as a Starling swooped down on top of ano=
ther one feeding on the ground. The aggressor had the other on its back and w=
as jabbing at it with its beak until it managed to get away and they both fl=
ew off. Never saw that happen before. But the Starlings are quite combative a=
mongst this small group of seven who are feeder regulars.=20

Nancy D
E Dalhousie, Kings Co.=20

Sent from my iPad


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