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Index of Subjects Rough-leggeds are very good at hovering - the best of the Buteos, I think. Red-tails can hover, though from what I've seen, it's only ever brief and they need a wind. I would not put it beyond ravens to at least investigate an osprey chick. One that's big enough to show its head above the nest though might be too big for them to deal with, if alive. Randy On 19/06/2011, bdigout@seaside.ns.ca <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> wrote: > On my way to Halifax yesterday, a r.t.hawk size species was hovering > about 100 ft. above a field near Truro. It didn't look like a > red-tail or a harrier, the latter which I've seen hovering before. > Returning today, pileated woodpeckers flew across the TCH at two > spots; first near Bible Hill and the second on Mt. Thom. > Yesterday at Fletcher's Lake, watching an osprey's nest on a > transmission tower near my brother's house, two ravens landed on the > wires nearby, did lots of squawking, and then landed in the nest and > the squawking continued. I presumed that maybe there was a dead osprey > in it. A few minutes later, after the ravens left, an adult osprey > came to the nest with a fish and an immature's head popped up. Could > the ravens maybe have been looking for scraps, or could they have had > the nerve to try and tackle a young osprey? Any thoughts? > Billy > > -- _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS.
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