[NatureNS] Grackle attacks house sparrow

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:43:15 -0300
From: Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com>
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Hi Jeannie  , you will find that most bigger birds will attack anything
smaller if they are even slightly omnivorous. Also, when they have a nest of
hungry babies to feed , everything is fair game. I'd consider that normal -
ish for this time of year.
Helene

On 2011-06-25 5:35 AM, <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

While at Tim Horten's the other day my sister,Sheila Digout and I witnesses
a Grackle attacking a young house sparrow! I got out of the car to try save
it and to my surprise,it picked it up with it's claws and flew off with
it!Have never seen a grackle attack another bird before.There were other
young,just old enough to fly.They were quite upset by the attack and letting
everyone know about it!
Jeannie Shermerhorn

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<p>Hi Jeannie=A0 , you will find that most bigger birds will attack anythin=
g smaller if they are even slightly omnivorous. Also, when they have a nest=
 of hungry babies to feed , everything is fair game. I&#39;d consider that =
normal - ish for this time of year.<br>

Helene</p>
<p><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 2011-06-25 5:35 AM,  &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca">jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br>Wh=
ile at Tim Horten&#39;s the other day my sister,Sheila Digout and I witness=
es a Grackle attacking a young house sparrow! I got out of the car to try s=
ave it and to my surprise,it picked it up with it&#39;s claws and flew off =
with it!Have never seen a grackle attack another bird before.There were oth=
er young,just old enough to fly.They were quite upset by the attack and let=
ting everyone know about it!<br>

Jeannie Shermerhorn<br>
</blockquote></p>

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