Is This A Bird Bites Cat Story?

By Corey • January 17, 2012 • 2 comments

This is one diabolical Hooded Crow! If you are a person who is averse to seeing cats get the short end of the stick you might not want to watch.

Hat-tips to Julie and Dawn.

Tags: Bird Behavior, cats, crows, video

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

2 Responses to “Is This A Bird Bites Cat Story?”

Albertonykus Jan 18th, 2012 at 3:07 am
Astonishingly similar to this video (though that involves two crows): http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/11/epic_cat_fight.php Perhaps this is (comparatively) common behavior?
Bonnie Jan 18th, 2012 at 7:31 am
That black cat gets around.

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