An Eagle and a gang of Crows

Code Brown! An intruder spotted. Attack, Attack!

Eagle: Oh, gosh! You surprised me. What's up, fella?

Crow 1: Not in a mood of friendly talk. Go away!
Eagle: Don't you know I'm the king in the sky?


Crow2: Don't care. But I see you're sitting on our tree now.
Eagle: What is this creature? Why you're haning upside down?

Crow2: Donno why. I'm just in a convenient position for an attack.

A sudden attack started!

Several series of vehement attacks continue...

Crows: Let's pull off his feathers. His majesty would dissapear!

Eagle: What're you doing, fellas? Don't tickle me. 

Crow1: The feather is resisting! You should attack on the other side.

Crow2: Copy that!

Crow2: Damn! He exposed his armpit. I need to puke!!

Crow1: Wow, I can smell from here too (but actually I like it, I'm a pervert, hehe๐Ÿ˜Ž).

Crow2: I'll try on the other side again. It'll be my last and the fatal one. The rest you should take over!

Crow1: OK. Go for it! Show him a real shot.

Crow2: OK. This time you'll not survive.
Then, Crow2 just flew away not to hurt his ego.
He wanted to believe his attack had a certain effect.
......

Crow1: Are you OK? I can tickle you once more, if you elevate your arm (I wanna smell you).

Crow1: Just let me smell your armpit.
Eagle: What the ....?

Crow1: Please. I really need substances. Please, your armpit, please...
Eagle: Don't even think about it. I'll just leave.

Eagle finally departed and found a new place to rest.
He is recollecting the incidence but cannot understand the strange gang's behavior.

I should stay away from those weirdos...

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I spotted them in Mothitang Takin Preserve, Thimphu, Bhutan.

One attractive thing about birding is an identification of birds.

Considering the location (Bhutan), three species may be considered: balck eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis), greater-spotted eagle (Clanga clanga), steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis).

However, overall dark brownish-black, the long tail, and the greyish barrings on the tail and flight feathers pointed me to the black eagle. 

But my concolusion is based on my study using the bird guides (I mainly use Handbook of the Bird of the World, HBW) and internet searches. And I do not have enough experience with birds of prey. 

So if someone who does have a different opinion about this bird, please let me know.

Regarding the crows, I think they are large-billed crows but with this species, I am not 100% sure. I initially doubted these two black birds could be common ravens but the head shape and the lack of glossy neck feathers indicated they were the large-billed crows.

They did not make any noise, or my memory already blurred a little, the photos are only sources for identification.

Anyway, it was an interesting moment to watch the mobbing behavior of crows on an eagle. After 30 minutes, I returned to the same spot but the show was already over.

I hoped that the eagle hadn't been actually wounded before the crow attack (it was strange he just endured the attack for more than 10 minutes, which indicated he needed to rest in the tree).





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