u/cashmaman

Friend in Turks & Caicos sending me all her cool bird pics and this yellow-crowned night heron was so intense 😅 a dinosaur fa sure (shared w permission 🫶🏼)

Taken this morning in NJ. I was expecting a small worm or something and was surprised to see a decent sized meal. Curious what it looks like to you sharp-eyed redditors 😊 still pics in comments. Thanks!

Happened to catch this shot when the hawk finally got annoyed enough to find another tree top. Amazes me how brave the little mockingbirds are constantly jumping onto the hawk to boop it off ☺️ NJ, USA

Is this a blue jay? NJ. Thanks 😊

Or something else? Thanks in advance! NJ, USA

Queen Victoria the beloved resident RTH in me + u/honesthamster5914‘s neighborhood was spotted by u/honesthamster5914 being chased by a crow! Even letting out that famous hawk noise. We were able to see QV break free and hang at her favorite tree top for a few. Going to be a great day! 🫶🏼

Would love some insight as to what’s going on here. A crow was also recorded repeatedly diving by / antagonizing the RTH earlier this week, as posted by u/honesthamster5914 (check out the vid!) and today I happened to catch the crow bopping Queen Victoria RTH right on her head 😅 Has anyone observed similar behavior?? Do you think the crow has a nest here to protect or is just messing around?

(Context: northern NJ, Recorded late evening as the top of a Norway spruce, this hawk/its family are here several times a week, I imagine they love me and appreciate how much above user and I admire them xx)

Fondly named Queen Victoria. She and her family use these 2 Norway Spruce trees at the bottom of a large park in Northern NJ about 10 miles west of Manhattan to hunt and hang!