Hoodies Attack !

This afternoon I witnessed a concerted attack by two Hoodie Crows on an injured Gull. The Gull appeared to have either two broken legs or was paralysed and unable to use either of it's legs, it was pitiful. The Hoodies were grabbing at it's wings, and one was on the gulls back at one stage.

The poor gull could do nothing except screech and show it's beak, occasionally flapping it's wings.

Finally it managed to get airborne for a few feet to the edge of the river, and the hoodies gave up when it drifted a few feet from the side. It was unable to paddle to the shore and flapped feebly until it dragged itself onto the shingle. This was close to the swans nest site, and the thought crossed my mind that it was probably the same two crows that killed the cygnet last year. No wonder the ducklings wont last long with this pair stalking everything on the river !

The sequence of shots tells the story .