The Hawk and the Crow(s)

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Just watched some interesting avian behavior:

A hawk, likely a red tail as I caught a glimpse of bronze on the tail, flys over and perches in a tall oak. Later I notice what looks like an active squirrel's nest in the next tree easily observed by the hawk.

About 30 seconds later a solitary crow flies over and makes several menacing dives at the hawk. The crow flies off.

Seconds later, 7 crows appear from the direction that the solitary crow left. Several crows make a couple menacing dives at the hawk. Crows fly off.

Seconds later what appears to be another group of crows enter the area (from the direction opposite that which the 7 crows left). Several take roost in a large white pine about a hundred feet from the perching hawk.

The hawk starts getting nervous (my interpretation) and takes a low flight path out of the area. I do not see any crows in chase.

Within the next minute or so the sky and pine perch are filled with over 30 crows. They hang around for a few minutes and then all fly off. The skies are quite again.

I do notice a ruffling of leaves coming from the squirrel nest as it readies for a long, good night's sleep.

Peace has returned to the wilds of Brockton (at least the 1/2 acre of trees behind my house).