this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2024
173 points (97.3% liked)

Superbowl

3259 readers
213 users here now

For owls that are superb.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Photo by Baba-Vulic Aleksandar

A northern harrier catches up to a short-earred owl, knocks the small rodent (vole) she was carrying out of her grasp, and catches it's rapidly descending prize before it meets the ground. Harrier has been known to steal a vole froma short- eared owl in mid-air. This is an example of kleptoparasitism, which is when one bird steals another's food.

That vole can't catch a break! 😮

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] casmael@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wow what a dickhead! I’d be livid 🫨

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are many reasons raptors are but typically social creatures, and this is a prime example.

Whoever brings home the calories lives to see another day!

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It’s a bird eat ~~bird~~ vole world out there man

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

They're just fluffier dinosaurs!