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We have a cat they we allow outside sometimes. She doesn't have a sense of humour, but the local birds certainly act differently when she's outside. They sit ju
by underwater 5y ago
We have a cat they we allow outside sometimes. She doesn't have a sense of humour, but the local birds certainly act differently when she's outside. They sit just out of reach and squawk loudly at her. It doesn't seem to be a fear response. It could be a defensive mechanism of actively and continually watching the potential threat. But in my mind they're taunting and laughing at her.
- monkeybutton 5y agoThere are bird species that use alarm calls to alert the presence of predators [1,2], some (including blue jays, another corvidae) even exhibit mobbing behaviour and will gang up (cooperating with other species!) to attack the predator [3]. [1] https://www.bl.uk/the-language-of-birds/articles/alarm-and-mobbing-calls https://www.bl.uk/the-language-of-birds/articles/alarm-and-m... [2] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/nuthatches-chickadees-communication-danger https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/nuthatche... [3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobbing_(animal_behavior) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobbing_(animal_behavior)