Crow hitches ride on a bald eagle

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Crow hitches ride on a bald eagle
Tweet Topic Started: Jul 3 2015, 02:33 AM (717 Views)
Ceratodromeus	Jul 3 2015, 02:33 AM Post #1
Aspiring herpetologist Posts: 7,449 Group: Members Member #2,105 Joined: Jan 21, 2014	"No big deal. Just a crow, looking like he's Khaleesi riding a dragon. Here's what photographer Phoo Chan said about the photos according to BoredPanda: “Crows are known for aggressively harassing other raptors that are much bigger in size when spotted in their territories and usually these ‘intruders’ simply retreat without much fuss. However, in this frame the crow did not seem to harass the bald eagle at such close proximity and neither did the bald eagle seem to mind the crow’s presence invading its personal space. What made it even more bizarre was that the crow even made a brief stop on the back of the eagle as if it was taking a free scenic ride and the eagle simply obliged.” " For the rest of the photos, click *This thing here* Edited by Ceratodromeus, Jul 3 2015, 02:33 AM.



ImperialDino	Jul 6 2015, 08:49 AM Post #2
Omnivore Posts: 1,533 Group: Members Member #146 Joined: Jan 25, 2012	The crow probably was in the process of harassing the bald eagle and just landed on its back.



Ceratodromeus	Sep 25 2015, 04:20 AM Post #3
Aspiring herpetologist Posts: 7,449 Group: Members Member #2,105 Joined: Jan 21, 2014	Thank you, captain obvious.



FireEel	Sep 25 2015, 11:54 AM Post #4
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 207 Group: Members Member #14 Joined: Jan 7, 2012	That is a Corvus parasitus, an extremely rare species of crow that attacks raptors by sinking its claws into their back. Microscopic tendrils emerges from the crows's feet and penetrate into the larger bird's body, eventually reaching its brain and allowing the crow to take control. Here we see even the unfortunate Bald Eagle is not immune to getting bodyjacked by the smaller but far more dangerous parasitus crow. There goes freedom.



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