Part of being a raptor is dealing with mobbing by other birds. Resident Tompkins Square Red-Tailed Hawk, Amelia, is a master of patience when it comes to ignoring annoying little bullies.
Below, Amelia perches on one of the towers of St Brigid's Church while a Northern Mockingbird watches her.
The Mockingbird yells at her, but Amelia barely glances its way.
The Mockingbird is not having it, though, and goes on the offense.
It jabs Amelia in the back with its feet.
The Mockingbird went at her several times, but Amelia just gave it a dirty look and went on about her day.
This is Amelia earlier in the summer perched on the cross of St Nicholas of Myra Church on a rainy day. The weather didn't keep a Blue Jay from pestering her.
A male Kestrel joined the Blue Jay in assaulting the hawk.
The Kestrel succeeded in getting Amelia riled up.
Sometimes the mobber becomes the target, like this female Kestrel getting side-swiped by a Blue Jay.
This young Red-Tailed Hawk in Brooklyn gets mobbed by an American Crow.
And this adult Red-Tailed Hawk is chased by a Red-Winged Blackbird at Governors Island.
Here's another hawk being pursued by a crow.
This is a terrible photo, but I like the way this young hawk is looking back at the Kestrel chasing it.
Back in 2018, Amelia and her fledglings were all mobbed by an interesting Mockingbird that was missing its tail.
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