Sometimes they fly away, with the crows chasing them. Would the hawks act differently if they had a nest with babies in it? A: Very good questions about a commonly observed phenomenon called mobbing, in which several smaller birds harass a larger predatory bird. read more
Crows eat anything - hawks eat freshly hunted meat. The squirrel may have been killed by the crows days before and was no longer fresh. This page may be out of date. read more
A hawk and a crow would never battle. A hawk can be seen off by a crow not because it is weaker, but because it is not strong enough to remove all the odds of failure. Likewise if a hawk took a juvenile crow, the crow would never attack the hawk - at this point revenge is both pointless and risky. read more
Crows are very smart and they recognize that hawks are birds of prey and that they do prey upon small birds sometimes. The crows are defending their territory from a recognized threat. It is fascinating to watch. read more
Crows attack hawks en masse to keep them away from their territory. Crows eat anything - hawks eat freshly hunted meat. The squirrel may have been killed by the crows days before and was no longer fresh. read more
Both these intelligent birds fascinate me and their antics are sometimes fun to watch. read more