Will the eagle be afraid when he sees the victory bird? We all know that the eagle is a large bird of prey, extremely fierce, belongs to the top predators in the bird food chain, its extremely sharp beak-like mouth, and its powerful attack power make it basically free of natural enemies, but you know? There is a bird that is much smaller than the eagle, but it is its nemesis, and it is the victory bird. So what kind of bird is the victory bird? What did the little victorious bird rely on to defeat the eagle?
The scientific name of the bird is the bully bird, and the reason why it is called the bird is because this bird is very brave, dares to challenge the beast, even if it encounters birds that are much larger than themselves, such as eagles, they will not be afraid, especially when their nests are violated, they will bravely fight with their lives.
They live mainly in the tropics of Central and South America, and their abdomen is white, the tail is inlaid with white edges, and it is black and white. There are several types of bully birds, the most famous of which are the fork-tailed bird and the king bird, which is known as the "victory bird". The length of the king bird is about 20 centimeters, but the length of the fork-tailed bird is generally only about nine centimeters, which is surprising that don't look at its length is only about nine centimeters, but its forked tail is up to 27 centimeters, which means that its tail is 3 times longer. When it is flying, the two feathers on the outside of this long tail will continue to swing from side to side one by one, like a large pair of moving scissors. But this long tail is not just a decoration, it is a great help for the bully in the sky, it is like the tail of the aircraft, can make the bully fly very fast, and very agile. Of course, its existence also makes the bully stay on the ground, greatly reducing its flexibility, and it is not very convenient to act, but it has become a burden. It is precisely for this reason that in addition to perching on the branches, the bullies generally move in the air.
So how does such a small bully fight an eagle? This begins with the personality traits of the Bullies, which are extremely brave birds and have very intelligent minds. The scene of the bully fighting the eagle is very strategic and thrilling to say. For example, when the bully and the eagle are on the same tree, they will first observe the eagle, wait until the eagle is about to take off, wait for the opportunity, follow it, take the lead in rushing to the clouds, fly directly above the eagle, aim at the eagle's head or back and then swoop down, with their sharp hook-shaped beak to peck at the eagle's back or head, making the eagle pain, although the eagle and the bully are large and very fierce, but its dexterity is far less than the bully, It is also not like we humans can hook the head with our hands, beat the bully down, can only endure the pain and struggle, throw the bully off their own body, but the bully will not stop here, they will once again rush into the sky, aim at the eagle, and then a fierce dive attack, the eagle is strong in hunting, it is completely dependent on its sharp eyes to find the prey, and then use its strong and sharp claws to hit the prey, but these advantages and the bully have basically lost their effect in front of the owl. The relatively clumsy eagle is difficult to dodge this, and its powerful attack power cannot be used again, so repeated several times, the eagle will be tired and breathless, frequently suffer losses, and have to flee in sorrow.
There is also factual evidence for the claim that the victory bird is the natural enemy of the eagle. As early as 2009, an American amateur photographer named Pat Gaines once took a picture that surprised the world. In the photo is a petite victory bird, riding on the back of a red-tailed eagle, the red-tailed eagle is pecked by the victorious bird, while opening its mouth and screaming, while flying around in the air in panic.
Why would the victorious bird launch a fierce attack on the red-tailed eagle that was very different from its own size, and fight to the death? It turned out that the attacked red-tailed eagle had long been ill-intentioned towards the nest of the victory bird, constantly circling above it, trying to steal their eggs when the birds were not paying attention, and although the bird mother repeatedly issued warning signals to the red-tailed eagle, it was still repeatedly frantically tempted and refused to give up, and the bird mother finally couldn't bear it and was completely enraged. The mother bird rushed to the clouds quickly, first followed the red-tailed eagle and struggled to drive it away, seeing that it was still a thief's heart, so she rode directly to the back of the red-tailed eagle and pecked at the back of its head, even if the red-tailed eagle had a strong body, but no matter how it shook its body, it could not get rid of the mother bird on its back, and could only make a very hoarse and helpless scream. Pat, the photographer of this work, also said that he had seen many birds attack eagles in order to protect their offspring and protect their nests, but it was the first time he had seen a situation as strong as the victory bird that rode directly on the eagle's back.
It should be known that the red-tailed eagle is at least 50 times the weight of the victorious bird compared to the victorious bird, and the gap is self-evident, and the victorious bird is willing to fight for it, because the red-tailed eagle has violated a major bottom line of the victorious bird, which is also one of the major characteristics of the victorious bird, that is, the nest protection.
It is for this reason that the petite and cute birds are known among birds for their "nest protection". They are a bird that has never been afraid of violence, and they are very protective of their nests, if other birds want to violate them, no matter how big the gap between the other party and their own strength, they will face the difficulties, fight hard, and even sacrifice their lives to fight with the intruders, expel them from their territory, and save their nests and offspring. Therefore, don't look at the victory birds do not eat meat, mostly flying insects, but their nests are more ferocious than carnivorous eagles when threatened.
We can also see that even if the eagle is generally at the top of the food chain and seems invincible, it can be subdued by this small victorious bird, which is also the magic of nature, nature has created this "nemesis" for the eagle, so that the eagle does not dare to be too arrogant in the natural world.
So why did the victory bird fall from the sky after expelling the eagle, rather than falling down due to physical weakness in the process of fighting? Perhaps they relied on a strong spiritual force, and it was their strong willpower and the belief in defending their homeland to the death that sustained them to drive the eagle away.
When they drove the eagle away, their families and nests were safe, they suddenly lost their state of victory and determination, relaxed, and the potential aroused by the threat to their homeland suddenly disappeared, so that they did not have the energy to safely fall on the branches, and they died heroically. Even if the victory bird sacrifices because of this, XiaoKe believes that this sacrifice is glorious and worthwhile, and it defends its homeland and family with its own life from infringement, so that its own clan can reproduce smoothly and create a safer environment for its children and grandchildren.
It is precisely for this reason that the small birds of victory can avoid becoming the meal of other large birds in the nature of natural survival of the fittest, and continue to this day. If they hadn't fought hard for their families and chosen to seek perfection, perhaps they would have been absent on earth long ago.
In fact, not only the victorious birds, but also other species, including us humans, how can this not be the case? They have all done their best, even at the expense of their own lives, to defend their homeland, to create better living conditions for their children and grandchildren, and to contribute to the reproduction of their own race.