Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Incoming! Watch as an Eastern Kingbird "mobs" (or harasses) Iris while she sits on the nest with her chick. In the avian world, mobbing is a territorial behavior in which smaller birds swoop and call aggressively toward larger birds or other potentially threatening animals.
Small birds typically do this to drive away potential threats from places such as food sources, nests, or offspring. Eastern Kingbirds are well known for aggressively defending their turf, and this individual quite likely has a nest nearby. Watch more LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys
Incoming! Watch as an Eastern Kingbird "mobs" (or harasses) Iris while she sits on the nest with her chick. In the avian world, mobbing is a territorial behavior in which smaller birds swoop and call aggressively toward larger birds or other potentially threatening animals.
Small birds typically do this to drive away potential threats from places such as food sources, nests, or offspring. Eastern Kingbirds are well known for aggressively defending their turf, and this individual quite likely has a nest nearby. Watch more LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys
