The doves were crowding the squirrel here.
The doves wanted the peanuts and they grew their numbers into a crowd.
An amazing occasion that I am showing you here as those doves can swallow a whole peanut still in its shell. They wanted the nuts, but the squirrel was in the way. So they thought that they could scare the squirrel away with their numbers.
Come and see how this assault ended.
They were milling around and some jumped onto the oak logs.
The squirrel was watching the doves as he ate.
See how he turns to make them aware that he was watching them.
Things became a bit worrisome as the leader of the doves approached the squirrel and he let out a call.
The reinforcements arrived and the doves were no match for three squirrels on the warpath, so the doves made a getaway.
Animals can communicate with each other and whenever there is danger they all have alarm calls. I have heard the squirrels many times up in a tree sounding the alarm call when there is a cat or a predator around.
The crows for instance can also sound an alarm call to summon other crows to a battle when a big raptor bird is close.
It's amazing how they can all gather and help each other.
Nowadays a person can get robbed in the street and nobody will come to their rescue. If only...
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Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
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