8 June 2021
Ravens and coyotes can work together but not when a fledgling raven is involved. A motion detection camera captured this mother raven’s reaction when a coyote came too close to her fledgling.
#1 Nature Rule: NEVER mess with Mama’s babies! #raven #coyote #cameratrap pic.twitter.com/DMe7v27TIe
— Melissa Crytzer Fry (@CrytzerFry) June 6, 2021
Keep your distance! Stay away from my baby!
p.s. Sometimes ravens and coyotes work together. See these anecdotes from the Adirondacks (https://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/behavior/communication-between-common-ravens-and-eastern-coyotes-an-observation) and San Francisco (https://coyoteyipps.com/2010/06/11/crows-and-ravens/).
(screenshot from embedded Twitter video by Melissa Crytzer Fry @CrytzerFry)
How did that coyote know that bird was coming in from above? Must have heard it?