Bird Attacks Raccoon
Cruising around Stanley Park, we heard this huge squawk.
Circling around this rock pillar on the shoreline was the angriest black bird I have ever seen. We watched for a few minutes as it swooped down to the tide line and then shot 30 meters above our head. There was nothing visible to have upset the bird, so we assume it’s nest had collapsed or an egg had fallen.
Then, out from beneath a rock crept this dopey raccoon. Like a crotchety old man, it sauntered along the stone path to the shore, where it began to feast on a starfish. This just happened to be the same starfish to which the bird had laid claim. I don’t think either animal really knew what the other was capable of, so neither went to any great lengths to challenge the other; the bird continued it’s torpedo dives and the raccoon looked up and barked once the bird was on its upswing.
Where We Lay Our Scene
In Comes the Intruder
Bird vs. Raccoon: Battle 1
The Raccoon Barks Back
The Raccoon has Found the Secret Stash
The Raccoon Eats a Starfish
The Bird Dives in for the Final Battle
That final swoop down did drive the raccoon off. The bird returned to it’s perch high on the rock and proceeded to stare at all the onlookers like we were crazy. And, that is the story of the battle of the bird vs. the raccoon.
Have you ever seen animals battle it out for food?
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Haha, this is hilarious. I once saw a seagull attack a fish as they fought over some bread we were feeding the fish. I’d completely forgotton about it until now so I’ll have to dig the photos out and get them online. Very funny!
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Who knew that those two animals would fight. If I were the fish, I’d be afraid to be eaten.
Too funny! I wouldn’t want to mess with that raccoon!
Right, that raccoon seemed kind of intense.
Yikes! I once saw two birds fight until one was killed – blood and feathers everywhere…
ugh, that’s horrible. yikes
Fun story and great photos. Do you live close by?
Thanks man. No, we don’t live near Vancouver, we were just traveling for a few days.
Amazing that you caught this all on your camera. I got lucky and witnessed a snake constricting a Jesus Christ lizard on the island of Roatan. The snake was distracted by my friend and I taking photos, so he let go of the lizard. I assumed the lizard was dead because he was completely stiff and still for 10 minutes. Then I saw him take a breath, and he eventually hopped away. Crazy!
That’s awesome that the lizard got away. What a crazy thing to see.
Wow a true clash of the titans moment well done capturing it in story form
Thanks Iain
Oh my gosh! I can’t believe you caught all that! Those darn raccoons look so cute, but they can be nasty…
Right, really the raccoon looked kinda dopey and cute…maybe starfish are to raccoons like bamboo is to koalas
What a drama! Love your pictures and captions. So, so funny.
Thanks Inka
Great blow-by-blow detail! It is amazing what animals will do. I have seen birds attack other birds to keep them away from their food but not something so much larger.
I was amazed too. It was crazy to see the raccoon bark back at the bird too.
I’m near a bird sanctuary right now and between that and the beach have been watching birds fight a lot lately–mostly with each other, but occasionally with squirrels and other small animals. A raccoon is much bigger, though! Those raccoon photos are really great!
So this bird sanctuary that you’re at is like the wild animal Thunderdome. Crazy. I’ve never seen a bird attack a squirrel.
Fantastic! Well done for capturing it!!
Thanks Robin
Great series of shots! Well done.
Thanks Theodora
Wow, all that action going down in Stanley Park? Great story, and great pictures!
Yeah, who knew Stanley Park was so full of wild animal actions. There was also this family of ducks & ducklings.
Way to go bird! I’ve never like raccoons as they tend to steal anything. Great actions shots.
I’ve never known anyone to be so against raccoons. hahaha.
Oh, nature, gotta love it
Never seen something like this, at least that I can remember. Cool that you happened to be around for it. Poor starfish though 
Right, that was the thing…all around Stanley Park there were animals eating Starfish. It was tragic.