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Very small birds sometimes like to hang around or even nest near large raptors. The small birds are too small to be worth eating for the big predators, but they keep smaller predators that might be a danger at bay. I’ve seen this specifically with hummingbirds.
True, but hummingbirds are also insane. That's why they're the God of war.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu%C4%ABtzil%C5%8Dp%C5%8Dchtli
Fascinating wiki rabbit-hole, ty!