Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Bald Eagles at work

At the office yesterday, for some reason I glanced up and out the window, and there were two bald eagles out flying over the river here in Redding, being harassed by a red tailed hawk.  The hawk would dive at the pair, and then, just like a scene from Marty Stouffer's Wild America, the target eagle would swing around mid flight and they'd go talon to talon.

I had no idea hawks and eagles didn't get along.

Sorta like this, but higher, without the tree:


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  1. LLOctober 30, 2019 at 7:05 AM

    And crows don't like either hawks or eagles.

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  2. WDSOctober 30, 2019 at 7:12 AM

    Or Owls for that matter. We've got a nesting pair of Red Shouldered Hawks on the property and they go ballistic at the first sign of a Red Tail.

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  3. BarbaCatOctober 30, 2019 at 7:56 AM

    Speaking of owls, I like to watch the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam - https://dickpritchettrealestate.com/eagle-feed.html

    Here is an example of an owl attack:

    SWFL Eagles ~ Owl Strikes Harriet HARD ~ Knocking Her From Perch! ~ H & M Give Chase! 10.26.19
    https://dickpritchettrealestate.com/RnOj_3PqWBE.html

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  4. Gorges SmytheOctober 30, 2019 at 9:23 AM

    They're all nest raiders so none like the others.

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