Neighborhood Residents Fight Over Food Right in Front of My House!!
Ok, not what you're thinking......but a neat sight nonetheless. Basically the animal version of what is going on at Walmart over a role of toilet paper. Just wish I could have captured photos/video:
So there I was, sitting on my front porch just after sun-up. Over the house comes one of the resident ospeys with a good-size fish in its grip. In hot-pursuit was one of the local bald eagles, who proceeded to dive hard on the osprey. The two locked up mid-flight and nearly fell out of the sky. They then recovered and proceeded to chase each other in circles around my front yard, barrel-rolling and fighting. Finally, the osprey dropped the fish in the yard and took off. The eagle flew over and sat on the ridge of the neighbor's roof. Then, the osprey returned, repeatedly swooping and diving at the eagle, who just sat and took it in stride. Eventually the osprey gave up and left. The eagle then moved in to collect the fish out of my yard, but before he got there, about 10 crows showed up and went after him, making a huge ruckous. Some chased him, while the others made an attempt at the fish. It was too big for them to carry off, though. Eventually, the eagle made his move, swooped in, grabbed the fish and was gone. Really neat scene to watch play out. Amazing how cool and composed the eagle was the whole time. No question he is dominant in the area.
So there I was, sitting on my front porch just after sun-up. Over the house comes one of the resident ospeys with a good-size fish in its grip. In hot-pursuit was one of the local bald eagles, who proceeded to dive hard on the osprey. The two locked up mid-flight and nearly fell out of the sky. They then recovered and proceeded to chase each other in circles around my front yard, barrel-rolling and fighting. Finally, the osprey dropped the fish in the yard and took off. The eagle flew over and sat on the ridge of the neighbor's roof. Then, the osprey returned, repeatedly swooping and diving at the eagle, who just sat and took it in stride. Eventually the osprey gave up and left. The eagle then moved in to collect the fish out of my yard, but before he got there, about 10 crows showed up and went after him, making a huge ruckous. Some chased him, while the others made an attempt at the fish. It was too big for them to carry off, though. Eventually, the eagle made his move, swooped in, grabbed the fish and was gone. Really neat scene to watch play out. Amazing how cool and composed the eagle was the whole time. No question he is dominant in the area.
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We have a resident paid bald eagles that lives in the swamp/ bottom lands behind our house near the river . See them frequently hunting in the fields around the house . Magnificent sight !
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Cool. I've been fortunate enough to see both, eagles and osprey catch fish. But I've never seen what you described. 0 -
When the chipmunks and squirrels die on my birdfeeder I put them on the riverbank. Ive had as many as 4 Eagles land and feed on them until they carry them away. I set out a camera and also get mink pictures. Crows find them sometimes so fast, Im amazed at how they do it. 0 -
They really are something. Whenever we have a leftover ham bone, my wife puts it out in the yard. Most of the critters just peck or chew at it, but when the eagle shows up, he scoops it right up. 0 -
I once saw a pair of eagles doing their mating ritual starting high in the sky. Locked together in a free fall and then before crashing to earth, they separated. I was in a small fishing boat out on a lake at the time.
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Thanks for that story 0 -
took a dead possum about half mile from home and dumped it in the road ditch....just a lite breeze and when i came back from town a buzzard a half hour later had already found it....wide open nothing in sight when i left it there.... 0 -
Click Bait. 0 -
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Click Bait.
Ok, maybe a little.....but, technically, the title is 100% accurate. 😉
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