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Bald eagles will sometimes fight to the death, especially over nesting territory. As our numbers of local bald eagles increase, so will territorial disputes as they usually require a mile apart between nests. Here is a short video of a recent bald eagle rescue performed by Ben Wurst of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. Both eagles had talons locked and were hanging for an unknown amount of time. Ben is in charge of restoring nesting habitat and he monitors and bands osprey nests throughout the state as well as working with peregrines and other raptors. Unfortunately, the outcome of this rescue was unfavorable for both eagles. Here's the video:

http://www.app.com/story/news/local/southern-ocean-county/tuckerton/2015/02/22/tuckerton-eagle-rescue/23854107/

The shot is a reworked image from several years ago, captured from under an umbrella in the pouring rain.

Feb 24, 2015 at 08:40 PM

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Herb, thanks for the education on the territorial behavior of the eagles. The video was interesting. Nice photo of the eagles preparing to battle over the fish.

John

Feb 24, 2015 at 09:11 PM

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Beautiful shot Herb. Very interesting video and article.

Birdie

Feb 24, 2015 at 09:14 PM

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That is a great action shot Herb. Looks like they are playing catch with that fish

TFS
Geoff

Feb 24, 2015 at 09:22 PM

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Great image, Herb.

When eagles lock talons, it almost becomes a game of chicken.

Henrik

Feb 24, 2015 at 09:41 PM

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Amazing shot, Herb

- Tam

Feb 24, 2015 at 10:17 PM

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Wow

Herb an amazing video and article!
I watched the whole video.
So sad the article said the one that was alive didn't make it

Thank you so much for sharing it!
Goodnight

Feb 24, 2015 at 10:24 PM

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Amazing shot Herb...it looks like a guy on the Lower East Side trying to sell one of his watches from inside his trench coat...thanks for sharing the video too!
Eric

Feb 24, 2015 at 10:27 PM

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Excellent still Herb. Interesting video as well.

Feb 24, 2015 at 10:59 PM

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A very nice action shot Herb. Too bad about the other two eagles. Since they were fighting, I assume they were not a pair. Does that mean there are two unpaired eagles, or is there time for the remaining eagles to pair up before nesting season ~ Ron

Feb 24, 2015 at 11:08 PM

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JohnKS wrote:
Herb, thanks for the education on the territorial behavior of the eagles. The video was interesting. Nice photo of the eagles preparing to battle over the fish.

John

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and shot John.

Feb 25, 2015 at 08:14 AM

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birdied wrote:
Beautiful shot Herb. Very interesting video and article.

Birdie

Thanks for checking it out Roberta.

Feb 25, 2015 at 08:15 AM

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arbitrage wrote:
That is a great action shot Herb. Looks like they are playing catch with that fish

TFS
Geoff

Something like that.

thanks for the reply.

Feb 25, 2015 at 08:16 AM

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hnilsson wrote:
Great image, Herb.

When eagles lock talons, it almost becomes a game of chicken.

Henrik

Thanks for stopping by Henrik. It was interesting to see that it took 3 guys to pull the talons and birds apart.

Feb 25, 2015 at 08:17 AM

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canon.eos30d wrote:
Amazing shot, Herb

- Tam

Thanks a lot Tam

Feb 26, 2015 at 06:24 AM

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BeeBalm wrote:
Wow

Herb an amazing video and article!
I watched the whole video.
So sad the article said the one that was alive didn't make it

Thank you so much for sharing it!
Goodnight

BB

Thanks for the comments BB

Feb 26, 2015 at 06:25 AM

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eyelaser wrote:
Amazing shot Herb...it looks like a guy on the Lower East Side trying to sell one of his watches from inside his trench coat...thanks for sharing the video too!
Eric

I remember that, but that was more in the 70's and 80's I think. I don't know, are those guys still doing that in the city ?

Feb 26, 2015 at 06:26 AM

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KCollett wrote:
Excellent still Herb. Interesting video as well.

Thanks Ken

Feb 26, 2015 at 06:26 AM

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surfnron wrote:
A very nice action shot Herb. Too bad about the other two eagles. Since they were fighting, I assume they were not a pair. Does that mean there are two unpaired eagles, or is there time for the remaining eagles to pair up before nesting season ~ Ron

I'm not sure of their nest status, but it's likely they are from two separate pairs.

Feb 26, 2015 at 06:27 AM

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What a shot, excellent work.

Feb 26, 2015 at 12:03 PM

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