morris wrote:
A falcon killed an eagle that got too close to it's nest in New Jersey a couple of years ago. The falcon dove at full speed and hit the eagle in the neck and the eagle went limp and fell into the Hudson River.
Many years ago a friend of mine who ran an autumn hawkwatch for the Hawk Migration Association of North America saw things turn the other way: a redtailed hawk was repeatedly divebombing a golden eagle, and after a few minutes the eagle had had enough. It waited for the next attack, folded one wing, flipped over on its back, grabbed the hawk with one of its talons and took it down to a tree and ate it.
tshore wrote:
Wow what a sequence to capture! Don't mess with Peregrines!
Thanks!
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kimknapp wrote:
👍
Glad you liked the title😉
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gcooke0522 wrote:
What a great action sequence. I have captured the Eastern Kingbirds tackling the much larger Swainson's Hawks because they were flying through their nesting territory. Always nice to see.
Gordon
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richrwk wrote:
Wow. Great moment to capture. Thanks for sharing this amazing behavior.
My pleasure, happy to be able to😁
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birdied wrote:
Amazing set of images. The eagle lost a lot of feathers !
Birdie
Thanks Birdie.
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KE_Photo wrote:
Fantastic stuff! It takes a lot of patience and expert skill to catch moments like these.
On an aside - I love the last one especially in context, because the eagle looks really pissed off! ha ha
In the next several shots the Eagle was eyeing the falcon and "yelling" at her. Had to show it😉
