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Bald Eagle
Flying Away with a Stolen Rock Pigeon |
I walking around the marina in Sanford a little while ago, and I had a pretty memorable experience. As I walked by a tree, a young Cooper's Hawk with a Rock Pigeon flushed and flew up into a different tree. That was surprising and cool enough, but a Bald Eagle must have seen all that happened, and it flew over to investigate the tree with the Cooper's Hawk.
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Bald Eagle
It was so close to me that this is a full frame image.
With its eyes on the Cooper's Hawk it didn't seem to care about me one bit. |
It then descended into the tree, and the Cooper's Hawk freaked out, flew into another tree, and dropped its prey. This photo is not as sharp as I would like, but I believe this is a full frame image, or nearly so. The action took place so close to me, I didn't even have time to back up.
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Cooper's Hawk
Freaking out and heading into another tree with a Rock Pigeon |
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Bald Eagle with Rock Pigeon
You can make out a little bit of the bird at the bottom of the rame, but unfortunately,
I didn't have much choice but to cut off the eagle's tail. |
The eagle lost no time in thieving the Rock Pigeon. I tried to backup to give it more space, but once I moved it flew off.
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Bald Eagle in Flight |
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