The eagles seemed to be cooperating & when the one that snatched the fish got
it, the other eagle did not seem to try to get it.
I can’t quite remember after that, but I think the 2 eagles flew off together.
I think Barbara said they might be a pair, by the way they were acting.
But we didn’t
Were the eagles cooperating in the harassment? Did they continue to compete for
the fish after the Osprey gave up? Did they go off together?
Also, has anyone seen an immature Bald Eagle successfully steal a fish from an
Osprey?
- - Dave Nutter
> On Aug 1, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Peter Saracino
Cool beans!
They ARE pirates those eagles
Pete Sar
On Sun, Aug 1, 2021, 9:56 AM Candace E. Cornell wrote:
> That is classic Bald Eagle behavior. Greater Black-backed Gulls will
> occasionally do this to Ospreys as well. Bald eagles are kleptoparasitic
> when it comes to fish. Eagles are
That is classic Bald Eagle behavior. Greater Black-backed Gulls will
occasionally do this to Ospreys as well. Bald eagles are kleptoparasitic
when it comes to fish. Eagles are always on the lookout for Osprey fishing.
They'll wait patiently for the Osprey to score, then the eagle hassles the
Last Thursday from East Rd at Knox-Marcellus Marsh, Barbara Clise, Mike Tetlow
& I watched 2 mature Bald Eagles chasing & harassing an Osprey that was
carrying a fish.
The Osprey tried hard to escape, but eventually the eagles caused it to drop
the silvery fish.
Both eagles swooped down after
