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bobfriedman

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adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« on: December 09, 2018, 11:47:38 am »

adult eagle on a red breasted merganser

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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2018, 01:17:27 pm »

"And the winner is..."

That is nature in the raw. I'm not sure how you can identify the merganser, however. Did you see the whole grab before the dismemberment?
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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2018, 01:55:00 pm »

My word that image must have taken some catching. You must have invested a lot of time.
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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2018, 02:02:59 pm »

... how you can identify the merganser, however...

It is clearly red breasted, Eric ;)

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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2019, 01:22:14 pm »

Pointy beak plus webbed feet, non-wading waterfowl, and not black (not an Anhinga) - some merganser or other.
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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2019, 04:11:49 pm »

The "red breasted" part is obvious.  ;D

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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2019, 04:30:12 pm »

The "red breasted" part is obvious.  ;D

-Dave-
I see. From an autopsy on the Eagle.   ;)
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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2019, 07:17:30 pm »

so his buddy came by and grabbed the merganser. slightly younger eagle

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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2019, 08:11:42 pm »

That's a great shot, too!  Eagles sure do like to filch from each other.
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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2019, 08:14:08 pm »

"Nature red in tooth and claw."  Well, beak.

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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2019, 09:58:10 am »

Great shots. Nature is not always nice, some win and some loose…
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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2019, 10:15:48 am »

That was good!
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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2019, 07:19:31 pm »

Great ‘catch’ all around!
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Re: adult eagle on a red breasted merganser
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2019, 06:30:30 pm »

Great Catch
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