Further to yesterdays posting, both birds were the losers. Hawk dropped the mouse, eagle missed it, dead vole now laying in a snowbank.
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Yesterday, I was lucky enough to shoot several hundred frames of this Bald Eagle chasing a Rough-legged Hawk. Until I was able to view the images on my computer screen, I was under the impression that the prize was the hawk. On a large screen, it became clear that the eagle wanted the vole that the hawk had caught. Seems like a large expenditure of energy for just a snack!
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A show down which lasted about ten minutes - this squirrel was determined to take over. Eventually it joined the owl in the hole, made a lot of noise, did a lot of tail wagging and eventually beat a retreat.
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I'm still breaking the ice each morning at the local culvert. Todays visitors include 3 Great Blue Heron, 1 gull, 1 kingfisher, and a mink decided to go fishing as well.
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