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Juvenile Bald Eagle stealing the fish from an adult

 
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Nov 18, 2013 19:43 |  #1

I'm posting just a few frames, out of 30 image sequence, showing a juvenile Bald Eagle attempting to steal the fish from an adult:

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IMAGE: http://www.greggard.com/img/s5/v133/p770159625-4.jpg

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IMAGE: http://www.greggard.com/img/s10/v106/p871773107-4.jpg

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IMAGE: http://www.greggard.com/img/s5/v127/p714145649-4.jpg

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IMAGE: http://www.greggard.com/img/s9/v86/p1039523232-4.jpg

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IMAGE: http://www.greggard.com/img/s5/v125/p863360471-4.jpg


All this happened in less than 3 seconds!!!

You can watch a full sequence, showing a spectacular Bald Eagle acrobatics in midair, on YouTube: http://youtu.be/aPWrdy​L7hHc (external link)

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Nov 18, 2013 19:55 |  #2

Excellent series of images Greg, well captured.
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Nov 18, 2013 20:13 |  #3

Awesome! Looks like the adult managed to hang on to the fish, based on the last photo in your youtube video!


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Nov 18, 2013 20:22 |  #4

Really cool series Greg


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Nov 18, 2013 20:36 |  #5

Scrub wrote in post #16462227 (external link)
Excellent series of images Greg, well captured.
Stuart.

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Nov 18, 2013 20:36 |  #6

Scrumhalf wrote in post #16462272 (external link)
Awesome! Looks like the adult managed to hang on to the fish, based on the last photo in your youtube video!

Yep! :)

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Nov 18, 2013 20:36 |  #7

Pondrader wrote in post #16462289 (external link)
Really cool series Greg

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Nov 19, 2013 03:08 |  #8

Fantastic set Greg, must have been a thrill to watch, congrats!


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Nov 19, 2013 05:41 as a reply to  @ Oldjackssparrows's post |  #9

Well caught, Greg...nice to have the light on your side for that series.


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Nov 19, 2013 06:45 |  #10

Excellent series Greg. The talons locked images are on the top of my want list. Way to go!!!!!!!


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Nov 19, 2013 07:13 |  #11

These are quite simply FANTASTIC!


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Nov 19, 2013 07:19 |  #12

kids these days!


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Nov 20, 2013 20:29 |  #13

Oldjackssparrows wrote in post #16462965 (external link)
Fantastic set Greg, must have been a thrill to watch, congrats!

You bet! :)


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Nov 20, 2013 20:30 |  #14

Wallace River wrote in post #16463111 (external link)
Well caught, Greg...nice to have the light on your side for that series.

Got lucky ;)
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Nov 20, 2013 20:31 |  #15

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Excellent series Greg. The talons locked images are on the top of my want list. Way to go!!!!!!!

Thanks Ted!
I bet next time you will get them too ;)

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