Bald Eagle chasing Osprey

A Bald Eagle in hot pursuit of an Osprey in an attempt to steal the Osprey's catch. It was quite a sight, with, at one point, the Bald Eagle flying upside-down underneath the Osprey trying to snatch the fish from the Osprey's talons.

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Great shot.

Very cool.

The interaction between birds of prey species is fun to behold.

What a cool shot, congrats on the capture.

Mike

Beauty capture and great timing. Well done.

Great catch. How long do we have to wait to see the one wth eagle upside down?

great stuff Dave

Very cool.

greenjeans wrote in post #17429242
Great shot.

Thanks greenjeans!

Phoenixkh wrote in post #17429264
Very cool.

The interaction between birds of prey species is fun to behold.

Thanks Kim!

Pike40 wrote in post #17429331
What a cool shot, congrats on the capture.

Mike

Thanks Mike!

budcam wrote in post #17429341
Beauty capture and great timing. Well done.

Thanks Dan!

Wallace River wrote in post #17429372
Great catch. How long do we have to wait to see the one wth eagle upside down?

Thanks Ian! I wish I could accommodate you on the upside down shot but unfortunately I did not catch that bit of the action as I was trying to get out of my truck/grab camera/grab tripod in what I can best describe as an excited panic at that particular moment.

Pondrader wrote in post #17429431
great stuff Dave

Thanks Jeff!

Peter2516 wrote in post #17429666
Very cool.

Thanks Peter!

Great capture Dave. Did the osprey hang onto its catch?

Wonderful capture Dave.

Nice behavioral/IF shot Dave.

Very nice catch and super shot.

Red Dexs wrote in post #17429923
Great capture Dave. Did the osprey hang onto its catch?

Thanks Red! Yes, the Osprey did prevail and made a clean get-away with the Mullet.

2n10 wrote in post #17429969
Wonderful capture Dave.

Thanks John!

TedEllis wrote in post #17430018
Nice behavioral/IF shot Dave.

Thanks Ted!

twincitybulldog wrote in post #17430558
Very nice catch and super shot.

Thanks Walter!

One of those moments when Lady Luck decides to favor you. Excellent seizure of that moment. Great shot! Wonder if birds really can fly upside down , or is it a glide/momentum thing. And did you remember to put in "Park" during the panic? I didn't-that car never was right after it was pulled out of the bay. Just kidding.