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Old 08-03-2011, 06:23 PM   #20
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Post Osprey Victimized Again! 8/3/2011

About 10-AM, the Bald Eagle came out of the direction of Welch Island, and was fairly close to my sailboat. So I got out my camera—which this time was on a lanyard and prepared to take a photo.

He turned directly overhead, making my photo especially difficult, but I saw what he was after—still another free meal from an Osprey!

Above Camp Boycroft, the Osprey sharply turned, taking advantage of a "tail" wind, and had accelerated feverishly in the direction of Parker Island. The two disappeared behind the treeline over Wolfeboro's old airport runway, but I can guess the outcome: No fish dinner for the Osprey.

About ½-hour later, the Eagle returned overhead, but flying contentedly in the direction of Red Hill—in the distance—to the northwest.

I couldn't get both birds in the photo, but you can see an energized Bald Eagle over Tuftonboro Neck's Marriott Compound:
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