Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post

ApS · 04-13-2013, 02:39 PM

I've seen this eagle behavior before, except that it was a diving duck that was unable to fly off with his flock of about one hundred other birds. (Perhaps wounded during the hunting season).

The water had poor visibility, so the eagle had to keep a good height (100-feet) above the surface. The duck would surface—breathe—then dive quickly again. I thought the eagle was going to give up, but the duck lost the next day.

The Loon has an advantage of a four-minute+ diving ability, but the disadvantage of a narrow space in the ice. Having seen this drama before, I'm not hopeful for the Loon.

04-13-2013, 02:39 PM	#2
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,935 Thanks: 2,204 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	I've seen this eagle behavior before, except that it was a diving duck that was unable to fly off with his flock of about one hundred other birds. (Perhaps wounded during the hunting season). The water had poor visibility, so the eagle had to keep a good height (100-feet) above the surface. The duck would surface—breathe—then dive quickly again. I thought the eagle was going to give up, but the duck lost the next day. The Loon has an advantage of a four-minute+ diving ability, but the disadvantage of a narrow space in the ice. Having seen this drama before, I'm not hopeful for the Loon.