Eagles fishing

BlackCatIslander · 05-20-2012, 12:36 PM

Late Friday afternoon, we were on our deck with friends enjoying the first gin and tonics of the season and looking across to the Ossipees when we spotted an eagle in a slow glide. The eagle then did an 180 degree turn and descended to just above the water to catch a fish. Just as that was happening, the eagle's mate came into view and flew to a perch in a large pine near us. The eagle that caught the fish again reversed direction and disappeared from view.

We were admiring the eagle in the pine tree when we noticed that about 8 to 10 crows started harassing the eagle and squawking constantly. The crows would fly right at the eagle and then put the brakes when 3 or 4 feet away and would seem to hover momentarily before turning away to repeat the process. In the meantime, the fish catching eagle landed in the pine near the other. Eventually, one of the eagles decided to head for home with an escort of two or three noisy crows.

The other eagle suddenly appeared skimming slightly above the water just beyond our dock where it caught a large fish and very slowly gained altitude following it's mate. We were all fascinated by the show!

05-20-2012, 12:36 PM	#1
BlackCatIslander Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 201 Thanks: 52 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	Eagles fishing Late Friday afternoon, we were on our deck with friends enjoying the first gin and tonics of the season and looking across to the Ossipees when we spotted an eagle in a slow glide. The eagle then did an 180 degree turn and descended to just above the water to catch a fish. Just as that was happening, the eagle's mate came into view and flew to a perch in a large pine near us. The eagle that caught the fish again reversed direction and disappeared from view. We were admiring the eagle in the pine tree when we noticed that about 8 to 10 crows started harassing the eagle and squawking constantly. The crows would fly right at the eagle and then put the brakes when 3 or 4 feet away and would seem to hover momentarily before turning away to repeat the process. In the meantime, the fish catching eagle landed in the pine near the other. Eventually, one of the eagles decided to head for home with an escort of two or three noisy crows. The other eagle suddenly appeared skimming slightly above the water just beyond our dock where it caught a large fish and very slowly gained altitude following it's mate. We were all fascinated by the show!