New Eagle Nest

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Originally Posted by noreast

OK, I just saw the video, Seems to be a small fox and it was nowhere near 20' of the ground and was losing altitude as the fox kept re positioning. But pretty cool none the less.

Your reply had me revisit the video—and there are several versions. Some have improved the lighting, which had me question the frame below.

If you check a frame where the battle appears above the brighter horizon, the eagle has switched talons—holding the rabbit in her right talon, and the fox with her left talon. At this point, the fox really begins to struggle! The rabbit is tucked in tight.

The eagle, who seemed to have planned on only one dinner, loses altitude and drops the fox at about 3-4 feet above the ground. Did anybody see the second fox in the video?

I've concluded that the fox could not have been "unharmed" and the rabbit was never dropped. I didn't note which of the sites produced the opinion below, but it was "fake news".

IMHO.

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