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Bald Eagle stealing a fish from Osprey

Haliaeetus leucocephalus & Pandion haliaetus

Photo by Tom15
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28.5364, -81.0176

Field Notes

Notes:

The Orlando Wetlands Park has a number of Ospreys and Eagles. This Osprey was flying with a fish in its talons, when 2 adult Bald Eagles chased the Osprey until it dropped the fish and one of the eagles picked it up from the water.

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Comments (4)
Tom15
Emily the poor Osprey didn't have much choice than to drop its fish and fly off.
EmilyMarino
Poor Osprey! That is a loose loose situation for that guy!
Tom15
Rosa, thanks for the comment. Too bad the Osprey had to do all the work only to loose its food.
Rosa Maria
I've heard of this, but I have never seen it! Nice! They are such opportunists. Poor Osprey.

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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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Raptors of North America
Birds seen in Florida
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PublishedApril 7, 2014

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