Hungry Bald Eagle

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

My wife shot 360 pictures of this eagle feeding on a deer. No way that I can post them all, so here are a few. I can do a few more pics a little later.

Enjoy, these are cool, VPR

 

[Old Dog]

Outdamnstanding!!!

 

[travel]

great pictures.

 

[theviking]

Great shot! Thanks for the view.

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Just getting a bite to eat

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

For those wondering, these were shot with a Canon 40D.

VPR

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Great pictures VPR

 

[godisnum1]

Kinda looks like a fox to me, not a deer...

Bran <><

 

[rginn]

Outstanding pics, packrat, thanks for sharing. I'm seeing a lot of eagles but so far they cut out before I can get set up for the shot. Bald eagles prefer fish, but most folks don't know they will scavenge right along with the buzzards and crows.

 

[DKinPA]

Great pics!!! Thanks for posting!

DK

 

[theviking]

Kinda looks like a fox to me, not a deer...

Bran <><

Never seen a hoofed fox..

 

[godisnum1]

Kinda looks like a fox to me, not a deer...

Bran <><

Never seen a hoofed fox..

Didn't see the hoof... but why is the thing so furry??

Bran <><

 

[theviking]

Kinda looks like a fox to me, not a deer...

Bran <><

Never seen a hoofed fox..

Didn't see the hoof... but why is the thing so furry??


You would be furry also if you lived outdoors in vermont during winter.

 

[ivan salis]

thats why franklin did not want the eagle as our "national symbol"-- because it eats carrion no problem --the wild turkey was franklins pick for a "national bird / symbol"

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Why not a turkey pic too........

VPR

 

[Felinepeachy]

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

 

[DanB]

great pic's....

you know its hard to soar like an eagle when you are surrounded by turkeys.....

db

 

[River Rat]

Great pics

RR

 

[fossis]

Good pics, I saw an eagle once carrying a hawk in it's talons.

Fossis..........

 

[rginn]

You're right Ivan, and the more you study the habits of the two birds the more sense he made. The word turkey has a bad connotation these days, but they are pretty smart birds. Another thing most folks don't know, is eagles don't sound at all in real life like they do in movies. That high pitched long shriek is usually the cry of a RedTail hawk that filmmakers have dubbed into the soundtrack. Eagles sound more like chattering. And remember, you can't soar with the eagles if you hoot with the owls.