BITEME Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Father in Law sent me this yesterday dont no where he got it mumbled something about a hunter taking it Enjoy not a good day to be a scavenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 (edited) That is a Golden eagle those birds of prey are huge. Make my MaCaw look like a budgie. I kept birds of prey for allmost six yrs back in the UK used to help out a local birds of prey rescue. They are awesome birds so much power & majestic at the same time. That really is a neat shot. Edited January 5, 2007 by nautifish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 awesome shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mistyriver1 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Very, Very Cool indeed. Thanks Peter. Just saved a copy of that baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Is that real!? I know those golden's are big but it makes that canid look like the size of a bunny! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 The golden eagle is in Size - Length of about 3 feet (.92m). Weighing up to 15 pounds (7kg), with a wing span of up to 7 feet (2m). Being a great hunter, the golden eagle seldom eats carrion. Its hunting territory extends up to 162 square miles (260 square km). Diet - Groundhogs, marmots, foxes, skunks, cats, rabbits, grouse, ground squirrels, crows, pheasants, meadowlarks, tortoises, and snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Amazing shot, 15lbs with power like that, WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clampet Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 And a red Fox. The other bird looks like either a MagPie, but I'm guessing a Whisky Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Can you imagine having that bird in your house like a pet budgie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carp Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Awesome shot. I love watching those large birds in action. Lots of bald eagles in the area I moose hunt. I could watch them all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Little trivia for ya. Did ya know that a group of Golden eagles is infact called a > Kettle of eagles. Did you also know that the golden eagle can reach speeds from 200 to 320 km/h when diving. Pretty incredible huh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 This past summer behind my cottage an osprey and a heron battled over a small pike. The heron ended up with the fish. I would have bet on the osprey beforehand. We also have bald eagles nesting a kilometer away for the last several years.They are huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacklebuster Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I had to save that pic too, great shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Cool image...not real..but cool anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pameladallaire Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Up here the Ravens fight cats over garbage. Neither win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Cool image...not real..but cool anyway. Yeah, I think this is a Photoshop creation as well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trophymuskie Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 A few years ago some lady almost lost her dog to a grey owl, lucky for her the dog was chained down . :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 It looks real to me, if it is photoshop they did a nice job. I think it's something that could take place in nature anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 well if its real or photoshop its still a really cool picture for sure cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 It certainly looks real to me. Why would anyone claim that it's not real? Snopes seems to agree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 It certainly looks real to me. Why would anyone claim that it's not real? Snopes seems to agree with me. You are correct DanC, Snopes does not lie! Check out the series of photos taken buy the Finnish photographer, wild.... Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 You are correct DanC, Snopes does not lie! Check out the series of photos taken buy the Finnish photographer, wild.... Burt Wow. Thanks Burtess. I hadn't checked that link out. That pretty much seals the deal I'd say. The photos are as real as they come. Here's the LINK to the rest of the photos in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thanks for the link Dan, those are amazing shots for sure. I bet the photographer got paid $50,000 tops from national geographic or something for this once in a lifetime shot, but the paparazzi gets a million for a lazy shot of Paris Hilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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