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Two of My Favorite Large Birds

Two of My Favorite Large Birds

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Two of My Favorite Large Birds, The Raven and The Bald Eagle. I actually witnessed this weekend an Eagle flying by my place and two Ravens were pestering him as he was flying by. The ravens stay around my place so it must be their territory. I would have thought, the eagle being so much bigger, that they would fly away from him.

Two of My Favorite Large Birds
Two of My Favorite Large Birds

by Sandra J

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40 Replies to “Two of My Favorite Large Birds”

  1. Interesting Sandra and the first shot of the Bald Eagle, it appears he/she has a look of disdain for the Ravens … he is saying “they are lesser beings than I and they torment me this way?”

  2. I’m extremely happy to see Bald Eagles doing so well again. We have at least one nesting pair soaring around over Norris Lake. Love to see them.

  4. Fabulous captures, Sandra, especially the Eagle landing. Size often does not matter in the territorial dispute—always interesting to observe these behaviors.

  7. I bet those Ravens are nesting right now? Eagles are harassed by just about everything out there that flies!
    Smaller birds are far more manueverble then the large eagles. Plus they only attack the back not the front where those talons and beak are!

    1. I was wondering why the eagle would put up with that. And now that you mentioned it, the ravens were staying behind him.

      1. Crows play a game,I call it “Let’s make the Turkey MOVE”!
        They see a eagle and will perch beside it but one will fly high above it and dive! It’ll dive at it’s back trying to get it’s talons into it’s backside! The eagle will use it’s wings as a shield as its mostly feathers!
        Once that Crow is tired it’ll perch and one of the other resting Crows will tag team.
        The objective of course is to bother it enough to make it fly away!

        1. They are smart birds, will any bird try to mess with an eagle on a nest? Or will the second eagle of a nesting pair chase off all intruders?

          1. someone once told me they heard of a Raven raiding a eagles nest for the eggs but I find that hard to believe?
            One or both are always on the nest or very close. The eggs need a constant temperature and will lose moisture If left alone.
            Nothing could get close to a eagles nest as they are always very close by and If any bird did try It most likely would be their last try.

    1. 😊 I was surprised to see them do that. The Eagle just moved on, he probably was not in the mood to tangle with those two.

  16. We have one of the world’s largest bald eagle populations where I live… so eagles all the time and I’m still surprised that the small birds will chase them off. I’ve even seen a small group of little little birds heckle them off. It’s pretty cool.

    1. I know, you would think the little birds would stay away. It is good to see so many eagles again. Their are plenty of them down here also.

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Sandra J

Sandra J

I am a traveling photographer, I like to travel rural America, the roads less traveled when I can. I love the great outdoors, my Photo Galleries contain Landscapes, wild life and a few just for fun photos. Thank you and have a great day.

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