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Birds of prey pursuit

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  • Successful hunt

    Successful hunt

    An osprey carries a catfish in its talons

  • Scanning

    Scanning

    An osprey scans the sky as it carries a catfish in its talons

  • Soar

    Soar

    An osprey soars through the sky with a catfish in its talons. During nesting season, the male hunts and provides food for the female who is protecting the nest

  • Soar

    Soar

    An osprey soars through the sky with a catfish in its talons

  • Heading home

    Heading home

    An osprey turns back towards its territory, carrying a catfish in its talons for its mate. During nesting season, the male hunts and provides food for the female who is protecting the nest

  • Back to the nest

    Back to the nest

    An osprey turns back towards its territory, carrying a catfish in its talons for its mate. During nesting season, the male hunts and provides food for the female who is protecting the nest

  • Changing course

    Changing course

    The osprey sees something in the distance and alters its flight path

  • Changing course

    Changing course

    The osprey sees something in the distance and alters its flight path

  • Watching

    Watching

    Overhead, the osprey circles with its fish as it watches the sky

  • Watching

    Watching

    Overhead, the osprey circles with its fish as it watches the sky

  • Watching

    Watching

    Overhead, the osprey circles with its fish as it watches the sky

  • Watching

    Watching

    Overhead, the osprey circles with its fish as it watches the sky

  • Changing course

    Changing course

    The osprey sees something in the distance and alters its flight path

  • Retreat

    Retreat

    The osprey starts flying away from its territory

  • Retreat

    Retreat

    The osprey starts flying away from its territory, with the fish in a single talon

  • Enter the bald eagle

    Enter the bald eagle

    A bald eagle appears in the sky, flying towards the osprey

  • The chase

    The chase

    A second bald eagle appears behind the first, and the chase begins

  • The chase

    The chase

    The eagles are gaining on the osprey

  • The chase

    The chase

    Bald eagles often steal food from other birds of prey, like osprey

  • The chase

    The chase

    The osprey tries to out maneuver the eagles, but the gap is closing

  • Surrender

    Surrender

    50 seconds into the chase, the eagles are gaining on the osprey. and it decides to let go of its fish in an effort to save itself.

  • The catch

    The catch

    A bald eagle successfully catches a released fish from an osprey, after a lengthy pursuit. A second bald eagle swoops behind as the osprey changes course

  • The steal

    The steal

    The successful eagle looks down at its stolen bounty as the osprey, lightened by the release, soars high above the eagles

  • The getaway

    The getaway

    The bald eagle soars off with its stolen catch

  • The getaway

    The getaway

    The bald eagle soars off with its stolen catch

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