Eagle versus ......

[boneaddict]

This was fun to watch.   It was a long ways away so I apologize for the footage.  An Osperey is a little bigger than the average blackbird dive bombing your head.

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[Austrian Hunter]

cool, what was that little guy try to do Did you get his A$$ kicked?  Thanks for sharing!

[Idabooner]

Great pictures Doug. These species are bitter enemy's as well as being fierce competitors for food.

[bowhunterforever]

Those are some awsome pics

[lokidog]

Nice photos but it looks more like a member of the Buteo family, maybe a Swainsons Hawk.  Osprey have narrower wings than the buteos.  They generally have that very distinctive wrist patch on the underside of the wing.  Did you get any photos of the bottom.

We see the red-tails (also a buteo) harassing the eagles all of the time.

[boneaddict]

Yeah, I got some close ups of him after he gave up and came to a tree on my side of the pond.  I'll bring them up in a bit.

[PacificNWhunter]

Cool pictures!

[DOUBLELUNG]

Yeah, I got some close ups of him after he gave up and came to a tree on my side of the pond.  I'll bring them up in a bit.

I'm going to vote for an accipiter myself - immature goshawk:
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Very cool pics!

(I didn't take the above shot, I wish)

[boneaddict]

My flight pics don't show "enough" white to be an Osprey, was my original thought.  Then after closing I was sure it was.  Still waiting for access to my laptop where my pics are at.

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Here he is up close....

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Interesting enough, either earlier in the day, or the day before(time kinda runs together) I was photographing this one and a bald eagle flew down the lake and he went after it.  Its the first time I had seen it and I was mad I didn't get it on film.  Then to have it happen again.....
Is this just a more mature version, and the first one is Jr.

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