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Re: [OM] IMG: Paddling Home to Roost

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Paddling Home to Roost
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 17:14:07 -0400
PS: Great story!


On Aug 7, 2011, at 7:26 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> Seeing your ducks reminded me of a rather amazing sight yesterday.  We 
> were visiting friends at their lake-side cabin in Pennsylvania.  We had 
> only just walked in the door when someone shouted that there was an 
> eagle floundering in the lake that appeared to be drowning.  We looked 
> immediately through the expansive glass sliding doors and, sure enough, 
> about 40 meters away, there was a sopping wet and very bedraggled 
> looking bald eagle setting in the water.  He was flapping his wings as 
> hard and fast as he could while trying to take to the air but making no 
> headway.  His wings were drenched and we were truly concerned that the 
> eagle might drown.
> 
> Suddenly, from directly across the lake, there came a duck flying a few 
> meters above the water.  We were astonished because the duck was coming 
> very fast and clearly making a bee-line right at the eagle.  Then the 
> eagle saw the duck coming and, apparently with some duck-induced 
> adrenalin, made a few extra strength wing flaps and suddenly rose up out 
> of the water... with a gigantic fish in its talons.  The eagle seemed to 
> stumble a bit with its huge and heavy load but eventually began to pick 
> up some speed and altitude.  At that point the duck broke off its attack.
> 
> Do eagles know something about ducks that we don't?  Maybe you should 
> use great caution the next time you are photographing ducks.  :-)
> 
> Chuck Norcutt

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