A few years ago I too was also priveleged to see some pre-adult Bald Eagles
harassing an Osprey with a rather large fish on Lake Ponderay in northern
Idaho. The airial acrobatics were awe inspiring to say the least. The
outcome was that the two eagles eventually forced the Osprey to drop the
fish at about 60' over the water and one of the Bald Eagles picked it out of
mid air about 30' over the water. It was one of the birding highlights of
my life. I later wondered if they had preplanned who was to come up with
the fish and whether they shared it or not. Given the Osprey population at
that time on the lake, there probably was no shortage of fish for them to
get in that manner, though.
.
Harry Thomas

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two osprey, one with fish, both being harassed by almost-adult bald eagle...
ten minutes after we saw all three disappear in toward the park, the eagle
is seen headed to juanita beach with a fish... hmmm...

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