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> From: Theresa Simendinger <cowgirltns at rockisland.com>
> Date: July 12, 2006 10:56:14 PM PDT
> To: tweeters-owner at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> Subject: Bald Eagle Behavior
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>> From: Theresa Simendinger <cowgirltns at rockisland.com>
>> Date: July 9, 2006 4:00:17 PM PDT
>> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>> Subject: Re: Tweeters Digest, Vol 23, Issue 9
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>> Hello,
>> I was wondering if it is common to see a Bald Eagle attack a Great
>> Blue Heron? On July 2 we had a neighborhood small wooden sailboat
>> race. this was located in the backwaters of Mitchell Bay on San Juan
>> Island outside of Friday Harbor. We were all amazed to see an Eagle
>> attack a Heron which by this time was swimming(!) in the middle of
>> the racing boats (about 20). The Eagle dove repeatedly at the Heron
>> which was now swimming and looking dazed in the middle of our small
>> sailboat race. The Eagle attacked until the wounded bleeding bird
>> flopped into one of the boats. Then it flopped back out of the tiny
>> boat and we couldn't see what happened after that as we spectators
>> were on shore.
>> I have never seen a Heron swim or a Bald Eagle attack a Blue Heron.
>> While kiacking out side Snug Harbor, I have seen several different
>> evenings a Bald Eagle do fake dives at an Canada Goose that honks at
>> it as it swims alone in the sea.
>> Are any of these behaviors common? Herons swimming, Canada Goose
>> alone in the sea night after night, Bald Eagles attacking them, both
>> full grown...
>> I'm new here, maybe all this is common place?
>> Tess
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Theresa Simendinger ? 655 Kingfisher Lane, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 ?
360-378-8332
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