![]() ![]() You’ll watch the encounter first in real time, followed by a slow-motion replay. In the third video, an osprey is on the attack again-this time, with a weapon! The target is some Canada geese. This slow-motion capture, filmed at 240 frames per second by Drew Fulton, is stunning. In it, an osprey attacks a bald eagle that’s on the beach, feeding on a large catfish. In the second video below, you’ll see that the tables have been turned. ©From the video “Osprey Attacks Eagle-Slow Motion,” Drew Fulton Osprey assaults eagle-and interloping geeseīut ospreys, too, launch their share of attacks-and some of them are on eagles. When an osprey attacks a bald eagle that’s feeding on the beach, the eagle flips over with talons up, in an attempt to defend itself. With the chicks in this video-named Eric, Little B and Spirit, who was taken-being much larger and ready to fledge any day, it seemed as if they were safe from another eagle raid. Unfortunately, this particular pair of ospreys, fondly called Rachel and Steve by loyal viewers, suffered a previous bald eagle attack and lost all of their brood. The footage was recorded by a National Audubon Society camera focused on the osprey nest on Hog Island, Maine and it’s said to be one of the best videos ever of eagle predation. One of the osprey parents suddenly enters the frame ready to defend the nest, but it can’t match the speed and strength of the eagle, which manages to nab one of the chicks with its huge talons before taking off. At dusk, with both osprey parents away, the bald eagle sweeps in from over the water toward the nest containing three chicks. ![]() In some rare, film footage, which is shown first below, you’ll see a bald eagle attack on an osprey nest. Ospreys require nest sites in open surroundings for easy approach, with wide, sturdy bases and safety from ground predators, such as raccoons. ![]()
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