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[LisaG1967]

clarinda and STL - Beautiful pics !!!!

[clarindagirl]

November 3, 2021, Wed., Morning --  Mallards --  Flyway

Preening, Napping and Gone

[eburgbirdwtchr]

2 pm-ish on the Flyway.  Interesting scrum between BEs and SHCs.  Wish I knew what the objectionable matter is (I imagine eagle food, but don't understand the cranes' problem unless food = crane)  Anyway....the cranes win on coordination in the mass attack.  But the eagles keep throwing in more troops.  Thanks cam ops!  Enjoyable interaction.

[clarindagirl]

2 pm-ish on the Flyway.  Interesting scrum between BEs and SHCs.  Wish I knew what the objectionable matter is (I imagine eagle food, but don't understand the cranes' problem unless food = crane)  Anyway....the cranes win on coordination in the mass attack.  But the eagles keep throwing in more troops.  Thanks cam ops!  Enjoyable interaction.

Thanks Raptor Resource, Cam Operator and eburgbirdwtchr  for bringing our attention to the SCRUM!  My husband and I watched it over and over trying to identify the source of action.  It appeared to be an Immature Eagle with a larger than average fish, who tried to hide in the weeds to no avail.  I never was able to get a screen capture.  The eagles are notorious food stealers, they were not in my estimation defending him from the Sandhill Cranes.  Although the Cranes feed on grains and plants, they also eat insects and small life forms.  So my guess is they were after the food.  It looked like a scene out of The Lord of the Rings, if only a hobbitt-looking racoon had shouted out "The Eagles are Coming."  would have been perfect.  Thx again!

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[eburgbirdwtchr]

Thanks Clarindagirl for your input.  Had to mouse your text to get a white on blue background to read it though....red on gray was difficult until 200X magnification and then half the text was off the page and not scrollable. 
Still impressed how the cranes aren't deterred by those eagle talons.

[T40cfr403]

Great Spirit Bluff Falcons: Pelican feeding frenzy and Bald Eagle swimming (explore.org 11 03 2021) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4NNvBer5yI&ab_channel=LizzyGEaglespirit

Eagle grabs duck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9SVQiYf9uA&ab_channel=GlenLoyd

[LisaG1967]

Great Spirit Bluff Falcons: Pelican feeding frenzy and Bald Eagle swimming (explore.org 11 03 2021) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4NNvBer5yI&ab_channel=LizzyGEaglespirit

Eagle grabs duck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9SVQiYf9uA&ab_channel=GlenLoyd

T40, thanks for the video. 

[STLbf]

The area at GSB is the best place to watch eagles hunting ducks in the water. They eagles come in low and the duck dives, over and over.

Here's a sub-sub-adult BE on perch this afternoon.

[BrokenLug]

Migration freeway deluxe.
We've been peeking in accordingly. 
http://tiny.cc/c24luz

[STLbf]

Migration so interesting! Thanks, BL.

Whole gang of BEs trying to land on that popular, small deadfall early this morning.  Funny.

[clarindagirl]

November 6, 2021, Saturday, Mallard in the Sun, Flyway

[STLbf]

Clarinda, beautiful pics of the mallard in the sun!

Pelicans are still at the Flyway in big numbers. Wonder when they depart for warmer places?

[clarindagirl]

November 7, 2021, Sunday  -- Horned Owl  -- Flyway

[T40cfr403]

Mississippi River Flyway Cam. Something spooky ended lunch - explore.org 11-08-2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTUdnTvv9Q

[LisaG1967]

Mississippi River Flyway Cam. Something spooky ended lunch - explore.org 11-08-2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTUdnTvv9Q

Thanks, T40....I wonder what it was that scared them away.