OSPREY ATTACKING AN AMERICAN BALD EAGLE 3/16/11

[66SiK]

There are eagles in FL? Interesting, I never knew that.

[krazy45cat]

@66SiK over 1,500 nesting sites 

[MrPparrish]

thanks...ive seen similar behavior at assategue island in maryland. the closest ive come is seeing an eagle take out a seagull in midair, then dove into the water with it and drowned it, at which point the female eagle came along and they both shredded the poor thing. one of the coolest yet most gruesome things ive witnessed.

[krazy45cat]

@MrPparrish I wish I could catch the pair that live on the intercoastal by my house feeding in water . I'll keep trying till I get it .

[krazy45cat]

@MrPparrish I wish I could catch the pair that live on the intercoastal by my house feeding in water . I'll keep trying till I get it .

[MrPparrish]

where was this filmed?

[krazy45cat]

@MrPparrish In fla

[dzita88]

interesting, not much footage but it seems like the eagle is going for the ospreys nest?

[krazy45cat]

@dzita88 Osprey was swooping on the Eagle . The Eagles have been raiding it nest stealing food .The nest in the tree is an Eagle nest .

[42sundown]

We have raised 2 nests of sparrow hawks. One a lady caught some kids tearing the nest out of her Arborvitae when going to school and another that got thrown to the gym floor at SIU when the exhaust fan was turned on. Also called kestrels, they are a hoot. Lots of work (and chicken) but it's gratifying even years later to find one sitting on a clothes line post, a picnic table or a mailbox. Great little birds who always knew where home was. I think that raptors are special, like cheetahs.

[42sundown]

No sweat, good try. If you could do something like that well, you could go to work for NatGeo. I could hear the osprey and see the eagle give the defensive move. Just a streak of the osprey, probably coming in at at least 60 mph, and then the eagle give way. Speed and agility in the bird world. I have seen it all my life sparrows after blackbirds, krackles, and starlings....blackbirds after crows....crows after redtail hawks, and hawks after eagles.....Tough as long as conditions permit.

[krazy45cat]

@42sundown It was so hard to capture on film thur the view finder . The Eagle sprung right up talons first .It was really something to see :)

[IloveSPIDERZ]

@deeryker Your fault for being on YouTube wasting time looking at videos! Don't blame the uploader because he has a right to put a video up.

[Jubel06]

what it doesn't show is the Eagle throwing a fish to his fellow Eagle on a swing route to the flats with an Osprey jumping the route then dashing back to his nest for a feast with the other Osprey. SEA!!!

[krazy45cat]

@Jubel06 I wish , they aren't back at the nest site this year :(

[Jubel06]

@krazy45cat

Eek! I was referencing a football game, but that is disconcerting news.

[aeroliner750]

agressive wouldnt know didnt see anything

[krazy45cat]

@aeroliner750 guess you had to be there

[ralpht1965]

Horrible shooting, really no point in putting this up.

[krazy45cat]

@ralpht1965 Thanks for watching , I guess you had to be there :)

[bomanton]

that could have been awesome but the filming was bad with the zooming.

[krazy45cat]

@bomanton I guess you had to be there , the best I could do

[web2sign]

where's the fight? XD

[krazy45cat]

@web2sign Best I could get on film :(

[asacanaway]

I have an Osprey nest across the street. One year, on two different occasions, I discovered a pair of bloody Osprey wings in my front lawn (but no Osprey either time). I don't know about not taking it further than that. I didn't witness it myself, but what other animal do you think could rip off an Ospreys wings...both of them?

[krazy45cat]

@asacanaway Where do you live ?

[asacanaway]

@krazy45cat Colonial Beach, VA

[asacanaway]

@krazy45cat We're on the Potomac River. We have a fairly large population of Osprey, and at least a pair of Bald Eagles (that's the most I've seen at any given time). I hadn't seen the Eagles until fairly recently, but I've been told they've been here for years. I used to travel a lot, so I wouldn't have known. I know when the Eagles are anywhere close because the Osprey go nuts.

[krazy45cat]

@asacanaway Sounds Like you were right on your guess . I hope to get more videos this year with Eagles

[xKoNeZx]

dude buy urself a tripod

[krazy45cat]

@xKoNeZx I use two cameras at the nest .One on a triopod the other on a Glock stock .I didn't see any videos on your page ? What do you use ?

[krazy45cat]

@xKoNeZx I use two cameras at the nest .One on a tripod the other on a Glock stock .I didn't see any videos on your page ? What do you use ?

[Grroocx]

These two species have lived side by side through thousands of years. They are both opportunists with a great love for fish. Neither bird cares much about pursuing things beyond what this video shows; but, in an eagle nest, the dominant youngster may push its weaker sibling out of the nest. They are very tough birds.

[krazy45cat]

@Grroocx The Eagles have been stealing the ospreys fish from its nest all year . I went back to the same nest this wensday . theEagles are back and the osprey nest is waiting for them :)

[Grroocx]

@krazy45cat, as long as the opportunity exists, the eagles will be there. Somehow this apparent liability might even benefit the ospreys in the greater scheme of things—comparable to predation, for example, generally benefiting a prey species. Also interesting: Ospreys abandon nests when disturbed by subtleties, yet create new nests of their own volition in noisy places such as ferry docks. Thanks for the post.

[harr77]

I'm guessing Osprey came to his senses and left eagle alone eventually.

[krazy45cat]

@harr77 Eagles steal the Osperys fish all the time :)

[ewtoutdoors]

Think my money is on the Eagle. You are so lucky to be capturing this, it will be a memory that will last for a long time. They can be nasty about there young and nest. Thanks for sharing with us, take care and have a good one.

[krazy45cat]

@ewtoutdoors They were on edge for the rest of the afternoon :)

[TheMultiGunMan]

Great stuff!!!!!

[krazy45cat]

@TheMultiGunMan I need a camera man :)

[goodnightChesty1775]

man those things are so badass.

[krazy45cat]

@goodnightChesty1775 it was Krazy how it came up talons first . Like a 6-8 wing span , he was pissed !

[jsrscbr]

Thumbs up if you think the Eagle just got trolled.

[usframe]

better tell that osprey about the significant fine involved!

[krazy45cat]

@usframe It was really something to see . After that a guy sat down very close under the nest ( Not Me ) and the eagle was so worked up that he was swooping down way to close the guy and circling the tree about 4 times . I had the female jump off the nest last week and come towards me . Not a good feeling .

[unclecow]

wow

[krazy45cat]

@unclecow I've got some other footage .It was awesome the Eagle Almost caught the Osprey .

[krazy45cat]

@unclecow I've got some other footage .It was awesome the Eagle Almost caught the Osprey .

[TheGoodOlBoyzChannel]

well hell, i asked you who would win in a fight a while back and now there fighting, wow

[krazy45cat]

@TheGoodOlBoyzChannel The Eagle Wins !!!

[willwood487]

goes to show you animals have no fear.

[krazy45cat]

@willwood487 That or really judgement :)

[chevymudding01]

Oh ya kick its but

[krazy45cat]

@chevymudding01 It was pretty cool to see the whole fight

[hatsan38]

youre lucky !! catch  the scene like that.....

[krazy45cat]

@hatsan38 I know :)

[Mr2fierce]

osprey got some balls

[krazy45cat]

@Mr2fierce big ones :)

[ArtisanTony]

Go Eagle Go! :)

[krazy45cat]

@ArtisanTony amazing !

[RugerFanRyan]

Great vid!! Wow Bald Eagles already looks like mean s.o.b.s you'd think other birds would think hell no I'm not messin with that! lol. Thanks for putting this up!

[krazy45cat]

@RugerFanRyan those talons went up first to protect himself

[nofgood4live]

some nice footage bro!

always cool to see

[krazy45cat]

@nofgood4live 200 ft away from me :)

[Sasquatch7foot]

Hey Gerry....Ever try Corona and Orange Bacardi while watching those Eagles????

[krazy45cat]

@Sasquatch7foot I'm not gonna drink in the graveyard !

[Sasquatch7foot]

@krazy45cat I know about your Zombie Apocalypse, but I want to know if you ever tried Orange Bacardi and Corona mixed.....@ home. I have some Corona, but want you opinion if you've tried the orange rum instead of the Limon.....I don't like the Limon...PERIOD!!!

[krazy45cat]

@Sasquatch7foot no i haven't . let me know how it tastes .

[WHFOutdoors]

Wow thats pretty cool! Wish i could have been there to watch.

[krazy45cat]

@WHFOutdoors It was something else :)

[joeyjoerocky]

It seems man and animals all fight for the same thing. Food, shelter and females:)

[krazy45cat]

@joeyjoerocky You think we would have learned by now :)

[ryanjcus]

LOL Thats neat. good vid!

[krazy45cat]

@ryanjcus Luck to catch it

[cutlerylover]

damn commy osprey bastard!!!!!!!!

[krazy45cat]

@cutlerylover Really brave little bird 

[mbyr31]

So very cool!!

[krazy45cat]

@mbyr31 It went on for a couple of mins :)

[MyHollowpoint]

I've watched them do the same thing to ducks on the water. No intentions of making a meal just having fun harrassing them :)

[krazy45cat]

@MyHollowpoint It was way too cool to see it :)

[TheJebus88]

nice bird!!

[krazy45cat]

@TheJebus88 You know it

[TheJebus88]

@krazy45cat if I know?