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At a late spring choir party on the lawn in Grand Pre one fine evening about 8 years ago now, the farmer and I watched an eagle who was nesting in the woods at the top of the corn patch go down to the ditch across the road out to Boot Island, snag a large muskrat, and carry it back wiggling and thrashing to its nest. It had to "put down" part way there as apparently it was losing its grip on the muskrat who must have been rather heavy and was certainly fighting with every ounce of energy for its life. So the eagle got a better hold and took off to the nest and made it there on the the second attempt. I don't think a Great Horned Owl would have the strength to prey upon a muskrat; however they are known to capture skunks and hang them in trees where they consume them later. I don't know how the two animals would compare in weight, if they were approximately the same length. It was quite a feat. JEEEEEEEEEEEEET
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