[NatureNS] Northern Goshawk and Prey

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Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:33:46 -0400
From: "Randy Lauff" <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
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>  A number of years ago, I watched as a northern goshawk killed a duck in
> the middle of a large lake.  The duck being too heavy to lift, it grabbed
> the bird in it's talons and back stoked with the wings to shore, where it
> proceeded to eat the duck.  If I had not seen such I never would have
> believed such a thing as possible.
>

I watched an eagle kill a heron about 15 years ago; this happened over water
and the eagle had to swim to shore with the prey. However, it did more of a
butterfly stroke, not a backstroke.

Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

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<div>&nbsp;A number of years ago, I watched as a northern goshawk killed a duck in the middle of a large lake.&nbsp; The duck being too heavy to lift, it grabbed the bird in it&#39;s talons and back stoked with the wings to shore, where it proceeded to eat the duck.&nbsp; If I had not seen such I never would have believed such a thing as possible.</div>
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<div><br>I watched an eagle kill a heron about 15 years ago; this happened over water and the eagle had to swim to shore with the prey. However, it did more of a butterfly stroke, not a backstroke.</div>
<div>&nbsp;<br>Randy<br>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br></div>

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