[NatureNS] Bald Eagle and Peregrine tangle at Sullivans Pond

From: "bernard burke" <blburke@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:46:04 -0400
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I tend to avoid Sullivans without a camera for fear of seeing something =
photogenic, but after work today being rather dreary out, light-wise =
anyway, I decided to chance it and swing by after work figuring there =
would probably be a large number of gulls to scrutinize. Sure enough =
there had to be the biggest number of gulls that I've seen there so far =
this winter on the ice and near the fountain. I wasn't there two minutes =
while checking them over  with some small binoculars from my car when =
all the gulls took flight. I looked to my right to see an adult Bald =
Eagle flying lower than usual, and I figured that it was going to try =
for a gull. Instead it ended up being distracted by the local Peregrine =
Falcon as it proceeded to dive at the Eagle, while the Eagle vocalized =
back at it as it ventured down towards the Pond ice. The Peregrine =
eventually veered off towards the tall buildings nearby. Turns out there =
was a gull casualty on the ice already that I did not notice previous =
and the Eagle proceeded to work on it...( perhaps the Peregrines =
previous kill ?).  I worked my way over to the other side of the Pond =
and the Eagle was allowing a fairly close approach for this area as it =
ate, but as expected, being it was rush hour, a couple of people in the =
immediate area when they noticed it ran from the street nearby, cameras =
or camera phones in hand and eventually it was just too much for the =
Eagle, who parted with its meal in the direction of the Harbor.

Bernard Burke
Dartmouth
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bernard Burke</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dartmouth</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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