[NatureNS] Eagles eating sheep?

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:15:21 -0300
From: "Andrew Hebda" <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca>
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As a sheep farmer, I have noted eagles scavenging dead or moribund =
animals.  So that is not unexpected.
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I have seen Ravens attack lambs (usually black ones), and on one occasion, =
perforate the peritoneum of a ewe that had wandered out and got stuck in =
deep snow.
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Andrew

>>> Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> 10/08/2012 12:55 PM >>>
There was a CBC news item yesterday about a farmer in Maccan complaining =
that Eagles were attacking and eating his lambs. There are "several =
Eagles' nests" there. I have never heard of Bald Eagles behaving this way, =
but it reminds me of similar stories years ago regarding Golden Eagles in =
the English Lake District, where I used to go hiking in my youth. I don't =
know if that was ever proven. I thought Bald eagles just eat dead chickens =
and live fish. Any comments?

Richard

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<DIV>As a sheep farmer, I have noted eagles scavenging dead or moribund =
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<DIV>I have seen Ravens attack lambs (usually black ones), and on one =
occasion, perforate the peritoneum of a ewe that had wandered out and got =
stuck in deep snow.</DIV>
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<DIV>Andrew<BR><BR>&gt;&gt;&gt; Richard Stern &lt;sternrichard@gmail.com&gt=
; 10/08/2012 12:55 PM &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>There was a CBC news item yesterday =
about a farmer in Maccan complaining that Eagles were attacking and eating =
his lambs. There are "several Eagles' nests" there. I have never heard of =
Bald Eagles behaving this way, but it reminds me of similar stories years =
ago regarding Golden Eagles in the English Lake District, where I used to =
go hiking in my youth. I don't know if that was ever proven. I thought =
Bald eagles just eat dead chickens and live fish. Any comments?</DIV>
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