Trout Poachers -- Caught on Film

Halfordian Golfer wrote:

On Mar 26, 7:57 am, Conan The Librarian wrote:

Halfordian Golfer wrote:

The death of an animal is 'funny'?

You might want to re-read what he wrote. What was funny was that
the folks watching the eagles thought they were neat until one of them
(the eagles, not the people) snatched a duckling.

So what is your point in joining this thread with that comment?

Chuck Vance (hey, it's not like he advocated that the eagle
practice C'n'R)

"a Bald eagle came down and snatched up a duckling, off it
went cheep, cheep".

I guess I just like baby ducks chuck.

I'm sure ROFFians all over the world can rest easier knowing that.


Chuck Vance (guilt trips: they're not just for trout anymore)

"Halfordian Golfer" wrote in message
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On Mar 26, 7:57 am, Conan The Librarian wrote:
Halfordian Golfer wrote:
On Mar 25, 9:59 am, "JT" wrote:

We have several Osprey and a family of Bald eagles (every now and then
a
Golden eagle will show up) on our lake. Is great fun to watch them fish
throughout the spring and summer. They mostly just take fish, however I
have
watched them take ducklings on two occasions, once when we had a family
up
for a BBQ, the kids had just been down feeding a momma duck and her
babies
(which I normally don't allow, since they become a problem) shortly
after
they finished, a Bald eagle came down and snatched up a duckling, off
it
went cheep, cheep... Earlier they thought the eagles were so neat,
after the
snatching, they didn't like eagles anymore. It was pretty funny.

"It was pretty funny".

The death of an animal is 'funny'?

You might want to re-read what he wrote. What was funny was that
the folks watching the eagles thought they were neat until one of them
(the eagles, not the people) snatched a duckling.

So what is your point in joining this thread with that comment?

Chuck Vance (hey, it's not like he advocated that the eagle
practice C'n'R)

"a Bald eagle came down and snatched up a duckling, off it
went cheep, cheep".

I guess I just like baby ducks chuck.

Bone

....and it's okay to throw a native cutthroat in a pan full of bacon grease
eh? Oh, that's RIGHT, it will make the fishery better to do so....

Hook, line and sinker,
JT

"Halfordian Golfer" wrote in message
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On Mar 25, 9:59 am, "JT" wrote:
"Daniel-San" wrote in message

. net...

http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578

(I doubt the DNR folks will be writing too many tickets to these
unlicensed fishermen . . .)

Great photos!

We have several Osprey and a family of Bald eagles (every now and then a
Golden eagle will show up) on our lake. Is great fun to watch them fish
throughout the spring and summer. They mostly just take fish, however I
have
watched them take ducklings on two occasions, once when we had a family
up
for a BBQ, the kids had just been down feeding a momma duck and her
babies
(which I normally don't allow, since they become a problem) shortly after
they finished, a Bald eagle came down and snatched up a duckling, off it
went cheep, cheep... Earlier they thought the eagles were so neat, after
the
snatching, they didn't like eagles anymore. It was pretty funny.

As someone else mentioned, the Osprey will try and gang up on the eagles
if
they are by themselves, If there are two eagles together fishing, the
Osprey
stay away. It's odd, smaller birds, Osprey, and Black birds (crows) will
all
harass the bald eagles, I've never really understood why?

JT

"It was pretty funny".

The death of an animal is 'funny'?

Nice try big guy, still licking you wounds from the AF thread eh?

JT

The osprey's talons kinda "lock on" to the fish so the prey doesn't flip
off of the "hook". Osprey have been known to drown after they go under
water and latch on to a fish that is too big for the bird; the fish
dives and the osprey can't (or won't) let go.

We are lucky enough to have several osprey nests along our stretch of
the river and enjoy watching (and listening) to the families that move
in for the summer.

-Bob

nice.......



On Mar 24, 4:07*pm, "Daniel-San"
wrote:
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578

(I doubt the DNR folks will be writing too many tickets to these unlicensed
fishermen . . .)

-Dan