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GOLDEN EAGLE attacks a deer
Aquila chrysaetos
©Milan Krasula

With one set of talons grasping its back the outlook wasn’t good for this fawn as a golden eagle swooped in for the kill. But a split second later the deer managed to duck out of danger as it scrambled under a fence forcing the bird of prey to release it, and rise back up into the sky.

The dramatic scene which played out during an eagle hunt was captured by photographer Milan Krasula.Source

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My sister sent me a link to the following video this morning of an eagle dragging a goat off a cliff. Please Note: it is amazing but disturbing footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e2AINr0kJE

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10 Facts About Golden Eagles:

1. Though they are present across much of the Northern Hemisphere
2. The highest density of Golden Eagle nests is in California.
3. Has a typical wingspan of 1.8 to 2.34 m (5.9 to 7.7 ft).
4. Golden Eagles use their agility and speed combined with extremely powerful talons to snatch up prey including rabbits, marmots, ground squirrels, and large mammals such as foxes, wild and domestic cats, mountain goats, ibex, and young deer.
5. They will also eat carrion if prey is scarce, as well as reptiles.
6. Birds, including large species up to the size of swans and cranes have all been recorded as prey.
7. The Eurasian subspecies is used to hunt and kill wolves in many native communities, where their status is regarded with great mystic reverence.
8. They are monogamous and remain together for several years or possibly for life.
9. They build huge nests to which they may return for several breeding years.
10. Females lay from one to four eggs, and both parents incubate them for 40 to 45 days. Typically, one or two young survive to fledge in about three months. Source

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