Posted on 04/29/2016 8:09:22 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
It was inevitable, from the moment video cameras went up over Pittsburgh area bald eagle nests, that viewers would eventually see something disturbing.
On Tuesday, eagles at the nest site in the Hays neighborhood brought a young cat into the nest to feed their two eaglets.
"After reviewing the footage, we believe the cat was dead when it was brought to the nest," said Rachel Handel, spokeswoman for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. "We don't know if it was a pet or feral. It's impossible to know if the cat was killed by the eagle or was a roadkill, but eagles are opportunists and just as apt to take something that's already dead as something that's alive to feed their young."
On regional eagle chat boards, some were squeamish or disturbed that the scene was live-streamed on a popular viewing site. Others speculated about the meal's identity until Handel turned the event into a learning moment.
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Driving from Cedarville, Calif on Hwy 299 to I-5 in 1985 in Ford truck, towing horses in large trailer. Eagle swooped down & picked up LARGE LIVE RATTLESNAKE from road & started to fly away. SLOWLY.....
When the eagle cleared the truck, it wasn’t 4 feet from the windshield. All I can still see was the size of that RATTLESNAKE & how I was worried that the whole mess might smash thru the windshield. I HATE SNAKES. Had too many encounters with them while riding.
Needs more ketchup.
In order to have safe zones, they need to have rights. To get rights for them, liberals will need our money. A new tax is coming soon.
“It’s one of those ‘Circle of Life’ kind of things” - Hopper (A Bug’s Life)
wow! that would have been so cool to see!!
Because kitteh tastes better than tempeh.
Hmmm?
I guess making the case an eagle opened the sliding glass door is a bit of a stretch, huh?
Just wait until the eagle brings in a baby seal!
and sharks aren't picky either!!
All these birds walking around on the ground naturally draws the neighborhood cats. They hide in the grass, trying to sneak up on the feeding birds.
The birds don't like being stalked by the cats, so when they see a cat lurking around, they swoop in behind and peck him on the head when he's not looking. This startles and infuriates the cat, and ruins his hunt.
The birds are much too small to actually hurt the cats, and the cats are house cats who rarely if ever catch a bird. Nobody gets hurt, but it is fun to watch.
We occasionally get cats show up on the ranch and if they fight with our barn cats they get shot and tossed out for whatever critter wants to eat them. If they don’t fight with our barn cats they get shot and tossed out for whatever critter wants to eat them.
Memo to cat owners: Don’t let your cat out of the house if you live in Pittsburgh or northwestern Wyoming.
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What about ALF, he loved cats!
I don’t recall ever seeing him at dinner time?
ALF: The only good cat is a stir-fried cat.
LOL!
News Alert!
Not all animals are vegan!!!!!!
Sorry, PETA, this behavior IS “ethical”.
Just ask the bird.
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