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Eagle takes Sika deer
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| 23 Sep 2013
| Staff
Posted on 09/23/2013 4:38:16 PM PDT by rjbemsha
A camera trap set out for endangered Siberian (Amur) tigers in the Russian Far East photographed something far more rare: a golden eagle capturing a young sika deer.
The three images only cover a two-second period, but show an adult golden eagle clinging to the deer's back. Its carcass was found two weeks later, just a few yards from the camera, initially puzzling researchers.
"I saw the deer carcass first as I approached the trap on a routine check to switch out memory cards and change batteries, but something felt wrong about it. There were no large carnivore tracks in the snow, and it looked like the deer had been running and then just stopped and died." said lead author Dr. Linda Kerley of ZSL, who runs the camera trap project. "It was only after we got back to camp that I checked the images from the camera and pieced everything together. I couldn't believe what I was seeing."
TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: deer; eagle; predation; sika
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A camera trap set out for endangered Siberian (Amur) tigers in the Russian Far East photographed something far more rare: a golden eagle capturing a young sika deer.
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posted on
09/23/2013 4:38:16 PM PDT
by
rjbemsha
To: rjbemsha
Wow.
My sister lived on the plains of Colorado and she witnessed an eagle take her cat, that seemed possible, this is unbelievable.
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posted on
09/23/2013 4:44:12 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Stand or die)
To: rjbemsha
And then the eagle flew into a windmill farm and was killed.
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posted on
09/23/2013 4:49:04 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(Still crazy after all these beers.)
To: rjbemsha
Golden Eagles are larger than Bald Eagles.
We have several of each in my general neighborhood (less than 1 mile from my home).
Had a good size black bear in my trash can at 4:00 AM today - did not do any damage. He left a BIG poop in the driveway!
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posted on
09/23/2013 4:49:34 PM PDT
by
BBB333
(Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
To: rjbemsha
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posted on
09/23/2013 4:51:05 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: rjbemsha
On our last fishing trip we saw eight golden eagles.
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posted on
09/23/2013 4:55:37 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(INFIDEL)
To: gorush
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posted on
09/23/2013 4:57:26 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Stand or die)
To: rjbemsha
There were no large carnivore tracks in the snow, and it looked like the deer had been running and then just stopped and died. 
The snows tell many stories.
To: gorush
Murderer....
Couple of those bounces look like they mighttuh hurt...
LOL
Awesome!
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posted on
09/23/2013 4:59:17 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: gorush
Great video! There were some pictures of a dead mountain lion and a mountain goat posted here a couple of months ago. The mountain lion had tried to catch the goat on a cliff and they both feel off and died on the road below. It took place at Glacier National Park.
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posted on
09/23/2013 5:01:50 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
09/23/2013 5:02:19 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: LibWhacker
We see those in our backyard, but it is only rabbit tracks that end abruptly in the snow.
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posted on
09/23/2013 5:03:12 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: rjbemsha
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posted on
09/23/2013 5:06:06 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
To: svcw
Eagle claw. Is this true?
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posted on
09/23/2013 5:10:00 PM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: gorush
Ok, now I am afraid to fall asleep tonight!
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09/23/2013 5:11:37 PM PDT
by
WomBom
("I read Free Republic for the pictures")
To: gorush
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posted on
09/23/2013 5:20:02 PM PDT
by
advertising guy
( Congress should not be afraid of Rush Limbaugh, Congress should be petrified of God)
To: rjbemsha
Like something out of “The Lord of the Rings”
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posted on
09/23/2013 5:26:49 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
To: LibWhacker
That’s clear evidence right there in the snow that the deer sprouted wings and flew away.
To: eyedigress
He’s waiting for a phone call
To: rjbemsha
I live very close to the Mississippi river. At certain times of the year bald eagles are so common we don't take a second look. If the river freezes over there will still be open water by the locks and they will gather there. I have counted over 80 eagles in one spot. They are quite used to people and will sometimes fly over at 20’ or so. To get an idea of the wing size just think of cutting a 4x8 sheet of plywood in half lengthwise.
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posted on
09/23/2013 5:58:24 PM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
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