I had a standard poodle who snatched a golden eagle out of the air and killed it. Golden was flying too low investigating the poodle as possible prey. Golden thought it was safely high. But birds have no concept how high poodles can jump from a standing position. Once the bird was to the ground, it was no contest. The dog outweighed the eagle by multiples and has four feet on the ground, not two. It was over in an instant.
THAT IS UNUSUAL- YOU CAN FIND YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THE GOLDEN EAGLES KILLING WOLVES- srry cps lock- it’s pretty wild- they grasp on and don’t let go even when the wolf is rolling down a hill- their talons are sunk deep into the wolves-
Of course if the poodle caught it by surprise, the eagle might not have known what to do being surprised and all- you were fortunate the eagle didn’t go into attack mode
here’s a video of it- it looks to me though that they might starve the eagles to get them to hunt because the eagles are eating like they haven’t eaten in awhile right after the kill- they just look famished-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw