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Golden Eagle (attacking Sandhill Cranes)

Golden Eagle (attacking Sandhill Cranes)

Aquila chrysaetus.

Rucker Canyon Road. Near Elvira. Arizona. USA. We were watching a large flock of Cranes that were feeding in a stubble field. After a short while all the cranes took flight with a cacophony of noise. They were being attacked by a single Golden Eagle which we later learnt had been feeding from the flock all winter.

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Uploaded on February 12, 2011
Taken on January 26, 2010