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Sea Eagle double catch

To: Tony Ashton <>, Birding-aus <>
Subject: Sea Eagle double catch
From: Gordon Cain <>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:21:14 +1000
Thanks Tony. 

‘Emerge’ was my imprecise language, not his. I’ve only seen a sea eagle grab a fish once — and my two sons both got a far better view of it than I did!

Happy birding!
Gordon in Schofields, NW Sydney

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On 15 Jun 2021, at 5:54 pm, Tony Ashton <> wrote:


Hi Gordon,

Not so rare. Snatch and double grab on school of fish given the bird will react to what its talons touch.
But your friend was wrong to suggest eagle emerged with the fish. Eagles don't plunge underwater.

Cheers
Tony Ashton

On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 2:53 PM Gordon Cain <> wrote:

A friend of mine was yesterday at Garie Beach, Royal NP, south of Sydney.

 

He watched a Sea Eagle fly off a cliff, hit the water, and emerge with two fish. ‘Either two fish, or a fish with two tails!’

 

Has anyone seen or heard of such a sight before?

 

He’s not a birder, but he’s reliable nonetheless.

 

Warm regards

Gordon in Schofields, NW Sydney

 

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