FRIGGIN BALD EAGLE GOT OUR POODLE !!!

The only eagle I have seen locally is a caracara, the so-called "Mexican Eagle." But it is really just a large falcon. It prefers a scavenger lifestyle of eating dead things, much like a vulture does. If they can't find anything else, they are known to prey on small mammals such as rabbits. They do have a striking appearance.
 
Seems the eagle didn't like the taste of poodle.

In my area it's the gators and coyotes that get the pets.
 
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DWalt said:
The only eagle I have seen locally is a caracara, the so-called "Mexican Eagle." But it is really just a large falcon. It prefers a scavenger lifestyle of eating dead things, much like a vulture does. If they can't find anything else, they are known to prey on small mammals such as rabbits. They do have a striking appearance.
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We call them the Mexican vulture.


Down at Brazos Bend State Park just a bit south of us I have seen them hanging with black-headed vultures around carrion.
 

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We had a little dog in Pittsburgh years back that was in the claws and teeth of a RedTail hawk. Owner lady had the last look at her toy whatever being torn up and eaten up on a utility pole. Those raptors usually make the kill when their claws first hit the prey.
The best a bald eagle can carry away is maybe 5-8 pounds, 10 probably tops. You got lucky she was not wounded from the talons. Crime or not, that bird would be on the Most Wanted List.
 
Wow, glad that didn't go as bad as it could have.

I had a similar situation with a red-tailed hawk some years back. I was rabbit hunting along the Tallahatchie River with a pack of small saddle back beagles. A big ol' red-tailed hawk swooped down and made a snag at one of the beagles and the dog actually made a couple of tumbles but the hawk wasn't able to latch on. The hawk kept on going and the beagle squealed like a sow hog but when I got it calmed down and checked out there wasn't a scratch on it either.
 
Pueblo, Colorado. My club is on a bluff overlooking the Arkansas River and I frequently spend afternoons watching ospreys and bald eagles hunting the river. I must admit that they are much better at fishing than I have ever been.

My home is at the edge of the prairie. Hawks and falcons are regular visitors and I have frequently seen pigeons and doves disappear in an explosion of feathers in my yard.
 
6518John said:
Best gun-dog I EVER hunted over was a big black standard poodle—Pete. He was far and away the best retriever of doves and quail I have ever seen including a Jack Russell that was a big field trial champion.

Pete was excellent water dog on ducks and geese too. His only weakness is he did not like to have to bust ice or hunt in bitterly cold weather. Neither do I so we got along fine!!!!
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That makes three of us!
 
After reading the title I thought the worse, glad it worked out OK.-:)

We have lots of Eagles and other raptors up here so I see them often.

Over the course of years we have had a few flatlanders have their cats taken at night by owls. They get told but I think they do not believe till their cat goes out one night and never returns.
 
Old Ben Franklin disliked the Bald Eagle and thought the Wild Turkey should have been our national bird. A Tom has a beautiful tail and, as hunters will attest to, is smart and difficult to hunt.
 
Maggie was very lucky. I have seen eagles pick up baby antelope.
Don't tell the feds, but I shot them to rescue the baby speed goats.

There has been an eagle's nest in a tree about a 100 yards from the house out at the ranch for decades.
Well, it's the only tree for miles. An eagle has got to do what it's gotta do.

Golden eagles help thin the pasture poodle population.
Let's just say they don't go hungry in the summer.
 
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Maggie is a very lucky dog. We have Golden and Bald Eagles up at our family cabin in north central Pa and are mindful of our small dogs when visiting. They've made an amazing comeback, the eagles that is.
It's all relative. Say what you will, but they kill to eat, not for fun. Can't say the same for a lot of people, or even our sweet little house cats!

John
 
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Thankful the eagle that plucked your poodle up was not able to get to cruising altitude! Around here, the problem is red tailed hawks that grab cats and little puppies. They commonly sit on the fence behind our house. The yard is small. They are never more than maybe 100 feet away. Beautiful. Sincerely. bruce.
 
Lucky pup.. Eagles are known to try again. So keep an eye on the pooch. We have 4 or 5 Goldens on the bluff in front of the house.. They catch young coyotes fairly often...good bird...but they also harass our chickens. The horned owls are better killers. Back east in Md when I took fishing parties...if the sports wanted to keep eating fish I'd go to a spot where Ospreys hung out...they were very vocal about free food. especially when they had young'un's. They are very efficient fishers. The eagles are efficient thieves ...stealing fish from osprey's regularly. I once saw an eagle swim to shore with an extremely large rockfish(striper). fish had to be 15 pounds. He got it to shore and while eating on it a bigger eagle took it away from him. keep an eye out for your pooch. Eagles always look for an easy lunch
 
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