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hunting habits
Topic Started: Apr 28 2009, 11:03 AM (886 Views)
brdlvr
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I hope this is not a stupid question but do eagles ever (gulp) hunt their own kind? I am aware of the attack on the nest last year but do they cannabalize?(sp) seasick
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Eagle Guy
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If they do, it would be rare.
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harpo516
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which brings to mind - I would assume that eagles would eat a dead eagle if they came across it - I mean it's dead so wouldn't it be an easy food source????

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brdlvr
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Along those same lines then, I have another question. If eagles are carnivores as well as scavengers do they only bring fresh kills to their young?
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brdlvr,Apr 30 2009
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Along those same lines then, I have another question. If eagles are carnivores as well as scavengers do they only bring fresh kills to their young?

birdlvr,

No, bald eagles are highly opportunistic in both feeding themselves and their young - if scavenging opportunities present themselves then they may bring already dead and scavenged prey to the nest. If they catch the prey themselves they will also do that. In fact, on the Saanich eagle nest this year there have been several rabbits and other mammals brought to the nest that were still alive when brought to the nest and even when being consumed. I believe this has been observed on the Channel Islands nests on occasion as well.
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harpo516
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yes - we've seen live prey brought to the Channel Island nests
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Eagle Guy
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They would probably feed on a dead eagle if they found one, but it would be rare to find one.

Most of the prey brought to the nest are relatively fresh items, either that they pirated from gulls or other birds, that they caught themselves, or that fishermen pulled up and threw back. Almost all the birds they bring to the nest are freshly killed.
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sandie
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That brings a question to my mind Peter. You say it is rare to find a dead eagle. Is that just around here? Seems to me there would be lots of injured/dead eagles in other areas where the population is larger. They seem so vulnerable to so many things.
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