Golden Eagle catching Fox

[observe]

I came across this interesting bit of 'Falconry'

The Golden Eagle is a large, dark brown raptor with broad wings.
Its size is variable:
it ranges from 66 to 102 cm (26 to 40 in) in length and it has a typical wingspan of 1.8 to 2.34 m (5.9 to 7.7 ft).
In the largest race (A. c. daphanea) males and females weigh 4.05 kg (8.9 lb) and 6.35 kg (14.0 lb).

Swaer, this thing is HUGE!

 

[spike.t]

that was amazing

 

[Macs B]

They are amazing hunters, in Europe they have been used to take small deer like the roe, see:

 

[Wolverine67]

Considered as a pest by many here at my place, since they can take a lot of lambs. And there are a LOT of them around here, mainly because they are a protected specie. I would even guess that picture are from Norway?

 

[Nyati]

Impressive animal !

 

[observe]

nyati,i also just love these featherd 'predators' from all over the world!