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    Eagles eating more geese in Eastern Passage or I just notice more?

    Hi, That seems to echo a slightly different philosophy from what the German experts usually express. They argue that there's not such thing as a "correct" number for any particular species, and in fact the idea of "regulating" populations is the favourite hobbyhorse of the hunting lobby over...
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    Eagles eating more geese in Eastern Passage or I just notice more?

    Hi Phil, Highly impressive! :-) Summary of the German text: - The cranes noticed an approaching (juvenile) eagly and were alarmed. - The eagle came closer, and the cranes panicked. - The cranes' reaction was to run around on the ground in tightly packed groups. - Finally, a juvenile crane...
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    Eagles eating more geese in Eastern Passage or I just notice more?

    Hi Phil, Great pictures, thanks a lot! That's the exactly scene I missed because the eagle didn't surprise only the geese, but me too! ;-) Regards, Henning
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    Eagles eating more geese in Eastern Passage or I just notice more?

    Hi Niels, Admittedly, I have no idea how often the eagles' attempts fail :-) My impression from observing their flight patterns is that eagles apparently like to check out interesting birding sites from some height and a fair distance, and then come back later, approaching at a fairly low...
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    Eagles eating more geese in Eastern Passage or I just notice more?

    Hi Niels, I've seen a White-tailed Eagle land with a freshly caught (and still alive) Barnacle Goose in its talons. I missed the actual strike - technically, it must have happened right in front of my eyes, but with hundreds of scared geese flying around, I probably looked somewhere else at...
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