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Index of Subjects This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=__PartA796DF89.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As a sheep farmer, I have noted eagles scavenging dead or moribund = animals. So that is not unexpected. =20 I have seen Ravens attack lambs (usually black ones), and on one occasion, = perforate the peritoneum of a ewe that had wandered out and got stuck in = deep snow. =20 Andrew >>> Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> 10/08/2012 12:55 PM >>> There was a CBC news item yesterday about a farmer in Maccan complaining = that Eagles were attacking and eating his lambs. There are "several = Eagles' nests" there. I have never heard of Bald Eagles behaving this way, = but it reminds me of similar stories years ago regarding Golden Eagles in = the English Lake District, where I used to go hiking in my youth. I don't = know if that was ever proven. I thought Bald eagles just eat dead chickens = and live fish. Any comments? Richard --=20 ################# Richard Stern,=20 Port Williams, NS, Canada sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --=__PartA796DF89.0__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-15" http-equiv=3DContent-Typ= e> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7601.17824"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Segoe UI"> <DIV>As a sheep farmer, I have noted eagles scavenging dead or moribund = animals. So that is not unexpected.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have seen Ravens attack lambs (usually black ones), and on one = occasion, perforate the peritoneum of a ewe that had wandered out and got = stuck in deep snow.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Andrew<BR><BR>>>> Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>= ; 10/08/2012 12:55 PM >>><BR>There was a CBC news item yesterday = about a farmer in Maccan complaining that Eagles were attacking and eating = his lambs. There are "several Eagles' nests" there. I have never heard of = Bald Eagles behaving this way, but it reminds me of similar stories years = ago regarding Golden Eagles in the English Lake District, where I used to = go hiking in my youth. I don't know if that was ever proven. I thought = Bald eagles just eat dead chickens and live fish. Any comments?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Richard<BR clear=3Dall> <DIV><BR></DIV>-- <BR>#################<BR>Richard Stern, <BR>Port = Williams, NS, Canada<BR><A href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" = target=3D_blank>sternrichard@gmail.com</A><BR>###################<BR></DIV>= </BODY></HTML> --=__PartA796DF89.0__=--
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