Play was interrupted on Skukuza Golf Club in South Africa recently as a massive eagle feasted on a baby impala that it had ambushed.
Play was interrupted on a golf course in South Africa recently as a massive eagle was spotted feasting on a baby impala.
The accompanying footage was captured at Skukuza Golf Club, which bills itself as the “wildest course in the world.”
The footage shows golfers pausing to watch the martial eagle over its prey, with the videographer describing the scene as “unreal.”
Skukuza is in Kruger National Park and the course is unfenced. Lions and other large critters roam its fairways, but they’re rarely spotted during playing hours.
Martial eagles are among the largest eagles in Africa, with wingspans measuring nearly eight feet. They’re opportunistic predators capable of spotting potential prey a distance of three miles.
Martial eagles prey on mammals, birds, and reptiles. They also kill livestock, making the large raptors vulnerable to ranchers and farmers.
Martial eagles are listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Bald eagle nests come in various shapes and sizes, and it seems as though one nest in Vancouver is beginning to resemble a high rise.
Bald eagle nests come in various shapes and sizes, and one nest in Vancouver is beginning to resemble a high-rise.
“Look at mama bald eagle at the top of this nest – one of the biggest I’ve seen!” Pacificnorthwestkate tweeted on Tuesday. “Every year more sticks get added.”
To be sure, the eagle family Kate has observed is moving up. She told FTW Outdoors that the nest measures about 15 feet tall “and it’s getting bigger every year.”
Look at mama bald eagle at the top of this nest – one of the biggest I’ve seen! Every year more sticks get added 😄👍 Tuesday 14 March 2023 pic.twitter.com/4vwQDWSKBS
According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the largest bald eagle nest on record, in St. Petersburg, Fla., was 20 feet tall and 10 feet in diameter.
The Lab’s All About Birds website states that a nest in Vermilion, Ohio, was famous for being shaped like a wine glass. It weighed nearly two metric tons and was used for 34 years “until the tree blew down.”
Replica of a typical bald eagle nest at Hueston Woods State Park
In 2021, the Forest Park Nature Center in Illinois shared an image showing a ranger sitting inside a scale-model of a typical nest, measuring 5 feet wide and 3 feet deep.
The image revealed how an ordinary bald eagle nest would look if it were not partially hidden by branches. (The replica nest is housed at Hueston Woods State Park in Ohio.)
A nest that I’ve been observing, in east San Diego County, is of the typical variety and has been used for years by the same bald eagle pair.
I’ve included two recent images – one showing an adult eagle guarding the nest from the treetop, and another showing a newly hatched chick next to a watchful parent.
The ungainly youngster revealed its fuzzy head Sunday as I was about to leave my observation point.
Bald eagle chicks fledge after 10-12 weeks. After they fledge, immature bald eagles can travel great distances in search of a preferred territory.
From All About Birds: “Immature bald eagles spend the first four years of their lives in nomadic exploration of vast territories and can fly hundreds of miles per day.
“Some young birds from Florida have wandered north as far as Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska.”
Bald eagle attain their classic regal appearance, with white crowns and tail feathers, after about five years.
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers finished the American Century Championship with a long eagle putt on No. 18 on Sunday. Watch it here.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers secured a top-10 finish at the American Century Championship by sinking a long eagle putt on No. 18 of Sunday’s third round.
The eagle (two under par for a hole) was worth six points in the Stableford scoring format and moved Rodgers to 50 total points for the tournament, locking in a ninth place finish in the event.
Rodgers shot four-under par on the final nine holes, adding 19 points to his total.
In the first round, Rodgers double bogeyed No. 18, turning an otherwise solid round into a somewhat disappointing 80. On Sunday, the Packers quarterback finished off a tremendous back nine with his best individual score of the tournament.
After arriving on the green in two, Rodgers’ right-to-left eagle putt found the right line and had more than enough speed. The result was a three on the card to finish the event.
Here’s video of the eagle putt:
Aaron Rodgers finished his @ACChampionship appearance by draining a birdie putt from Green Bay!
Rodgers celebrated in style. He threw out a finger point, first pump and shoulder bump with Stephen Curry before unleashing a quick “Belt,” his signature celebration.
A Yorkshire terrier has survived a terrifying ordeal involving a bald eagle intent on making a meal of the pooch.
A Yorkshire terrier has survived a terrifying ordeal involving a bald eagle intent on making a meal of the pooch.
The accompanying footage, captured by a doorbell camera in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, shows the Yorkie, named Coco, crying out as a shadow appears overhead and the eagle swoops down to grab her from a porch.
Justin Dudoward, the dog owner, told FTW Outdoors that he did not witness the predation event, which occurred last Thursday. “I just heard her cries,” he said of Coco.
The eagle bangs into a container as it attempts to take flight, as Coco bawls.
But the large raptor would leave empty-handed. Coco reappears in front of the camera at 12 seconds, running toward the house. Dudoward said she was uninjured.
The footage might serve as a reminder, however, that coyotes and mountain lions are not the only threats to small dogs left outside.
Although bald eagles prey mostly on fish, they’ll attack birds, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits, muskrats, and other small mammals.
A photographer has captured extraordinary footage showing a female bald eagle swooping from its nest to a river to enjoy a bath while the male eagle watches over young ones.
A photographer has captured extraordinary footage showing a female bald eagle swooping from its nest to a river to enjoy a bath while the male eagle watches over young ones.
Mike Lemery’s footage, posted below, was captured recently on the Mohawk River in Cohoes, outside Albany, N.Y. It shows momma eagle leaving to “clean up” and immersing herself repeatedly while remaining on high alert and, at one point, calling to her mate.
Lemery, of Mike Lemery Films, told FTW Outdoors that the eagles are caring for three chicks, instead of the typical one or two, “so they have been working extra hard with the extra mouth to feed.”
The photographer added that minutes before momma left for her bath, papa eagle arrived at the nest with food.
“They take turns watching over the nest, but the female does the majority of the feeding and protection of the nest,” Lemery said. “They tend to bathe after everyone has eaten.”
After her bath, momma eagle is shown drying off on a branch near the nest.
With bald eagle nesting season underway, and nest-cams providing closeup views of feeding and nurturing, Lemery’s footage provides a wonderful glimpse of eagle behavior beyond the nest.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for the public’s help regarding the shooting of a bald eagle in Tennessee.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for the public’s help regarding the shooting of a bald eagle in Tennessee.
The mature eagle, found on Feb. 28 alongside Ebenezer Rd. near Reagan in Henderson County, was euthanized because of its injuries.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency stated Friday that “a potential reward is being offered for information leading to the prosecution of a person or persons involved in the criminal offense.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the USFWS at 615-736-5532 or the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency at 731-423-5725.
The bald eagle has been the national bird of the United States since 1782.
Although removed from the endangered species list in 2007, bald eagles remain protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Greg Sissel of Denver is here in Augusta this week as he takes in his third Masters tournament.
And the 50-year-old was in the right spot at the right time Saturday to make a memory that will last a lifetime.
Sissel was in the gallery to the right of the 10th green as the final group, featuring tournament leader Scottie Scheffler and Charl Schwartzel, came through in the late afternoon.
He watched as Schwartzel bombed a drive 344 yards, leaving a 136-yard approach that he laced perfectly above the hole,with the ball hitting about 10 feet above the hole before rolling back into the bottom of the cup for an eagle.
Schwartzel moved to 6 under for the tournament on the shot but made four bogeys the rest of the way. He finished at 2-under 214 after a 73 and is tied for fourth with Shane Lowry after 54 holes.
Schwartzel then pulled the ball from the hole and tossed it into the gallery as the patrons roared.
“We almost left to go to Amen Corner, but we decided to stay and I’m glad we did,” Sissel said. “When he threw it up I said, ‘It’s coming our way,’ and if my friend had better hands he would have got it, but he fouled it off to me. That was the most exciting shot we’ve seen here.”
The eagle was just the 10th on the 10th hole in Masters Tournament history but also the second this week as Gary Woodland did it during Friday’s second round.
Eagles on the 10th hole during the Masters
Dick Metz, 1940
Doug Ford, 1960
Rick Fehr, 1987
Guy Yamamoto, 1995
Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, 1999
Casey Wittenberg, 2004
Brandt Jobe, 2006
Robert Allenby, 2008
Gary Woodland, 2022
Charl Schwartzel, 2022
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Patrick Reed drilled a 6-iron from 210 yards that took one hop and dropped for an eagle.
During Golf Channel’s coverage of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Patrick Reed’s chip-in birdie at 13 was named the “shot of the day.” They chose the right player, but the wrong shot.
That’s because a few holes later, at the 17th, Reed nailed a 6-iron from 210 yards that found nothing but the bottom of the cup for eagle and is destined for a spot in ESPN SportsCenter’s top-10 plays.
Eagle looked to be a long shot when Reed flared his drive at the par 5 into a penalty area and took a drop. The ball rolled too far so he was able to place it and despite standing on the cart path, Reed drilled a beauty that landed just short of the hole and took one hop and dropped for a 3 on the scorecard. Reed smiled wildly and tipped his cap.
After the round, he explained that he stood on the tee with his coach Kevin Kirk, who is filling in as Reed’s caddie this week for regular bagman Kessler Karain, and debated teeing off with a 3-iron or a driver.
“My coach and I were thinking, well, if I tee it down, driver, hit a little cut,” he said. “Overcut it in the hazard, took a drop and we had 210 flag, 204 cover on the line and I was thinking with how much wind was blowing, hit 7-iron. And KK was like, no, downwind, how hard it’s been blowing, the ball hasn’t really been traveling, into the wind’s getting killed. He said, ‘I like the 6, it’s a perfect 6.’ So I went with a 6 and I flushed it and it went in.”
That it did. Kirk was right: 6-iron was the perfect club.
Reed, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 24 in the world, started quickly with four birdies in his first five starts. It was a rollercoaster round that included six birdies and an eagle. A bogey at the last and Reed signed for 3-under 68. He hasn’t recorded a top-10 finish in his nine starts, dating to the Memorial in early June when he finished T-5.
On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs were in Philadelphia for a rumble with the Eagles, ending their losing streak with a 42-30 victory in Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season.
The Chiefs limited the turnovers this week and got the ball into the hands of their playmakers to secure head coach Andy Reid’s 100th win with the franchise. Here’s a look at how the stock is trending for some players after Week 4.
For a bald eagle pair in Pittsburgh, among the threats to parenting is a great horned owl that keeps knocking the male eagle off his perch.
For a bald eagle pair in Pittsburgh, Pa., among the threats to parenting is a great horned owl that keeps knocking the male eagle from his perch.
The accompanying nest-cam footage shows the larger owl, in a blur, strike the eagle from behind and send him sprawling from a branch near the nest. (The clip also shows this in slow motion.)
Momma eagle, clearly concerned, rises briefly before resting back atop her three eggs. The male eagle, apparently unhurt, eventually returns to the nest to resume guard duty.
According to 2 CBS Pittsburgh, this was the second time the owl was caught on video blind-siding the eagle.
Although this might seem like bizarre great horned owl behavior, it could be that the owl hopes to displace both eagles and claim their nest.
According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, great horned owls rarely build their own nests. “They usually adopt a nest that was built by another species, but they also use cavities in live trees, dead snags, deserted buildings, cliff ledges, and human-made platforms,” Cornell Lab states on its website.
Great horned owls, which can boast 5-foot wingspans, occasionally prey on large raptors, including hawks and other owls.
The great horned owl certainly is not the only threat to the budding Hays Eagles family. The live nest-cam recently captured footage showing a raccoon unsuccessfully trying to raid the nest for its eggs.
According to the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, the eggs were hatched Feb. 12, Feb. 15 and Feb. 19.
The nest-cam is run in a partnership with PixCams and Audubon includes this disclaimer: “This webcam shows live views of Bald Eagles in nature. Some content may not be suitable for all audiences.”
