Another adventure to share.........
Along the auto tour in the Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge I saw a large Bald Eagle land in a tree along the road. The photo gods were teasing me because it landed on the tree side away from my view. A lot of branches covered a clear view of its majestic head. So we pulled over to see if we could get a shot once it flew off. Out of nowhere came a Red-tailed Hawk. It was not coming in to share the tree or the view. It had in its talons with an eviction notice. They tussled back and forth with the Red-tailed Hawk continuing its assault from the air. The eagle got annoyed and took to the air in its defense. The hawk out maneuver the eagle who landed in the grass. Just as the hawk made another pass the eagle flew out of the grass with talons up. Some more action back and forth and to my shock the eagle gave up and flew away. The hawk than went to the best branch of the tree it won and proudly looked over its domain.
Photography Copyright Francesca Scalpi
More adventures to come. ......