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תקשורת קולית

פרטי השורה

Pair sitting on the lights at Swan Field, preening, still coming into full adult plumage. Vocalizing a bit. They were dive-bombed by an AMCR. An unsuspecting imm. gull was flying by and the older (further along in molt, presumed female due to larger size) flew out to chase it and then actually attacked it but dropped it. The gull fell to the ground among the trees, but enough in the open that the eagles might have been able to get to it. They flew around, seemingly trying to decide if they would drop down, but did not go all the way to the ground. The two crows came in and pulled at the gull's tail and walked around a bit, but the gull was not yet dead, and they flew off. The eagles, meanwhile, had returned to the lights and were still there as we left the area. It wasn't clear if they would go down to get the gull or not. It is true there were six people and two dogs standing across the water on the berm watching the drama, and likely two other people in the tennis courts, so perhaps that was too much attention. I suspect, however, that the location of the gull would have required the eagles to land and then hop on the grass a bit, which they could easily do, but that would make taking off a bit tricky because they would have to hop back out. Photos to document the event. Some audio from prior to the attack when the eagles were mostly sitting and preening.

מידע טכני

מודל

NIKON D3500

ISO

320

אורך מוקד

300 mm

פלאש

Flash did not fire

צמצם

f/6.3

מהירות תריס

1/500 sec

מימדים

2270 pixels x 1849 pixels

גודל קובץ מקורי

2.22 MB