Eagle Ballet

by Randy Hall

Title

Eagle Ballet

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Randy Hall

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Bald Eagle courtship involves elaborate, spectacular calls and flight displays. The flight includes swoops, chases, and cartwheels, in which they fly high, lock talons, and free fall, separating just before hitting the ground.
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On this particular day, I didn’t observe them locking talons, but the rest of this behaviour was very apparent. There was definitely lots of calling and chasing, and the occasional cartwheel. I was fortunate to catch this pair as they were doing their dance.
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A few nights later, as I was walking down the beach, I did see a mating pair lock talons. Although they were quite a distance from me (at least 100m), I could hear the talons lock. The birds went into a graceful spiral as they fell toward the ground. They separated at about 10m above the ground and glided away in their own directions. This was the first time I ever witnessed this and it’s something I won’t forget any time soon.

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May 21st, 2013

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