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Got a good chance this morning :>

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Posted by Brenden Mulhern on March 2, 2007 at 1:18 AM
Got a good chance this morning :>
Hey guy I got REALLY lucky and wanna share tjis with you guys this is one of the BAD ones. Hopefully in a couple of days I can share some more. :jump:
Posted by Pam Colander on March 2, 2007 at 1:30 AM
Wow, right time right place Brenden :cool: Looks like a prairie dog (poor little guy looks rightfully terrified). They are usually so alert to intruders I'm surprised this eagle got it.

Pam
Posted by Dave Showalter` on March 2, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Nicely done, and a tough shot to get.

Prairie dogs are a primary food source for eagles wintering on the Front Range prairie. Golden eagles are the best at hunting P' dogs and bald eagles are also very skilled. I talked to a tree climber who does the spring banding of bald eagle chicks- he told me that some nests are full of prairie dog bones.

Good shootin'!
Posted by Dan Walters on March 3, 2007 at 7:50 AM
Great shot! :toast: