{"id":18542,"date":"2016-09-03T11:45:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=18542"},"modified":"2016-09-03T11:49:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T18:49:09","slug":"raven-chases-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=18542","title":{"rendered":"Raven chases eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I know it happens, but I just don’t understand why a Bald Eagle would flee from a Common Raven.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once, when I watched a Red-tailed Hawk flee from the harassment of a raven, an experienced birder explained that ravens really do have sharp claws and from the point of view of the hawk, there is no point in risking an injury. Fair enough, the idea is: Just walk away (well, fly away) from a silly fight. But, surely the logic goes the other way around also: The raven would become lunch if the eagle actually chose to take it on.<\/p>\n

A juvenile Bald Eagle just flew off when harassed by a Common Raven.
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