Wow! This juvenile fledgling that has been hanging around the West End lately is really causing Thunder some upset! The juvie lands on the nest and is looking around the edges and then heads to the rock and sits here for a couple of hours until Thunder sees the intruder! She comes flying in with talons extended and evicts the juvie and drags it off the rock at 3:26! She releases the grip on her talons in mid- air and the juvie is seen flying off with Thunder in pursuit. Holy smokes - you do not want to mess with Thunder, her territory or her offspring!! This juvie has balls to keep coming back!! 😲😲 In regular time and slomo! Thank you for watching!
Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk
Eaglets hatched 3/8; 3/10 & 3/12/22.
Banded on 4/24/22 ~ Male 23/D Sky; Male 24/D Ahote and Female 25/D (Kana' Kini)
Adult Male A-61 (aka Akecheta) hatched at the Los Pinos nest on Santa Cruz Island in 2016. Has silver band on left leg and orange band on right leg.
Adult Female K-91 (aka Thunder) hatched at the Two Harbors nest on Catalina Island in 2009. Has silver band on left leg.
Full nest history here: www.iws.org/we...
The Channel Islands Catalina CA are part of a restoration project by the IWS Institute for Wildlife Studies.
Негізгі бет West End ~ Holy Smokes! Thunder EVICTS & DRAGS Juvie Intruder Off Nest By The Talons! 😲 7.11.22
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