Editorial Type:
Article Category: Letter
| Online Publication Date: 08 Jan 2021
A Revealing Case of Territorial Fighting by Golden Eagles
A Revealing Case of Territorial Fighting by Golden Eagles
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Page Range: 112 – 114
Keywords: Golden Eagle; Aquila chrysaetos; cartwheeling; fighting; grappling; territory
Copyright: © 2021 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. 2021
Figure 1.
Adult female Golden Eagle as first encountered after the fight. The bird appeared immobilized by the weight of the rock on its back.
Figure 2.
These photographs, taken during the descent, show the upper eagle gripping the abdomen or lateral thorax (or both) of the lower bird.
Contributor Notes
1 Present address: 552-205 James Drive, McArthur, CA 96056 USA; email address: zzgrainger@gmail.com
Received: 23 Jun 2020
Accepted: 12 Aug 2020