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Step aside yote, a new predator in town?

Mahindra3016

Mahindra3016

5 year old buck +
Golden Eagle feeding on a fawn behind my house, what do you think predator or scavenging ? I glassed the field for deer friday morning and didnt see the fawn, friday afternoon i noticed it by buzzards circling, and this big guy feeding on it. I will have better pictures after my wife edits hers, but for now, a phone pic through binoculars is all i got.
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I put out free deer and beef suet and scraps from a butchers shop on a remote part of my land. I do this to feed the birds and varmints in hopes they will leave the deer fawns, grouse and turkeys alone. I have seen bald eagles, turkey vultures, and coyotes feeding on these scrap piles. So with that in mind, I am guessing that the eagle is a scavenger rather than a killer of fawns.
 
Golden eagles can and will kill deer. Don't be fooled into thinking otherwise.

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I have heard stories of them trying to grab little kids as well. So I wouldn't be shocked if it took a fawn down.
 
I cant wait to share the pictures my wife got...but they are still on her big professional camera which i am forbidden to touch.

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Mahindra3016 said:
but they are still on her big professional camera which i am forbidden to touch.
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Good husband. Always listen to the wife. Looking forward to seeing them!

-John
 
The pics didnt turn out as good as i hoped, but it was about 300 yards away. But they do show the size better, it looked even bigger in person.
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Some on another forum are saying juvenile bald eagle, but to see this in person it was huge.

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Hate to see the fawn die, but that is a really neat experience.
 
My vote is golden eagle, not a young bald eagle.
 
I know the bald eagles here are sure hell on turkeys, very common to have an eagle swoop turkey decoys in the spring any more.
 
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