Clash of the Talons : One hungry Eagle

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Clash of the Talons: Or how one hungry eagle outfoxed a rival over dinner

To capture the extraordinary sequence of images, British photographer Richard Costin spent five days wrapped in several sleeping bags in a hide in Northern Norway, where the temperature was -10C.

Eventually he saw the golden eagle eating a fox, and the white-tailed eagle moving in. Second by second, he recorded what followed: the fearsome clash of talons, the moment the golden eagle knew it was time to retreat and lick his wounds, and finally the victor with his spoils.

Taken in northern Norway, they show the Golden Eagle arriving at the carcass in a blizzard only for the White Tailed Eagle to muscle in on the action.

After tussling claw to claw, the White Tailed Eagle was victorious and chased away the crows to claim its prize.

Richard, from Kent, said: 'To take these images I spent nine hours a day for five days in a small wooden hide on a remote hill in Norway.

'The temperature outside was approximately -10 and I was well wrapped up in several sleeping bags as I wasn't able to move much to keep warm.

'It was essential to be in before sunrise and out after sunset so the eagles did not associate the hide with humans. Read more at groups.yahoo.com

 

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