Date: 8/24/26 6:59 am From: Diann Stone via groups.io <dstoneak2id...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Golden Eagle vs Great Blue Heron
Thanks for sharing the incredible and dramatic interaction between the two
birds. That would capture my attention, for sure.
Diann Stone
Boise Depot Bench
Diann
On Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 7:51 AM John Schmidt via groups.io <jsecho03=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Saw a pretty incredible, dramatic episode while floating the South Fork of
> the Snake River the other day. That river is loaded with Bald Eagles,
> Osprey and other large birds. So seeing two large birds flying towards us
> wasn't out of the ordinary... until they were almost upon us and we saw,
> what I'm pretty sure was a Golden Eagle attacking, at high speed, a Great
> Blue Heron. At the last second, maybe 40' above our raft, the eagle broke
> off the chase and the heron flew safely away. One of those "did we really
> just see that?" moments.
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