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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, I had no idea large birds went after cats.  I see them outside and I don't even live in a woodsy area.[/quote]

There was a news story last spring about a bald eagle parent bringing in a cat to feed its eaglets.  It was seen live on a nest cam in Pennsylvania.  Very upsetting to many viewers, although experts suggested it was likely carrion.  That's how so many eagles are killed by cars.  They are great scavengers.  
 I became fascinated with the DC bald eagle nest cam and started following several other raptor nest cams.  One of them in Iowa showed bald eagle parents bringing in a partially dressed turkey left behind by a hunter and half of a fawn.

Tragically, one time the mother brought tainted prey-- tests later confirmed that it was poisoned with a common off label use of some chemical by a homeowner-- that was eaten by one of the eaglets and herself.  Over the next few hours, the eaglet slowly died, and the mother flailed around the nest in clear neurological distress.  It was so horrible.  If you ever need to deal with some kind of pest, please find away to do so without poison.  The mice, rats, raccoons, etc. are part in the food chain, and the consequences are extensive.

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