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(16,254 posts)Incredible!
milestogo
(18,274 posts)where they are holding on to each other while spinning across the ice!
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)I have several that fly over my house, each day. I may have seen something similar and thought it was two males fighting to be top eagle.
Animals are fascinating. The more I watch them, the more convinced I am that they are good indicators of the climate and what's about to come.
milestogo
(18,274 posts)jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)bucolic_frolic
(47,611 posts)"Once I had a love and it was divine
soon found out I was losing my mind." - Heart of Glass, Blondie.
aggiesal
(9,526 posts)liberalla
(10,091 posts)I mean - Wow!
milestogo
(18,274 posts)liberalla
(10,091 posts)Also known as "flirting"
https://journeynorth.org/tm/eagle/annual/facts_courtship.html (a few small photos also)
Bald Eagle Courtship and Mating Facts.
Courtship is a time to develop and strengthen the pair bond, or form a new one.
Scientists have observed some mating behaviors on wintering grounds, but have also seen males and females start courting in breeding areas.
In addition to the spectacular aerial sky-dancing displays, courtship includes nest-building, perching, billing, and preening.
Bald eagles mate from the time of returning to the nest territory in early fall through egg laying, and sometimes a few months after.
Like most birds, eagles are monogamous. If one of the pair dies, the lone eagle will find a new mate.
Adults may be vocal before, during, or after copulation.
Copulation occurs mostly before egg-laying but happens at other times too.
Gestation period: 5 - 10 days after copulation, the female lays one to three eggs.
milestogo
(18,274 posts)Xipe Totec
(44,109 posts)liberalla
(10,091 posts)Marthe48
(19,336 posts)on the way to my daughter's house. It was about 2 years ago. They didn't lock their talons, but they were spinning and turning in the air. I cried all the rest of the drive. Just wonderful.
Bayard
(24,145 posts)Maybe this is how eagles get divorced.
IronLionZion
(47,123 posts)SWBTATTReg
(24,337 posts)Joinfortmill
(16,634 posts)irisblue
(34,414 posts)TomSlick
(11,973 posts)But wouldn't a nice dinner be easier and safer?
imaginary girl
(923 posts)I just caught the end of it and panicked at first, thinking a hawk had one of my chickens. But when I went outside, one hawk was still on the ground where it landed and the other was flying away. I looked it up, and found out they can do this in combat or courtship. Pretty impressive: love that this was caught on video!