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Wedge-tailed eagles caught hunting possum by Yarrowee creek
Original: Morning walk along the Yarrowee creek encountered a Roo and a pair of Wedge tailed eagles that had just dispatched a rin
A morning walker along the Yarrowee creek in Victoria, Australia came across a kangaroo and a pair of wedge-tailed eagles that had just killed a ringtail possum, capturing the scene in flight. The walker described it as a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, and also shared a photo of a dog cooling off in the creek afterwards.
Why now: The rare chance sighting of wedge-tailed eagles mid-hunt in the wild is drawing attention.
Yarrowee creekwedge-tailed eaglesringtail possumVictoria, Australia
Evidence
- Morning walk along the Yarrowee creek encountered a Roo and a pair of Wedge tailed eagles that had just dispatched a ringtail possum if you look closely at the inflight picture one in a lifetime chance encounter. Final image is the pup cooling off in the creek. # dogsofmastodon… · scrantic@infosec.exchange · 4
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