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Originally Posted by red tail
for the record a red tail hawk can carry a third of its body weight. a red tail hawk typically weighs 4 to 7 lbs. do the math!
a great horned owl can carry around 3 lbs.
a bald eagle can carry up to 10 or 12 lbs.
so if you see any bald eagles hanging around your yard maybe, and i mean maybe, he may be a threat. certainly not something to keep you awake at night though.
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Okay, red tail, you are digging your hole deeper each time you post about this topic. I'm sure you know a lot about a whole bunch of other things, but this particular topic is not one of those things.
Eagles and hawks grab their prey by the leg, the prey stumbles, the bird hangs on and sometimes somersalts with the prey as they fall. Then the bird(s) (they hunt in packs and so sometimes it is plural) attack and kill the prey, and eat it on site. The prey does not need to be carried in the air to some far away place.
Below are some videos of hawks and eagles killing and eating prey MUCH heavier than they are, including wolves, deer and dogs.
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...d.php?p=334585