STELLER'S SEA-EAGLE BEHAVIOR (view the sequence from right to left)

This male Steller's Sea-Eagle flew in from the right as we stood on the shore of the Notsuke peninsula near Nemuro-Shibetsu on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. His purpose became clear as he chased off another male who had been sharing a fish with a female (the larger bird to the left in Photo 3). The female seemed unconcerned about the flurry of action and the resulting change of companions.


Photo 3
(The Exchange)

Photo 2
(The Approach)

Photo 1
(The Approach)

Is the Carrion Crow witnessing the event undisturbed by it or completely frozen with fear?

Photos taken with a 300mm f4.0 EDIF AF lens on Kodachrome 200 film pushed to 800.


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