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fully two miles up when the hawk released his prey. — so 

 high that I could not see what happened, but the eagle came 

 swooping grandly to the perch he had left, bearing the 

 prize, while the poor Osprey went out to the weirs for an- 

 other one. Undoubtedly stolen fish tasted much sweeter to 

 the eagle than if he had captured it himself^ even though the 

 latter course would have required but a fractional part of 

 the energy he expended in mounting to the clouds. 



On another occasion the same thing happened^ but the 

 Osprey released his prey before he had ascended half a 

 mile, the eagle lazily reaching out one leg and grasping it 

 as it fell past him. Eagles have wonderful control of them- 

 selves when in the air. I have seen one, that was attacked 

 by crows from above it. repeatedly turn completely over in 

 midair and present his talons toward his tormentors. 



Ospreys nest not only in dead trees but on cliffs, on the 

 ground, on the cross arms of telegraph poles and even on 

 unused chimnevs. 



