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branch had disappeared, and as it could not be discovered on 
the ground, the female must have returned, picked it up, and 
carried it to the young. 
We found, as already mentioned, only two Sea-Eagles’ 
nests in the Fruska-Gora; but, on the other hand, we saw 
large numbers of this species flying about in company with 
the Cinereous Vultures and the “ Stein ” and Imperial Eagles. 
We were also fortunate enough to see two interesting proofs 
of the courage displayed by this bird towards man. One of 
my friends wounded a female Sea-EHagle at a dead goat. It 
flew down the valley hard-hit, and a keeper was sent after it, 
who soon found the bird and gave it a finishing shot. While 
he was still busy with the slain creature, there came a great 
rush over his head, and he saw a large Sea-Hagle, which had 
probably noticed its dead comrade, and, furious at the sight, 
was levelling fierce assaults at the hated intruder. The eagle 
dashed down so close to him that the otherwise perfectly 
fearless man had to seek shelter under a thick tree. The 
second instance of a similar attack happened at a nest which I 
myself visited. I had been lucky enough to kill the female, 
had soon afterwards missed the male, and had then sent a 
climber to take out the young ones ; but hardly had the man 
clambered up to the nest when the eagle appeared in a great 
state of excitement, and swooped down close above his head. 
Within a few days nine young Sea-Hagles were taken out 
of the nests, and we reared them under very unfavourable 
circumstances, but nevertheless brought them all home alive ; 
this gave me an opportunity of learning how tough the 
nestlings of the Sea-Hagles are, and what strong constitutions 
they have. A space in the open air enclosed by boards and 
boxes, some hay for a soft bed, a diet consisting of the rem- 
nants of the bodies of the skinned birds, and often of whole 
animals with their skin and hair, were all the comforts that I 
could offer my nine eaglets ; but they all throve splendidly, 
grew apace, and some even passed from down to feathers 
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