Turkey vs Golden Eagle

[tomstopper]

Wow this is crazy. A guy from work sent this to me today. Have any of you guys from Tennessee ever seen these eagles?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ElFmm8_h8

[albrubacker]

Neat!

[northms]

Crazy how the turkey saw it coming from behind and knew enough to know it was a predator.  Waited until last minute and dodged it.  Don't get that big being stupid. 

[brittman]

Seems like the eagle really did not want to tangle with this Tom.  The eagle's path appears to low.

I would have bet it was an immature Bald Eagle, but the guying posting on youtube maintains it was an adult Golden.  Goldens are more common quite a bit further west on TN.  I only see Bald Eagles in Minnesota and the Dakotas unless I am in the badlands or Black Hills.

[Bama turkey hunter]

Wow that's crazy

[fountain2]

We had golden eagles swoop a large flock of merriams multiple times one evening last spring out in Wyoming.  We kept wondering why they never came until right before dark we finally saw them and they were moving with a purpose headed to roost.  The guide said he was watching then and they were swooped by an eagle multiple times throwing them off their route

[Old Gobbler]

Talk about fast reflexes ' you got to give that gobbler some credit , he ducked that eagle and got out of dodge real quick

[CT Spur Collector]

Cool video, that old tom was just PDQ!

[longspur]

wow nice video. He jumped the eagle. Jack rabbits do it too.