I don't like to work on sunday (and miss church), but I got a neat shot of an osprey and an immature bald eagle having a little territorial spat. Taken with an old 400mm f5.6 vivitar (tokina).

[roentarre]

Wow, this shot is spetacular! What an action to catch on camera. Did the eagle drop to the ground in the end?

[borno]

Thanks James,
No the eagle didn't drop he flipped upside down with his claws out to fend off the osprey but I don't think they made contact. I think they both want to nest in the same area.

[roentarre]

Cool stuff, I believe all this would just happen within the seconds of timeframe. Who should have won the contest?

[Heinrich Lohmann]

Spectacular shot Tom, thanks for sharing

Heinrich

[Eaglerapids]

The Thunderbirds are gonna be calling that bird if they see this pic!:-) Incredible timing on your part to grab that shot, congrats.

[scott-devon]

Fantastic capture, you must have been real quick to catch that so nicely. Well done!

[borno]

Thank you all for your kind comments, I was mostly just lucky. My new extreme III card helped alot too. I'm hoping to get a nice sharp long lens with my birthday coming up.

[Tom Lusk]

Nice shot, Tom!

I've witnessed this type of action between eagles and ospreys a couple of times, but couldn't capture the action with my camera.

James- the osprey is faster and more agile, while the eagle is a lot more powerful. If they actually hooked up, the osprey would not last long...