On Sunday, park-goers witnessed a magnificent bald eagle chasing another bird (believed to be a seagull) over the Central Park Reservoir.
Twitter user @emilybernay posted a video of the encounter, which ends in a victory for the eagle. Since going live, the video has been retweeted over 300 times.
Just made it in slow motion on my TikTok pic.twitter.com/pJ0xsnT6X2
— Emily (@emilybernay) January 24, 2022
Another Twitter user, @SandraBirdlover, caught these close-ups of the hunt.
Manhattan Bird Alert told Patch that witnessing a scene like this is “quite rare, something you would not expect to see every year,” but that the Reservoir is a good winter hunting spot for eagles and falcons.
According to a January 23 post by Urban Hawks, “At least two bald eagles have been visiting Central Park over the last few weeks.”
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Is this a good time to discuss my proposal to release 1000 hawks trained to hunt rats and pigeons? What could possibly go wrong???
“Coolest thing ever”? Not if you are a seagull. Is Emily also a vegan and an animal-rights advocate? Cool! I’m aware of the existence of evolution but can’t say I’m an advocate. It’s what keeps Covid mutating. Cool? But let’s hear it for empathy or has that lost out to insensitivity. I think the evidence is clear. Cool!
Ummmm….huh?
I see the local insane asylum has opened its doors.