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  1. Yes, some heavy-duty symbolism; but, both birds survived. That is amazing and goes to show how tough eagles can be when neither wants to be the “chicken” and let go first.

  2. The bald eagle mating ritual can include talon-to-talon arial acrobatics. The article did not specify the sex of the birds. In the picture one does seem larger than the other–the female being the larger bird in eagles–and this is the mating season.

    Maybe they just got carried away, as has been reported elsewhere. For example:

    http://animaltourism.com/news/2010/04/21/bald-eagle-in-mating-crash-may-get-to-go-outside

    The speculation is that they lose track of where they are if they have not finished copulating.

  3. Duluth International Airport! I spent three years there. It was an ADC base.

    I see they were getting half of their annual ration of sunshine that day.

  4. I live in So NH, we have the Merrimack River
    it flows south about in mid state & we have a
    pair of nesting bald eagles along its banks !!!!
    They have eaglets too. Fish & game is surprised that eagles would be in this, not eactly rural area
    but apparently fishing is good & they will stay close to a good food source.
    Life goes on !

  5. Oh, it’s only political if it’s a donkey and elephant locked in mortal combat. Although I’m hard pressed to imagine how they’d get hoofs and feet dug that deeply into each other…

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