. Animals in action; studies and stories of beasts, birds and reptiles; their habits, their homes and their peculiarities . to his sides and shoots downward with the swiftness of abullet, sinks his claws into the body of his victim, and kills it with-out even using his beak. After the death the eagle stands up tohis full height, and, in the consciousness of victory achieved,utters a scream of triumph. After this the powerful beak beginsits work of destruction. The golden eagle plays sad havocamong the hares, lambs, and kids, and does not spare the smallerbeasts of prey, such as cats and foxes.
. Animals in action; studies and stories of beasts, birds and reptiles; their habits, their homes and their peculiarities . to his sides and shoots downward with the swiftness of abullet, sinks his claws into the body of his victim, and kills it with-out even using his beak. After the death the eagle stands up tohis full height, and, in the consciousness of victory achieved,utters a scream of triumph. After this the powerful beak beginsits work of destruction. The golden eagle plays sad havocamong the hares, lambs, and kids, and does not spare the smallerbeasts of prey, such as cats and foxes. Even little children arenot altogether safe from his attacks, and many stories are toldof the boldness with which these lords of the air have pouncedupon babes and carried them off in the very sight of their terri-fied parents. Storks, cranes, and geese also frequently furnishfood for the haughty marauder. The golden eagle broods inthe early summer upon some inaccessible mountain cliff, or elseamong the highest branches of a towering tree. The male eaglenever permits the presence of a rival in the neighborhood of his. Fight between Two Golden Eagles. FIGHT BETWEEN TWO GOLDEN EAGLES. 9 nest. When an intruder appears, the master of the nest rushesupon him with an angry cry. The intruder is invariably im-pressed by the warmth of the welcome that he finds. He feelsunsafe in the strange hunting district and considers whether toaccept the fight with its rightful owner. Then his boldnessreturns, and the giant birds soar up into the sky, where theywheel about each other in search of an opportunity for anattack. The circle of their flight grows smaller and smaller,and then one of the birds suddenly darts toward his use their claws with such effectiveness that the crimsondrops begin to trickle. There is a rustling of feathers, andheavy beaks strike into angry bodies. The battle becomesmore and more desperate, until the fighters tumble over eachother toward the ground, and
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