A couple years ago when I worked at a hatchery, I was stocking a lake in NE Washington. Out of nowhere an osprey showed up to pick up an easy meal. Well the resident bald eagle decided it looked good and dive bombed the osprey making him drop the fish. The eagle grabbed it and took it to a nearby tree to enjoy his stolen meal. The osprey, more than a little mad, began buzzing the eagle, and was then joined by his mate and they both buzzed the eagle. The eagle who was nearly falling on every pass decided eventually that it wasn't worth the hassle and let the opreys have the fish.

It was so cool to see, but I couldn't understand why they didn't just pick up another fish. I could see them swimming around near the surface so surely the birds could have.

Adam