Pirate of the sky coming through 🦉

Descriptive text: an infrared view of a bald eagle in Decorah, Iowa, sleeping on a tree branch at the cusp of their nest. A Great Horned owl swoops in and partially knocks the eagle off the branch, surprising her. She hops into the nest bowl and vocalizes loudly.

These Decorah nests are snowed in today!

Those two have had some prior beef. That was personal.

what a way to wake up! and incredible recovery!

Always vigilant even while snoozing 💚

the owl gained nothing from this just mean for no reason. hilarious

Owl: Behold, mahhh Owl kick! Eagle: Damn! Chill!! CHILL!!!

Her reaction is no different from many humans when we are woken up from a good sleep.

Eagle Translate: “You are NOT getting a ‘Welcome to the Neighborhood’ twig from me for your nest!!”