An eagle snatched a baby hawk for dinner, then ended up adopting itAs It Happens 6:24 An eagle snatched a baby hawk for dinner, then ended up adopting itA pair of bald eagles near Nanaimo, B.C., have adopted a baby red-tailed hawk and are raising it alongside their own eaglet. But while the hawk is now part of the eagles' family, it could have just as easily been their dinner. Watch: Bald eagle drops a baby hawk into its nest:Pam McCartney, a volunteer with the wildlife organization Growls, was watching a livestream of the nest when she saw the mom drop the baby hawk. A juvenile bald eagle, left, shares its nest with a red-tailed hawk in this image captured through a telescope. It's also amazing, he says, that the mother opted to feed the baby bird instead of kill it.

Source: CBC News June 21, 2022 12:34 UTC