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Slow motion captures dramatic osprey aerial battle

A female osprey (fish eagle) arrives in her nest but keeps a watchful eye on the sky above. She sees another female coming in for an attack and she flattens herself out just in time to miss being shredded by razor sharp talons. She flaps frantically and flips upside down to use her own talons to defend against a second attack from above. She struggles to fly above the attacker and chases her off. This osprey barely survived the encounter.