RussBoy

We've lived in Spain for 2 years and in the last month we have moved down from the mountains to an apartment right on the beach near Nerja. We knew of, and occasionally saw what looked like birds of prey in the distance when we lived in the mountains.

On Saturday we were driving along the main motorway and were turning off towards Nerja when a HUGE eagle (it's wingspan was not far short of the width of my wife Suzuki Jimny!!) swooped off a mountain rock by the side of the road towards the rock on opposite carraigeway. It was literally a few feet above us. That was amazing and we saw the speckled markings etc

This morning at about 7am I was just thinking about getting up and looking out the french doors (which were open) in the bedroom leading to a terrace area when I heard a squark and cackling and lot's of flapping noises. I jumped out of bed and saw another Eagle, smaller this time but still pretty mean looking, flapping above my cat who was cowering in the corner (luckily the bird couldn't get far enough into the terrace as we have a glass front and a sort of pergola thing above). My cat is a tough ****** and has seen off dogs etc before when cornered but he's going through PTSD now...he won't go out and keeps looking upwards through all the patio doors....Today's eagle also seemed to have something below him which looked like a nest!!!! (as if it had picked up a whole nest!!)

I've never heard of Eagles attacking full grown cats before and certainly not on the coast where we now live (the mountains wouldn't have surprised me). The Mrs is spooked too....

speedking

Does she look like a cat ?

DCI Gene Hunt

Wild, it must have been furious!

No 'Hotel California' jokes then

jasey

Your average Aberdeen $hithawk (Seagull) has a wingspan greater than the width of a Jimny .

Get a big Dog. Cat can rule the Dog - Dog can eat any Eagles - Everybody happy .

RussBoy

The cat is pretty small but what is interesting is they are making a new (large) golf course and development a mile up the coast road. I wonder if they disrupted all the natural habitat of the birds making them hunt for food on buildings etc instead. Guess my cat just looks a bit tasty to a non too fussy Eagle...Got camera at the ready if it trys it again tomorrow though (Mrs is wondering why I now have a camera on a tripod in the bedroom )

SJ_Skyline

You need a bigger cat

Graz

Could do with a few of them eagles to sort out a problem we have with our back garden.

Everyone wins - eagle gets fed, no more cat sh*t in the garden

CupraDave

iTrader: (1)

was she a mail order bride from the far east with a name like that

RussBoy

Very good for a Tuesday!