Just a few weeks ago, our family was on vacation in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. While out for a boat ride, a juv. Ring-billed Gull, loafing on the water, was facing our boat about 100 feet away and suddenly took flight. We all looked up to see an adult Bald Eagle dropping from the sky, behind and above the gull, with talons outstretched. The gull easily evaded the eagle. It was a fantastic sight. Given its approach from behind, we felt the gull was the likely target but could not have ruled out a nearby fish. When the gull took flight, the eagle pulled out of its descent however. Bill Zimmerman Cincinnati ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]