Hello Kathy; I live in Sandusky Co., Ohio and have oftentimes seen Bald Eagles eating dead waterfowl and fish on the frozen Sandusky River. I know they didn't kill them. As for deer, I've never seen a Bald Eagle feasting on a dead deer, but I have seen Red-tail Hawks feasting on deer road kills along with vultures! They shared the feast quite pleasantly with each other, probably because there was more than enough food to go around. I suspect Bald Eagles would, indeed, not think twice about landing on a deer carcass and begin dining...I've seen them eating dead fish and waterfowl that they just found lying there. They are scavengers, from what I've observed. Robert Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:59:20 -0500From: Kathy Beal <[log in to unmask]>Subject: is this right about Bald Eagles? I was told that during the winter this year someone in Michigan moveddead deer from the road onto a frozen pond. Bald Eagles then ate thedead deer. Has anyone observed Bald Eagles do this? I have never heardthey eat dead things, like Turkey Vultures do. Thanks. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]