Show OF A fierce fight between two bai A gune cat A at Strat herick senda an eagle story which hod and gun gives in his own words alexander shaw farmer oldtown Old town waa going bis usual rounds to look after his sheep while going post a email bunch of birch wood among very long heather fancied be heard a ter among the bushes he took little notice but the noise being repeated he went to see what was the ado he found two golden eagleb fighting firmly fixed in each other with beak and talons on his approaching pro aching one of the birds noticed the intrusion and let go his hold the other held bis opponent fast in bis talons mr shaw then got up auita close and got hold of one of anero he put hia foot on the other ones neck he searched pockets and found a little bit of a string just enough to lie one of the was tying the one he kept he let the other one off the bird was not able to take flicht for a considerable time after being set at liberty bein much done out with the fight the other one which mr shaw took home does not seem to be any the worse what most strange is that eagus are seldom or never sen go low down the country my belief u that they must have been fighting for a long time in thes klea the one having been pursuing the other until they fixed in each other and dropped another story of the same class is from mull one day recently mr mcmorran ad farmer kinloche Kin lochs belve observed a large golden eagle soaring a considerable height above the farm which is situated at the foot ben after whirling around for some time it swooped down toward a patch of rough heather a short distance behind the farmhouse where mr mcmorran observed a larg gray cat which began to defend itself bravely by jumping nimbly aside it eluded the claws of the eagle with hair and tail erect it stood facing the eagle which made three unsuccessful attempts to carry him off eventually the cat got under a large boulder bowlder that was near on which the eagle sat for some time but as the cat did not appear again the eagle soared away in search of other and quieter game A pair of golden eagles have a nest on craig ben and have bred there for years pitchers Castor laa |