The idea of a whole bunch of people going from that's so cute to OMG made me giggle

And I love cats. Still, the visual is hilarious.

I'm laughing right now seeing some of the comments here.

and baby eagles gotta eat. I have some some feral cats stalking my bird feeder that I wouldn't mind seeing carried off.

They don't deserve a horrific ending like you seem to think they do.

Horrific for the cat, which is not a natural part of any wild animal's diet

Eagles are carnivores and carrion birds. It was probably roadkill, which is a natural part of an eagle's diet.

The Audubon Society is a bunch of ignorant crackpots

It always seems somewhat humiliating to the animal, to be owned.

John James Audubon killed the birds he painted.

(photograph I took)

They own YOU, not the other way around.

named Henry. He was very possessive and affectionate towards me.
My spouse said that Henry would climb in my mouth someday devour me from the inside, and then he would wear my skin and assume my identity. He died at only seven from kidney problems. He was my best cat. Maybe I don't want another pet because I still miss him. But another part of me says that my children are older now, and I'm tired of small things waking me up too early, and of feeding small things and cleaning up their small feces.

So I hung out a bird feeder and let all the animals belong to themselves.

Sure, it's in the cats nature but it's still a horrific end for the mouse amirite?

Mice are a natural part, it's what they were taught to eat...mice are the perfect food for cats, yes it's horrific for the mouse, but the eagles got the cat because of an opportunity, they're not out hunting for cats, they're hunting for rabbits, mice and other rodents, that's the natural part of their diet.

They're out hunting for small mammals that they can easily carry off. Guess what a cat is?

Are cats their primary source of food? No. But it's not because they don't eat cats as part of their diet. It's because they generally have easier access to the other animals you listed. It's natural for them to go after the easiest prey, but at the same time they will also go after targets of opportunity if they feel a strong need to. And the natural urge to care for their young gives them a strong need to go after those targets of opportunity.

You're correct in saying that cats aren't their main source of food, but you take things a bit far to say that it's unnatural for them to eat cats.

I know damn well that cats let outdoors are targets for coyotes, raptors, vehicles, and thoughtless humans like that veterinarian who shot a cat with a bow and arrow.

That's why both my cats are indoor cats.

...they love going in the yard, and there's no access to the street.

about why he can't go outside after dark: I haven't seen coyotes in the neighborhood, but we do have raccoons and traffic. The local hawks are too small to carry off a full-grown feline, but the crows that are taking over do gang up to drive predators away from their nests (we had a long, loud battle between the crows and a hawk earlier this week - the crows won).

For a cat to give a small bird a fatal ending (nice kitty), but a large bird giving a cat a fatal ending is horrible and should not be tolerated?

My view of live cats is that for every cat I see, there is somewhere a violin going unstrung.

so its going to end up eating some small animal. cats/bunnies/chihuhua's

Which will be very easy prey.

And all of the squealing online viewers will have to deal.

I'm certifiably OCD in my reaction to animal suffering and didn't eat meat for 25 years (and only eat free range locally grown meat now), so I can't watch those eagles at all for fear that sooner or later their dinner is going to include little Fluffy or little Rover.

Don't want to embed it here but search YouTube for "Hays bald eagles bring cat to nest for eaglets" video by "PixController"

This is why. Or, one of the many reasons why.

Guess the dog was able to bite or something and the hawk dropped it at about 30 foot up...Dog has a couple problems now besides broken bones-

Should dogs just shit inside?

I assume that dog was running around on its own.

Or hawk area

They are like small children, you can't let them out without some supervision, it's not safe.

We had a small dog once that I had to fend off a hawk from grabbing her right in front of my eyes.

the Decorah eagle cam, I always hoped I wouldn't see that.

Not gonna look either. They eat whatever is available being opportunists and all that.

They're birds of prey. They catch and eat other animals.

I'm glad birds got revenge for once!

Pittsburgh Eagle Cam
http://www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/

Pittsburgh Eaglet Cam
http://www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/