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Distinctly Montana Fall 2019

Distinctly Montana Magazine

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w w w . d i s t i n c t l y m o n t a n a . c o m 13 CONTINUED E X P R E D AT O R S GOLDEN EAGLE The golden eagle makes middle-sized mammals its leading choice food choice, even though on rare occasion it dispatches a mammal as large as an adult deer, pronghorn, or mountain goat. W HEN IT COMES TO WINGED PREDATORS IN MONTANA, BALD EAGLES AND GOLDEN EAGLES STAND AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP. To qualify as an apex predator, size counts. And the ac- cessories that come along with an eagle whose wingspreads can reach over seven feet happen to be super-sized, too. e whole package helps Montana's eagles fill their bellies with prey both middling and large.

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