This is Bird Note.

Two adult eagles flying high above the ground confront each other.

Talons outstretched, then suddenly lock onto each other's talons.

Gravity takes over, and the pair, still fully entangled, wings flailing, begin to cartwheel to earth.

Just before they smack the ground, they disengage and begin to fly upward.

This cartwheel display of courting bald eagles is thrilling,

both highly acrobatic and downright hazardous.

Once in a while, the two birds failed to release their talons and reach the earth,

still fully in each other's iron grasp.

Rival adults competing for mates or territory sometimes perform the same

wild flight. And neither seems in a hurry to let go. Their clasp could last for hours. At last,

the Eagles unlock talons and fly off, back into the sky where they could, perhaps, meet again for another dramatic bout of cartwheeling.

For bird note, I'm Mary McCann.

Music Man.