Top of the Food Chain - a photo on Flickriver

            Sorry - this one is a little graphic.

While out yesterday evening I came upon this adult Bald Eagle returning to an open perch with an American Wigeon in his talons.  The sheer size difference between the two species struck me as quite remarkable - the wigeon was just a "big handful" to the eagle.  The eagle then proceeded to consume the entire duck (and I do mean the entire duck - apart from some feathers it all went down the hatch...) over the next 30 or 40 minutes while a few opportunistic crows waited in the wings should anything get dropped...

Taken in: Canada / British Columbia / Pineview (show map)

Taken on: April 13, 2021

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Bald

Eagle

Wigeon

Bald Eagle

American Wigeon

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Mareca americana

Prey

Capture

Duck

Perch

Perched

Birds

Pineview

Prince George

British Columbia

Jeff Dyck « less

Sets appears in: • Out and About in Northern British Columbia • Eagles, Hawks & Falcons

Camera: Canon EOS-1D X, f/10.0, 1/1000 sec, 800mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X
Lens:	EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	800mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.3 (Windows)
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