Talon & Bone
Bald Eagle BAEA (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
feeding on
Trumpeter Swan TRUS* (Cygnus buccinator)
Edge of flooded field
Blenkinsop & McKenzie
Near Galey Farms
Saanich BC
Almost certainly this individual died of causes other than an eagle attack, and this is a case of scavenging a meal .
Even in this shot we can see the swan is much bigger, and in my observations Trumpeters do not react to Bald Eagle flyby - even if everything else in a field (ducks,geese& gulls) "put up" and fly away.
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Talon & Bone
Bald Eagle BAEA (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
feeding on
Trumpeter Swan TRUS* (Cygnus buccinator)
Edge of flooded field
Blenkinsop & McKenzie
Near Galey Farms
Saanich BC
Almost certainly this individual died of causes other than an eagle attack, and this is a case of scavenging a meal .
Even in this shot we can see the swan is much bigger, and in my observations Trumpeters do not react to Bald Eagle flyby - even if everything else in a field (ducks,geese& gulls) "put up" and fly away.
DSCN6437
click on image for zoom & more detailed view