Snack time
This was the closest fishing pass that I saw while I was there, late in the day with nice low lighting from behind. The fish that was caught was a bit on the small side-- you can barely see it in there-- but that made it a good size to consume on the wing. I didn't catch the transfer, but I got some later shots where the eagle had shifted its meal to its mouth by the time it reached the far side of the river. Mississippi River at Clarksville, Missouri.
Snack time
This was the closest fishing pass that I saw while I was there, late in the day with nice low lighting from behind. The fish that was caught was a bit on the small side-- you can barely see it in there-- but that made it a good size to consume on the wing. I didn't catch the transfer, but I got some later shots where the eagle had shifted its meal to its mouth by the time it reached the far side of the river. Mississippi River at Clarksville, Missouri.