Valiant Effort
On my way to see the White Pelican in Waterloo (previous photo) I made a detour and ended up spending some time by the banks of Grand River. It was a beautiful quiet morning. I was enjoying the sound of the flowing river and the cooing of Yellow-billed Cuckoos from the forest behind when I suddenly saw a pair of adult Bald Eagle flying down the river. One kept its level flight; however, the other started coming down with an Eastern Kingbird in tow. The eagle snapped a fledgling that fell in the river and as it turned around to head back the Kingbird made a valiant effort to free the fledgling with no avail. David lost this battle with Goliath. If you zoom in you would see the fledgling in eagle's left talon. One can also see the red crown on the Kingbird which is concealed most of the time except when they are agitated. It is natural to feel sad about the fledgling; however its fate was sealed when it fell in water, the eagle simply took advantage of the situation. Brantford, Ontario
Valiant Effort
On my way to see the White Pelican in Waterloo (previous photo) I made a detour and ended up spending some time by the banks of Grand River. It was a beautiful quiet morning. I was enjoying the sound of the flowing river and the cooing of Yellow-billed Cuckoos from the forest behind when I suddenly saw a pair of adult Bald Eagle flying down the river. One kept its level flight; however, the other started coming down with an Eastern Kingbird in tow. The eagle snapped a fledgling that fell in the river and as it turned around to head back the Kingbird made a valiant effort to free the fledgling with no avail. David lost this battle with Goliath. If you zoom in you would see the fledgling in eagle's left talon. One can also see the red crown on the Kingbird which is concealed most of the time except when they are agitated. It is natural to feel sad about the fledgling; however its fate was sealed when it fell in water, the eagle simply took advantage of the situation. Brantford, Ontario