5/31/2018, 10:04am, New York
Re: my comment posted on G+
Well done. It’s really an epic photo. You are right to think
the way you thought. It surprised me and captured my mind too. Of course
naturally an eagle soars and swoops down on prey, and likewise some big fish
eat small fish. So I took a moment to pray to Lord Jesus, the TRUTH. Honestly,
it’s a nature. The nature and creatures are all God’s creations. God is
gracious, compassionate and merciful. God is love. “What then shall we say? Is
God unjust? Not at all! For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have
mercy,”(Romans 9:14-15, NIV). I am asking God to have mercy on me. And I’d
rather sing praise to the Him in worship and praise His name, Jesus Christ, the
Messiah, saying, “ ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and
is, and is to come.”
O God, please have mercy on us all,
Lord! For "Mercy triumphs over judgment." (James 2:13, NIV)
Photographer Shoots Epic Battle Between Fox And Eagle
Over Rabbit, And It Gets More And More Epic With Each Photo
How
would you feel if you were on your way home proudly clutching your hard-earned
food, when all of a sudden somebody jumps you, snatches away your sandwich and
does a runner? You’d be furious wouldn’t you? Spare a thought then for this
poor red fox, whose rabbit was dramatically stolen by a cheeky bald eagle on
San Juan Islands, WA, just recently.
The
bald eagle is a symbol of America, powerful, graceful and fearsome. However,
quite aptly one could say, it is also known as a master thief, quite happy to
steal food from others whenever the opportunity arises. “Eagles really
don’t like to waste a lot of effort in getting their food, so they look for
easy opportunities,” Kevin told Bored Panda.
“A
couple of days ago, I captured an especially dramatic act of thievery,” he
wrote on his blog. “I saw a bald eagle steal a rabbit from a young red
fox. Even more impressive: at times, this battle played out more than 20 feet
in the air.”
Kevin
was on the San Juan Islands watching young foxes, called kits, play and hunt on the
prairie. “A red fox caught a rabbit and was carrying it across the meadow,” he
said. “I panned my camera with it to capture the action. Then behind me, I
heard the cry of a bald eagle. I turned around and saw it approaching fast. I
knew it wanted the rabbit. I intently trained my camera on the fox bracing for
a split second of action.”
“To
my surprise, the scene was even more dramatic than I expected. I thought the
fox would drop the rabbit, giving the eagle an easy dinner. Instead, the fox,
with its jaw still clenched on the rabbit, inadvertently got snagged by the
bald eagle. The eagle lifted the young fox and rabbit into the sky triggering
an even more dramatic struggle.”
That’s
one feisty fox! The entire airborne battle lasted around 8 seconds, bringing a
whole new meaning to the term ‘flying fox.’ Finally, after realizing that this
battle cannot be won, the fox gave up the fight and the eagle dropped it from a
height of around 20 feet. While taking a pretty heavy landing, the fox showed
no signs of injury from its flight. “It shook off the encounter and resumed
playing with its fellow kits. I took several pictures of it after the ordeal
and couldn’t find a single scratch,” Kevin said.
“I
suspect the eagle thought that since it was a very young fox, the fox probably
would have been scared by the eagle and would have dropped the rabbit,” Kevin
explained to Bored Panda. “It was a very unique experience.
I’ve seen bald eagles steal food from crows, great blue herons and other
eagles. I’ve never seen an act of theft like that. But I’ve been a nature
photographer for nearly 20 years, I believe every animal has a story to
tell.”
“Images
that tell a story — rather than just being pretty pictures — are my favorite.
That’s what I work toward”
And
what a story the eagle, fox and rabbit turned out to be! Scroll down below to
check out the incredible and rare images for yourself, and let us know what you
think in the comments!
Photographer
Kevin Ebi of LivingWilderness.com captured the fight of a life time recently
“Eagles
really don’t like to waste a lot of effort in getting their food, so they look
for easy opportunities,” Kevin told Bored Panda.
“A
couple of days ago, I captured an especially dramatic act of thievery. I saw a
bald eagle steal a rabbit from a young red fox”
“Even
more impressive: at times, this battle played out more than 20 feet in the air”
“A red
fox caught a rabbit and was carrying it across the meadow. I panned my camera
with it to capture the action”
“Then
behind me, I heard the cry of a bald eagle. I knew it wanted the rabbit”
“To
my surprise, the scene was even more dramatic than I expected”
“I
thought the fox would drop the rabbit, giving the eagle an easy dinner”
“Instead,
the fox, with its jaw still clenched on the rabbit, inadvertently got snagged
by the bald eagle”
“The
eagle lifted the young fox and rabbit into the sky triggering an even more
dramatic struggle”
The
entire airborne battle lasted around 8 seconds, bringing a whole new meaning to
the term ‘flying fox’
The
fox was fine after its flight. “It shook off the encounter and resumed
playing with its fellow kits”
“I
took several pictures of it after the ordeal and couldn’t find a single
scratch”
Zachary
Hartje also captured the fascinating scene on video
