1. Photographer Kevin Ebi of LivingWilderness.com captured the fight of a life time recently
Kevin Ebi
2. “Eagles really don’t like to waste a lot of effort in getting their food, so they look for easy opportunities,” said Kevin in an interview.
Kevin Ebi
3. “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”
Kevin Ebi
4. “Even more impressive: at times, this battle played out more than 20 feet in the air”
Kevin Ebi
5. “A red fox caught a rabbit and was carrying it across the meadow. I panned my camera with it to capture the action”
Kevin Ebi
6. “Then behind me, I heard the cry of a bald eagle. I knew it wanted the rabbit”
Kevin Ebi
7. “To my surprise, the scene was even more dramatic than I expected”
Kevin Ebi
8. “I thought the fox would drop the rabbit, giving the eagle an easy dinner”
Kevin Ebi
9. “Instead, the fox, with its jaw still clenched on the rabbit, inadvertently got snagged by the bald eagle”
Kevin Ebi
10. “The eagle lifted the young fox and rabbit into the sky triggering an even more dramatic struggle”
Kevin Ebi
11. The entire airborne battle lasted around 8 seconds, bringing a whole new meaning to the term ‘flying fox’
Kevin Ebi
12. The fox was fine after its flight. “It shook off the encounter and resumed playing with its fellow kits”
Kevin Ebi
13. “I took several pictures of it after the ordeal and couldn’t find a single scratch”
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Kevin Ebi