Swan And Eagle Pictures
Got these from a friend of mine who knows Tom.
These photos were taken recently by myself, Tom Carver. I live on Lakelse Lake just outside of Terrace, B.C.
I own The Water Lily Bay Resort and I also feed the swans on the lake all the time!
Eagles are very common in this area, too.
Enjoy! Swan and Eagle pictures.
So here is the swan photo.
What a beautiful bird, so graceful and majestic.
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Here comes the Eagle!!!
You can see the feathers flying here from the swan.
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This one is so amazing to see the actual eagle wing span beside the swan.
The poor swan must be scared to death . The swan is attempting to escape death in the air.
The eagle is loosing his grip on the swan in this picture.
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Now the eagle has just lost his grip on the swan completely.
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At this point the swan starts falling straight down.
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The swan falls into the water below, swims away and the eagle just looks on at his 'lost' prey.
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I'm amazed at these picture because I've NEVER seen eagles attack or tackle something so big in mid-air before.
Teresa, when I lived in West Texas one of my Hunting Friends was a Rancher and he had Antelope on his ranch. The Eagles would swope down and grab the newborn baby Antelope and carry them off. He talked to a Game Warden and the Game Warden told him he just had to live with it and to not shoot the Eagles.
Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful photos!