adult eagle on a red breasted merganser

[bobfriedman]

adult eagle on a red breasted merganser

Nikon D5 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
1/2000s f/9.0 at 1000.0mm iso3600

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

"And the winner is..."

That is nature in the raw. I'm not sure how you can identify the merganser, however. Did you see the whole grab before the dismemberment?

[drmike]

My word that image must have taken some catching. You must have invested a lot of time.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

... how you can identify the merganser, however...

It is clearly red breasted, Eric

[NancyP]

Pointy beak plus webbed feet, non-wading waterfowl, and not black (not an Anhinga) - some merganser or other.

[Telecaster]

The "red breasted" part is obvious. 

-Dave-

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

The "red breasted" part is obvious. 

-Dave-

I see. From an autopsy on the Eagle.   

[bobfriedman]

so his buddy came by and grabbed the merganser. slightly younger eagle

Nikon D5 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
1/2000s f/9.0 at 1000.0mm iso1400

[NancyP]

That's a great shot, too!  Eagles sure do like to filch from each other.

[Alan Klein]

"Nature red in tooth and claw."  Well, beak.

[francois]

Great shots. Nature is not always nice, some win and some loose…

[HSakols]

That was good!

[luxborealis]

Great ‘catch’ all around!

[Chris Calohan]

Great Catch