Bald eagle catching a starling

This amazing photo won the grand prize at The National Wildwife Federations annual photography contest in the category “professional” in 2009. Photography by Robert M. Palmer.

While watching a group of bald eagles that had congregated at a local cattle feed lot, Palmer noticed the raptors were climbing into the air to catch starlings and blackbirds—not necessarily typical prey for the large birds.

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