Juvenile Bald Eagle Stealing Fish From Heron, Hood Canal, Washington

A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) steals a midshipman fish from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on the migrating midshipman fish, which get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. While bald eagles are skilled hunters, they predominently get their food by stealing it from other birds.

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A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) steals a midshipman fish from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on the migrating midshipman fish, which get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. While bald eagles are skilled hunters, they predominently get their food by stealing it from other birds.