Nature photographer Kevin Ebi was on the San Juan Islands watching and photographing young foxes, when he coincidentally captured something incredible.
“A red fox caught a rabbit and was carrying it across the meadow,” he wrote. “I panned my camera with it to capture the action. Then behind me, I heard the cry of a bald eagle. I turned around and saw it approaching fast. I knew it wanted the rabbit. I intently trained my camera on the fox bracing for a split second of action.” Kevin said.
He added “To my surprise, the scene was even more dramatic than I expected. I thought the fox would drop the rabbit, giving the eagle an easy dinner. Instead, the fox, with its jaw still clenched on the rabbit, inadvertently got snagged by the bald eagle. The eagle lifted the young fox and rabbit into the sky triggering an even more dramatic struggle.”
- A young red fox walks back in a meadow with a rabbit it caught.
Image credits: Kevin Ebi