The white-tailed eagle, the fish & the raven

Mythic stark beauty with allusions to great themes, the quotidian banished by your clarity of vision. Two mythic Great adversaries and of course, the fish.

An ageless confrontation in nature, and beautiful to boot.

Well done Alain,

Best, David

Impressive capture! regards

Beautifully shot.  A great confrontational moment.  

Cool!!!http://s02.flagcounter.com/mini/rzN/bg_ffffff/txt_e4e4e5/border_ffffff/flags_0/.jpg

Great catch - The crow seems to beg eagle for sharing food :)

Well captured Alain !

A very minor nit is the lack of indications ( a glint) of the eye of the crow.

Wonderful as is.

Crows are supposed to be smart- this guy is maybe weighing his chances- I never understand why the eagles don't just eat them :) Excellent shot!

Wow, this cheeky Crow is playing with dynamite!  Look at that intense stare.  This is beyond excellent, thanks for sharing... Mike

Extraordinary!

Thanks to all of you for your nice comments!

Kenneth: you're right, there's no glint, but the border of the eye is clearly visible on the large version of the image, and even more on the full size image. The crow seems to be looking... at the fish!

As good as it gets!  Thanks for sharing.

terrific capture...regards....David

What a fierce look of the eagle which clearly shows its determination not to let the intruder to join its meal!

the half crow renders the shot a tad short of fantabulous, but what a moment full of drama and energy --- I wanna know what happens next, see the next frame, and the one after!

I truly have no idea what to add to the comments already posted.  The image is extraordinary and deserves every one of them.

Wonderful shot, gorgeous textures! Bravo! 

Awesome capture! Very crisp and sharp.

Love this. You can see the crow weighing his chances, and the eagle daring him.

Extraordinary! Congrats - Peter

This is truly the finest "bird picture" I have ever seen.

I am grateful for the chance to see it.

Lew

Superb!