"Mervyn Sequeira, an Ontario photographer, was out with his family on a recent morning when they spotted a bald eagle descending towards a frozen lake.Sensing a looming attack on unsuspecting prey, Sequeira scanned the landscape and saw a Canada goose, alone and vulnerable.For the next 20 minutes, lens trained on the battle, Sequeira watched what he expected would be a lopsided fight with a grim coda.Through bursts of his shutter, however, he captured a defiant goose fending off death.“I’ve seen bald eagles take a lot of things, from ducks to muskrats. But this is the first time I’ve seen a bald eagle go in for something as big as a goose,” he said.Despite multiple attacks by the eagle, the goose remained unbowed. The raptor, defeated, flew off."
Additional photos from the encounter are posted at The Guardian.
Metaphor for the current ruckus between the US and Canada? If so, I hope the same outcome prevails :)
ReplyDeleteSure this isn't an allegory of our times?
ReplyDeletePerhaps more apropos than intended, the CBC article quotes the photographer as saying the goose was unwell. These signs, particularly, head-swinging and instability, are symptoms of bird flu. So, tariffs and bird flu, our new exports?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/canada-goose-bald-eagle-burlington-bay-brawl-1.7473477