Zugunruhe Birding Tours

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND

Bald Eagle grabs a gull

While photographing gulls at Quidi Vidi Lake, the flock suddenly took flight:

This flight happened regularly every day. It was a sure sign a Bald Eagle was somewhere nearby, and sure enough, I looked up and saw an eagle soaring overhead. Within the previous hour, a sick gull attracted the attention of American Crows first, and then Common Ravens, which succeeded at killing it. This gull became the target of the eagle: