“This one left me speechless,” says photographer Mark Smith about a completely unbelievable slow-motion video he captured of a bald eagle on the hunt. Smith posted the video on Instagram yesterday, and it already has over 1 million likes.
Within the slow-motion video, you’ll be able to see a bald eagle zeroing in on its prey, a fish within the water beneath. Because the eagle approaches the floor of the water, the eagle’s eyes are on its mark, and its large talons open in preparation for the seize.
The eagle splashes into the water, dunking itself farther than you’d assume. Then, it turns its eyes upward (and even appears to make eye contact with the photographer for a second) earlier than lifting itself again up and out of the water.
After the eagle emerges from the water, you’ll be able to see that it has caught a fish. It then transfers its meal from talon to beak and expertly eats the fish mid-air, tossing it round a bit to place it.
Watch a bald eagle catch a fish on this gorgeous footage:
Smith says within the caption that the footage leaves him speechless. His video seems to be going viral, with 1.1 million likes and counting.
