https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2023/11/13/the-eagle-and-the-snake-maine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-eagle-and-the-snake-maine An Eye on Wildlife Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2023/11/13/the-eagle-and-the-snake-maine/#comment-116401 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:15:09 +0000 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=9870#comment-116401 I don’t get the point of the last sentence. Of course you wouldn’t see an eagle eating a snake in the middle of the ocean. It seems redundant to say. The AI threw in something weird on this one

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2023/11/13/the-eagle-and-the-snake-maine/#comment-103855 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 23:17:31 +0000 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=9870#comment-103855 Always enjoy the emails.
I’m based in Australia and friends and I always take an annual holiday on Fraser Island – world’s largest sand island, off the Queensland coast just south of the Great Barrier Reef. As well as all the amazing sights and wildlife the Island offers, it is a fishing hotspot. Mostly fishing off the beach for tailor – what you might call bluefish. From July to October, it is also possible to see the humpback whales as they travel up and back off the coast. These days, with numbers recovering, often possible to see a few dozen a day. On rare occasions, one can also see the green turtles coming ashore to lay eggs, at the right time of year.
Your email reminded me of a trip a few years ago. We were driving back down the beach, past where we had done some fishing recently. A sea eagle dived into the waves, very close to where we had been standing. It came out, carrying a large sea snake (one can occasionally see one washed up on the beach but live ones less frequently). This was very close to water’s edge – it is not wise to venture too far into the surf as very large sharks are common. I grabbed the camera and took some shots but in the rush, they are rather blurry, sadly. But it was an amazing thing to see. The eagle flew off, presumably to feed its young, with the snake still struggling furiously.
Your email brought back some wonderful memoires.

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