On Feb. 23 at around 11 a.m., eagle-eyed photographer Mervyn Sequeira zeroed in on an impending battle between a Canada Goose and a bald eagle on Lake Ontario.
Predators, particularly solitary predators, need to avoid injury at all costs. If they’re injured, they can’t hunt, and if they can’t hunt, they’ll starve to death. Because of this, they tend to run away quickly when a fight starts to drag on.
Canada geese are herbivores, though, so they don’t have to worry about that; after all, the grass isn’t going anywhere. This allows them to fight harder than a predator would.
Predators, particularly solitary predators, need to avoid injury at all costs. If they’re injured, they can’t hunt, and if they can’t hunt, they’ll starve to death. Because of this, they tend to run away quickly when a fight starts to drag on.
Canada geese are herbivores, though, so they don’t have to worry about that; after all, the grass isn’t going anywhere. This allows them to fight harder than a predator would.