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Midair battle between fox and eagle over rabbit caught on video

Eventually, the eagle wrestles away the rabbit from the fox and flies away.
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Video above used with permission from Photographer Zachary Hartje

SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. – Nature can be incredible – and the Pacific Northwest certainly doesn't disappoint.

Photographer Kevin Ebi with LivingWilderness.com caught a rare moment last weekend at Washington state's San Juan Island National Historical Park:

"Here is something you don't see every day: a bald eagle and a young fox fighting over a rabbit — more than 20 feet in the air!"

Ebi said he was photographing a group of fox kits as they hunted rabbits. He noticed one of the red foxes grab a rabbit and carry it across the meadow.

Midair battle between fox and eagle over rabbit caught on video

"Then behind me, I heard the cry of a bald eagle," he wrote in a blog entry. "I turned around and saw it approaching fast. I knew it wanted the rabbit. I intently trained my camera on the fox bracing for a split second of action."

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The images Ebi captured tell the story best:

Midair battle between fox and eagle over rabbit caught on video
Midair battle between fox and eagle over rabbit caught on video
Midair battle between fox and eagle over rabbit caught on video

Eventually, the eagle wrestles away the rabbit from the fox and flies away.

The fox kit appeared to be unharmed, Ebi said, but had to start the search for dinner all over again.

Midair battle between fox and eagle over rabbit caught on video

See more images from Kevin Ebi at LivingWilderness.com here.

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