When you are a Raven, you don't mess with a White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), also known as the sea eagle and the white-tailed sea eagle. A close cousin of the Bald Eagle, the White-tailed Eagle is a large raptor, measuring up to 37 in (94 cm) in length with a wingspan of up to 8 ft (2.45 m). The raven had the fish first. But as soon as this white-tailed sea eagle saw the raven's bounty, it turned seemingly on a dime, dropped about 30 feet, and snatched the poor raven's fish from his talons. To add insult to injury, the white-tailed sea eagle was trash talking this poor raven every step of the way. That, or he was just squawking really loudly.

Akan International Crane Center, Island of Hokkaido, Japan

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Make:	NIKON CORPORATION
Model:	NIKON D4
Exposure:	1/5000 sec
Aperture:	f/6.3
ISO Speed:	720
Focal Length:	500 mm
Lens:	500.0 mm f/4.0