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"I laugh when I look at this shot - one in a million chance of capturing the precise moment when these birds are locked in eye to eye!
Out in my boat fishing one morning, I noticed that an eagle was being harassed by a blue jay on the shoreline next to my cabin. The blue jay鈥檚 relentless attacks were only mildly irritating to the eagle. The big bird鈥檚 facial expression was one of pure disdain. Jays are fiercely territorial - the eagle had perched near the jay鈥檚 nest and the jay was determined to protect its young.
My boat floated closer and closer to the skirmish and I knew that I might be able to capture a special moment if I just kept shooting. I love the image for so many reasons. The eagle is protecting its most valuable secret weapon - its eyes - by sliding a thin membrane over its eye just as the jay flies by. The jay is executing a ninja move as it makes its escape. And I love the way the image illustrates the sheer contrast in size between the enormity of the eagle鈥檚 body and the small silhouette of the blue jay.
I鈥檒l always be thankful that I was in the right spot at the right time."