Bald Eagle swimming to shore with prey/ Bald Eagle Floundering /Crows waiting / Eagle grabs Gull

I did not see the grab but I did hear and see the commotion. It was the sound of birds yelling and scattering that made me turn and look. A very long way off I saw the Eagle swimming towards the shore. I ran to get closer hoping to capture in video. Notice the crows lined up waiting for the Eagle to come ashore. Hard work landing the gull. RIP Gull. Nature ! Eagles can carry 3 pounds on average. However being wet it cannot get the lift it needs. Swim it is. Once on land the eagle begins to dry off... Thanks for watching. June 9 2024 Valdez Alaska

[@user-ps55619]

Crows are the hyenas of flight.

[@samwanderley6956]

Butterfly stroke!!

[@crystalgaskins8270]

Unbelievable⁉️

[@mylovedwildanimals8520]

Magnificent video! What a clever bald eagle. Beautiful, incredible images. Thank you!

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

Because of the eagles wingspan and body type, the eagle cannot take off from the water surface. It is not swimming, it is floundering. No choice to do this - or drown.

[@wilderness_bound]

right on and to the shore

[@seghiriahmed3922]

it's a scavenger, the bird must have already died. It's a couple, the 2nd is probably his partner who comes to help him. Eagles live in pairs all their lives, they are faithful.

[@wilderness_bound]

Yes they are opportunistic and eat carrion, but they certainly do hunt and kill fish and ducks as a main staple. Gull sitting on water too. And yes likely it's mate. They mate for life.

[@breadandcircus1]

I had no idea bald eagles could swim, Amazing fact! Your channel is beautiful. Subscribed.

[@wilderness_bound]

Thank you !

[@RichardHibbert-rt3ej]

What has it caught? A gull?

[@wilderness_bound]

Yes, a gull.

[@neumagellan4519]

This was an amazing thing to watch. I would have thought an eagle in the water is in dire straits.