精彩畫面：吃橡皮鴨的老鷹

攝影師捕捉到老鷹試圖吃掉橡皮鴨的精彩畫面

A wildlife photographer in Canada captured incredible images of a young eagle attempting to eat a plastic duck before realizing it wasn’t food, British news agency SWNS reports.

據(jù)英國SWNS通訊社報道，加拿大一名野生動物攝影師拍下了一組令人難以置信的照片，一只小鷹試圖吃掉一只塑料鴨，后來才意識到那不是食物。

Fifty-two-year-old David Howells took the photos of the eagle in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on March 22. Howells was able to get his camera out prior to the eagle swooping down with its talons extended on what it thought was prey.

今年3月22日，52歲的大衛(wèi)·豪厄爾斯在加拿大紐芬蘭和拉布拉多的圣約翰給這只鷹拍了照。豪厄爾斯趕在鷹俯沖下來之前把相機(jī)拿了出來，鷹爪伸向它認(rèn)為是獵物的地方。

“At this time of year the eagles become very active,” Howells said. “The lake freezes over during the bitter weather. We’ve actually just got over the biggest amount of snowfall ever. The bald eagle actually has a very high pitched squark so I heard it coming and caught it perfectly as it swooped in.”

豪厄爾斯說：“每年這個時候，老鷹都變得非常活躍。“天氣寒冷時，湖面結(jié)冰了。事實上，我們剛剛經(jīng)歷了有史以來最大的降雪。禿鷹實際上有很高的叫聲，所以我聽到它來了，就在它飛進(jìn)來的時候完美地抓拍了下來。”

However, the young eagle may have mistaken the rubber duck for prey, only to be surprised, Howell explained.

豪厄爾解釋說，不過，這只小鷹可能把橡皮鴨誤認(rèn)為獵物，結(jié)果被嚇了一跳。

“At first it looked like the immature bald eagle was tending to it as if it were a chick,” he said. “But then it went to take a bite out of it, realized it wasn’t edible, and just threw it away.”

他說：“一開始，這只不成熟的禿鷹看起來像是在照顧一只小雞。”。“但后來它咬了一口，意識到它不能吃，就把它扔掉了。”

According to the National Eagle Center, bald eagles primarily have a diet consisting of fish, but can also eat a number of other animals, including birds, squirrels, raccoons and rabbits.

據(jù)美國國家鷹中心(National Eagle Center)介紹，禿鷹的飲食主要由魚組成，但也可以吃其他一些動物，包括鳥類、松鼠、浣熊和兔子。

Bald eagles are no longer considered endangered in the US, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. However, both bald and golden eagles “are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,” the agency notes.

美國魚類和野生動物管理局稱，禿鷹在美國已不再被視為瀕危物種。不過，該機(jī)構(gòu)指出，禿鷹和金鷹“都受到《禿鷹和金鷹保護(hù)法》和《候鳥條約法》的保護(hù)”。