Bald eagle swipes lunch to go as Connecticut nature photographer snaps picture: 'America's bird likes pizza'

A bald eagle opens its talons to grab a pizza in Connecticut on March 8, as photographed by Doug Gemmell. (Doug Gemmell Nature Photography) A nature-focused photographer recently captured an image of a bald eagle grabbing lunch to-go as he took flight in Connecticut skies.Doug Gemmell, a resident of South Windsor, went out to Wethersfield Cove inlet on March 8 to snap some photos of eagles on his Nikon D500 camera.The retired banker has been photographing birds, insects and nature for the last seven years.Much of his work is dedicated to photographing eagles and Gemmell said he tries to catch the birds "fishing."TWITTER USERS REACT TO TSA SCREENING BALD EAGLE AT NORTH CAROLINA AIRPORT: 'HE IS GORGEOUS!'"I want to get some action shots and well, that was some action shot," Gemmell told Fox News Digital of the March 8 photo he took. "It’s not quite the fish [picture], but it was an interesting photo to say the least." Named Liberty and Guardian, the bald eagles were filmed shielding their only egg from the elements during a snowstorm in California. (Gary Avey/Friends of the Redding Eagles)Gemmell said he was posed on a path between the waterway and the Department of Motor Vehicles building.When he saw the eagle, Gemmell said, the bird began putting its legs down.FLORIDA PHOTOGRAPHER SNAPS IMAGE OF HERON FLYING OFF WITH BABY ALLIGATOR: 'RIGHT PLACE AT RIGHT TIME'"That’s a sign they are going to grab something," Gemmell said. "I didn’t know it was a pizza until I got home."Doug Gemmell, a photographer and resident of South Windsor, Connecticut, snapped a photo on March 8 of a juvenile bald eagle flying off with half a slice of pepperoni pizza near Wethersfield Cove.