The U.S. dollar might be stronger than the Canadian loonie — but it looks like the bald eagle should never underestimate the loon.
A bald eagle found dead in Maine last year was killed by a vicious peck from a loon, according to the results of a recent autopsy by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Wildlife biologist Danielle D’Auria shared the shocking results of her find on the department’s website earlier this week, in what she said was an extremely unusual case.
She says bald eagles are known to prey on loon chicks and the occasional adult, but experts have never before seen evidence of a loon taking down an eagle. “Who would think a loon would stand a chance against such a powerful predator?” D’Auria wrote in a blog