A jaw-dropping photo has laid bare the raw, untamed power of nature — capturing the moment a mighty wedge-tailed eagle swooped down on a young kangaroo. Taken in Quilpie, Queensland, and uploaded ...

They are usually prime prey for birds at the top of the food chain, he said. He said he recalled once seeing a golden eagle hunting fish at Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County in the same manner.

In the video you can see the eagle pecking away at its prey "It was eating an opossum. I saw it lying on the side of the road about two hours earlier when I was driving my kids to school.

Interestingly, the eagles vary their hunting method according to the size of the target." Dooley said for smaller prey "they will snatch it from the air" and continue flying, but for large prey ...