A wonderful action scene of a wild Golden Eagle ripping apart a tree to get at a snake lunch. Photographed on safari in South Africa near Botswana.

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A wonderful action scene of a wild Golden Eagle ripping apart a tree to get at a snake lunch. Photographed on safari in South Africa near Botswana. Note the motion blur.

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Size: 3045px × 2592px
Location: South Africa
Photo credit: © Sherry Epley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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