Part 3 -- that elemental and elementary part of an eagle's life: fishing.
Eagles basically eat fish. ("Basically" because they will also eat other birds and, frankly, anything else they can lay a talon on. They're perfectly happy to be scavengers.)
And they are just amazing to watch as they fish:
First, from their flight path, they make a dramatic turn, called a break.
Then they swoop down at amazing speeds, every feather rippling in the air, with an actual "swoooosh" sound.
They aim their talons where they plan on grabbing the fish.
Sometimes they'll drag a talon in the water;
Sometimes they'll drag their tail feathers.
They make the snag...
Then they snap their wings forward.
The splash can be impressive.
Part 1 [overview] here
Part 2 [the juvies] here
