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Doe attacked by golden eagle
This plucky fawn had an incredible escape when it dived under a fence to get away from a huge golden eagle.
Photo: Milan Krasula/Solent News & Photo Agency
11:07PM GMT 27 Dec 2011
The young doe had to run for its life after the golden eagle swooped in for the kill.
Photographer Milan Krasula snapped away as the chase played out in front of him.
The 30-year-old spent four days trying to get a great picture of the annual eagle hunt, where owners release their birds to hunt prey.
But instead of diving for a smaller animal, the eagle amazed watchers by dive-bombing the deer and trying to fly off with it.
He said: "You have to be very lucky to get a good shot, as you cannot predict where the prey will be hiding.
"I found an area that I thought it would be good for a photo and where some smaller animals might be hiding.
"I was waiting there around an hour or so, when all of a sudden there was a young little doe running out from the forest.
"One keeper then released his eagle, who was about 200 metres away from me.
"He did not see the little doe running and had actually released the eagle to get another animal.
"Of course, the eagle went for the doe instead of the other prey."
Milan, from Liptovsky Hradok, Slovakia, added: "Both the doe and the eagle were heading towards me.
"I was lucky to witness such an event of mother nature and I was lucky enough to have a camera with me and capture it.
"It happened so fast, by the time I checked the images on the back of the camera, both the doe and the eagle were gone.
"It was an unsuccessful attack by the eagle - I think the life of the doe was saved by a nearby fence.
"It wanted to jump over it but was so frightened and scared it only managed to slip underneath, giving the eagle no choice but to abandon the chase.
"The eagle flew back to it's keeper and the doe disappeared in the forest among the trees."
Milan was "really happy" that the fawn got away.
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This plucky fawn had an incredible escape when it dived under a fence to get away from a huge golden eagle.
Photo: Milan Krasula/Solent News & Photo Agency
11:07PM GMT 27 Dec 2011
The young doe had to run for its life after the golden eagle swooped in for the kill.
Photographer Milan Krasula snapped away as the chase played out in front of him.
The 30-year-old spent four days trying to get a great picture of the annual eagle hunt, where owners release their birds to hunt prey.
But instead of diving for a smaller animal, the eagle amazed watchers by dive-bombing the deer and trying to fly off with it.
He said: "You have to be very lucky to get a good shot, as you cannot predict where the prey will be hiding.
"I found an area that I thought it would be good for a photo and where some smaller animals might be hiding.
"I was waiting there around an hour or so, when all of a sudden there was a young little doe running out from the forest.
"One keeper then released his eagle, who was about 200 metres away from me.
"He did not see the little doe running and had actually released the eagle to get another animal.
"Of course, the eagle went for the doe instead of the other prey."
Milan, from Liptovsky Hradok, Slovakia, added: "Both the doe and the eagle were heading towards me.
"I was lucky to witness such an event of mother nature and I was lucky enough to have a camera with me and capture it.
"It happened so fast, by the time I checked the images on the back of the camera, both the doe and the eagle were gone.
"It was an unsuccessful attack by the eagle - I think the life of the doe was saved by a nearby fence.
"It wanted to jump over it but was so frightened and scared it only managed to slip underneath, giving the eagle no choice but to abandon the chase.
"The eagle flew back to it's keeper and the doe disappeared in the forest among the trees."
Milan was "really happy" that the fawn got away.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8350393/Takeaway-meal-golden-eagle-snatches-lamb-from-hillside.html
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