As a species they are notorious for their scavenging nature, so it’s no surprise that this fox attempted a smash and grab raid on a Golden Eagle’s lunch.
The plucky fox was clearly willing to put up a fight to make sure he had his share of the eagle’s spoils – but was eventually overpowered by the enormous bird.
Attack: Yves Adams stunning photo captured the moment a Golden Eagle dug its claws in to the not so wily fox that tried to steal his lunch
Scrap: The fox fights back baring its teeth at the angry eagle
‘The eagle was getting stuffed and the Ravens started to give up their harassing, when suddenly something reddish came over the ridge, behind the eagle, too blurred for me to see through my low depth of field 600mm lens.
Outfoxed: The fox gets to its feet and makes a hasty retreat
Retreat: The fox scarpers with its tail between its legs
‘But what happened then was incredible – a red fox came down to the feeding station, to grab some meat, but the Golden eagle wasn’t really pleased with that and chased the poor fox away!