This is the amazing moment a bald eagle attempts to steal a fisherman’s catch before the kind trawlerman decides to share.
In the video, a colleague can be heard laughing as the bird of prey pesters Mathias with a second eagle standing nearby.
The man asks: ‘What does he want, your fish, man?’
The man videoing then says: ‘What’s going on with this guy? This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.’
The bird ended up with a nice fillet while Mathias got to pet its back as it feasted on the catch.
The bald eagle poses with its catch after it was kindly donated by the fisherman after a fight
Mathias had swiped at the eagle with his forearm, trying in vain to ward of the bird of pray
His video also garnered nearly nine thousand likes and over 70 thousand shares.
‘Glad fisherman shared his catch. As if he had a choice. Lol,’ said Maura O’Brien on Facebook.
Conrad Collinson added: ‘Cool, it was enjoying the petting too, lucky man.’
Things ended amicably as Mathias shared his catch and got the opportunity to pet the eagle
Mathias (main) onboard a fishing vessel. He was confronted by the eagle in Prince Rupert