Samara Achermann, Winner Takes All (ANIMALS 2026)

I watched this osprey struggle to get this huge fish to shore, after a deep dive. It wasn't long before the local ravens took their chance at trying to get scraps. The osprey tried several times to take off, but dropped the fish, time and time again. A pelican saw this from a distance, and swooped in when it saw the next opportunity, taking the large fish for itself, running away with it to the water, to sit and eat.

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