Article: Events of Mythic Proportions: Assault and Explosions, Oh My! [Video]

Recent events mirror political temperments in symbolic and even mythic proportions.

A photographer was out on Lake Ontario with his family last week when he recorded a dramatic encounter between an American Bald Eagle and a Canadian Goose.

The American Bald Eagle, an appropriate symbol for the US, is an aggressive predator who occasionally preys on its own kind, but primarily feeds on weaker animals such as fish, smaller birds and mammals.

According to the Ontario-based photographer, Mervyn Sequeira, during a 20-minute attack the eagle repeatedly swooped down attempting to subdue the goose. But the goose valiently held its ground, deflecting each attack. Eventually, the eagle gave up and flew …