Canada goose vs. bald eagle: Photographer captures bird battle on Lake Ontario [Video]

An amateur photographer’s images of a 20-minute battle for survival between a Canada Goose and bald eagle have quickly caught the attention of many Canadians as a symbol of the escalating tensions between Canada and the U.S.

On Feb. 23 at around 11 a.m., eagle-eyed photographer Mervyn Sequeira zeroed in on an impending battle between a Canada Goose and a bald eagle, which is the national bird of the U.S., on the frozen ice of Lake Ontario.

“I saw the bald eagle coming in. It seemed to had purpose and it was heading straight for a goose that was out on the frozen lake,” the 74-year-old said of the scene that was unfolding near LaSalle Marina in Burlington, Ont.

“It made several attacks on the goose. The goose fought back as best it could.”

Sequeira, who has been taking nature photos since he was in his teens, said that the symbolic bird battle which was …