Live Long and Prosper! Australian Photographer Hears Pig Squeal in the Air and Captures ‘Flying Pig’
Xiaomi founder Lei Jun once said, ‘Even pigs can fly when standing in the eye of the storm.’ However, the scene of pigs flying in reality is probably extremely rare. But according to the British ‘Daily Mail’ report, recently an elderly photographer in Australia witnessed this scene and captured it—it was a huge sea eagle that grabbed a piglet while hunting, achieving the spectacle of ‘pig flying in the sky.’
This photographer is named Clark Easby, 75 years old. He photographed this scene in the Corumbella Wetlands in Queensland, Australia, and he is also a local resident of Queensland. Clark was driving back to the camp when he suddenly heard the squeal of a piglet in the air. He looked up and saw a sea eagle grabbing a piglet, so he quickly stopped the car and grabbed his camera. The eagle carrying the piglet flew over his head and eventually landed on the shore to enjoy a sumptuous meal.
“I was invited to shoot these unique and diverse birds that live in this world-class wetland,” Easby said, who has been a commercial diver and documentary filmmaker for 35 years.
“I didn’t expect to witness two huge sea eagles flying over my car, one of which firmly grabbed a piglet with its claws. Although the eagles were powerful, they couldn’t fly very high, and finally, they stopped at a small shore in the wetland, with two eagles sharing its prey.”
“I quickly used my 500mm telephoto lens to shoot these photos when the sea eagle flew over, this is one of the rarest scenes I have ever witnessed. At first, I thought it was a fish, but when I looked closely, I realized it was a piglet, weighing at least 5 kilograms. I have never seen such a thing before.”
White-bellied sea eagles have a wingspan of 2.1 meters, usually nesting in high trees, and appear in the high skies of the Australian coast and nearby land. They have fixed mates and activity ranges and mainly feed on aquatic animals such as fish, turtles, and sea snakes. They will also hunt birds and mammals. According to the Australian Museum, sea eagles sometimes attack prey like swans because of their powerful bodies.
“I have seen white-bellied sea eagles suddenly dropping from the sky and hunting fish, birds, rabbits, and foxes with their sharp and powerful claws. But this scene (grabbing a pig) is extremely rare. I was stunned.”
