SABATTUS, ME - FEBRUARY 19, 2017: An immature bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus fends off a rival while protecting a pike on frozen Sabattus Pond, in Sabattus, Maine. Ice fishermen on the popular winter fishing spot often leave fish they don't want to keep, for the eagles to feed on. Occasionally eagles will steal a fish, left unguarded on the ice, that was meant for the fisherman's dinner.

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