Talon contest: Fawn's gripping encounter with golden eagle as it swoops in for the kill

By DAVID RICHARDS



This dramatic scene was played out during an annual eagle hunt in Slovakia and was captured by photographer Milan Krasula, 30, who spent four days trying to get a good picture of the chase where owners release their birds to go after prey



With one set of talons grasping its back the outlook wasn't good for this fawn as a golden eagle swooped in for the kill.

But a split second later the deer managed to duck out of danger as it scrambled under a fence forcing the bird of prey to rise back up into the sky.

The dramatic scene was played out during an annual eagle hunt in Slovakia and was captured by photographer Milan Krasula, 30, who spent four days trying to get a good picture of the chase where owners release their birds to go after prey.



He said: 'You have to be very lucky to get a good shot, as you cannot predict where the prey will be hiding.

'I found an area that I thought it would be good for a photo and where some smaller animals might be hiding.

'I was waiting there around an hour or so, when all of a sudden there was a young little doe running out from the forest.



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