Photographer captures epic battle between Bald Eagle, seagulls

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The US Department of Interior tweeted an image that shows an airborne battle between our national bird and a pair of seagulls.

The battle took place at Prince William Sound in Alaska by photographer David Canales.

See the tweet here.

Asked in the Twitter comments who won the battle, the Interior Department replies:

The eagle. The seagull above the eagle gives up and the other one isn't able to free itself.

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