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A unique wildlife moment captured in the Cromarty wetlands of Queensland.

By Australian Geographic • Reading Time: < 1

Photographer Clarke Espie photographed these incredible images of a white-bellied sea-eagle preying on a small feral pig in the Cromarty wetlands, south of Townsville, a place of diverse wildlife.

“The sea-eagle regardless of its powerful wings struggled to gain altitude before landing its prey upon a small island within the wetlands, where together the eagles shared the prey,” Clarke says.

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