The moment a huge golden eagle swooped down to pounce on a red deer on the island of Mull in western Scotland caught the photographer’s eye.

The mighty eagle pounced on the head of the prey while the red deer tried to run away. However, the young deer successfully escaped from the eagle’s clutches and ran away with its mother.

Wildlife photographer Dawid Banasiak captured the entire attack on the island of Mull, Scotland, Mirror yesterday reported.

The golden eagle is famous for its ability to attack large prey such as bears and coyotes. Despite letting go of the baby deer, the golden eagle continued to chase after the mother and daughter of the deer family and flew close to them at a height of less than two meters. However, it eventually gave up and flew away.

The golden eagle soars to the top of the hill and swoops down with the heat currents. It tries to separate the young deer from the herd. Every second the eagle came closer and closer to the deer’s head. It raised its claws over the baby deer’s head.

Finally, after a while of fighting, the deer was caught by the eagle and freed from a height of thousands of meters to the ground and died on the spot.