作！ 史上最大膽烏鴉騎雕飛行

It's not just birds of a feather that flock together.
雖說鳥以類聚，但有時並非如此。

A crow has been photographed hitching a very rare mid-flight lift on the back of a bald eagle.
照片裏，一隻烏鴉站在飛行中的白頭海雕的背上搭順風車。

The much larger bird of prey was hunting for a snack in the skies over Seabeck, Washington, when the cheeky crow spied an opportunity.
這隻比烏鴉大得多的猛禽正在華盛頓州塞貝克上空覓食，而那隻厚臉皮的烏鴉發現了一個機會。

The encounter lasted just a few seconds before the birds parted and went their separate ways.
兩隻鳥兒的相遇只延續了數秒就彼此分道揚鑣。

The chance meeting was captured by amateur photographer Phoo Chan, 50.
50歲的業餘攝影師Phoo Chan拍下了它們的偶遇。

'I was photographing a bald eagle flying around hunting for an early meal when suddenly the crow approached the eagle from behind,' he said.
他說：“我當時正在拍攝一隻盤旋着尋找早餐的白頭海雕，突然間，一隻烏鴉從後面接近了它。”

'At first I thought the crow was going to chase away the eagle.
“開始我以爲這隻烏鴉想要趕走白頭海雕。”

'I have seen crows harassing a hawk by swooping back and forth in order to drive it away from their territory. I was completely awed to see the crow actually land on the back of the flying eagle.
“以前我見過一羣烏鴉爲了把老鷹趕出它們的領地，在它的周圍俯衝騷擾。看到這隻烏鴉竟然降落在飛行中的雕背上，令我大吃一驚。”

He added: 'It was as if it was taking a short break and at the same time a free ride.
“看起來就像它小憩一下，順便搭個便車。”他補充道。

'What's more surprising was the eagle didn't seem to mind and kept flying as if nothing happened.
“更驚人的是那隻雕看起來毫不在意，就像什麼事都沒發生一樣繼續飛翔。”

'I think the crow decided to land on the eagle because the eagle did not respond to its harassment so it landed briefly and then left.
“我想這隻烏鴉決定降落在雕背上是因爲那隻雕沒有理會它的騷擾，於是它短暫停留後就離開了。”

'Eventually the crow flew away and the eagle continued to hunt for its breakfast. They both flew in different directions and it looked like they became friends.'
“最後烏鴉飛走了，白頭海雕則繼續尋找早餐。它們飛向不同的方向，看起來已經成了朋友。”

Bald eagles can be found in North America, usually near large areas of open water.
白頭海雕生活在北美洲，通常出現在大片開闊水域附近。

They are opportunistic feeders who swoop down to grab their prey in their talons.
這些種機會主義者會俯衝而下，並用爪子捉住獵物。

There is no real difference in the plumage between male and female bald eagles - their heads and tails are white and their body is brown. But females are 25 per cent larger than males.
雄性白頭海雕的羽毛和和雌性並沒有什麼區別：它們的頭和尾巴都是白色的，而身體則是棕色。不過雌性的身體要比雄性大25%。