Swooping down at forty miles per hour they must time their grab to perfection.

Curved talons and spiny scales on their toes help grip slippery fish.

Catching a fish is one thing keeping hold of it quite another.

Distinguished by its mottled tail, this young sea eagle is pushing his luck... ...but has little chance against the flying skills of an adult.

Whilst youngsters are perfecting their fishing technique, piracy is a short-cut to a full stomach especially when the victim is another juvenile more easily intimidated into dropping its catch.

A fish can be won and lost many times in the chaos of a chase ...and things don'’’t always go to plan.

It takes years for these novices to become as skilled as the resident adults.