The scene was captured by photographer Keith Lightbody while the white-bellied sea eagle swooped alongside a small size aircraft in Western Australia. It looks like the sea eagle was practicing its hunting skills. / VCG Photo

In order to avoid hurting the sea eagle, the pilots took great care to protect the eagle’s well-being and turned their electric propellers off. / VCG Photo

The bird matched its flight to the two gliders and based on the size of the gliders, the eagle was about 1.8 meters wide in flight. / VCG Photo

According to the photographer, “the sea-eagle was not approached by the pilots - the bird approached the model gliders - and the whole sequence lasted less than 4 minutes; and then it resumed soaring along the coastline.”/ VCG Photo