An eagle grabbing takeout during a drive through the busy streets of Greater Victoria isn鈥檛 something you see every day.

So when Amalea Smithson saw a big bird in the next lane of traffic with its talons full, she rushed to get out her phone and capture proof.

鈥淢y hubby and I were just driving down Interurban when suddenly we saw the eagle flying very low to the ground in the other lane, it likely had just picked up 鈥� what looks like 鈥� a hawk or another bird of some kind. My husband thought it seemed to be struggling to fly higher with the weight of its catch,鈥� she told Black Press Media.

鈥淒efinitely was one of the coolest things I鈥檝e ever seen and I bet it would have been even cooler to see from the other angle 鈥� the front of the eagle.鈥�

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The video shows a low-flying eagle slowly gain altitude in traffic. As her husband speculates about what鈥檚 in its talons 鈥� it appears to be some other kind of bird.

Smithson posted her wildlife interaction online 鈥� in part to remind residents that wildlife lives among us 鈥� and so far it鈥檚 had more than 900 reactions.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e out there all the time, it鈥檚 just catching such a cool shot like that, so close to the ground with something in its talons鈥� it was neat,鈥� Smithson said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just a reminder that even though we don鈥檛 see them on video, we鈥檙e still in the middle of nature where they鈥檙e still catching things 鈥� even though we鈥檝e built infrastructure and roads through their habitat.鈥�

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