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Photographer captures epic staredown between a squirrel and a bald eagle

Who would flinch first? A lucky photographer caught the entire interaction on film.
Credit: Facebook screenshot
Who's going to win this contest?

If you're a fan of nature, you can see some incredible moments. And for one fortunate photographer, he was able to see one incredible experience firsthand.

Roger Stevens Jr. shared some awesome images of a bald eagle and a squirrel in an epic staredown in Maine on Monday.

In the photos posted on Facebook, you can see the two animals intensely involved in the competition. 

I couldn't have made this up!! Gray Squirrel and Bald Eagle in staring match... Behind the Rite-Aide Store in Downtown Lincoln, Maine!!

"I couldn't have made this up," Stevens Jr. wrote in the post. "Gray Squirrel and Bald Eagle in staring match... Behind the Rite-Aide Store in Downtown Lincoln, Maine!!"

Along with the initial photo, he also posted follow-up pics showing the squirrel scurrying away into a hole in the tree.

PART TWO: Eagle tries to catch squirrel, but squirrel jumps in hollow inside tree, appears in another hole...kinda like whack a mole, using a squirrel instead!

Since it's posting, the photo has been shared more than 11,000 times.

Apparently, the internet is a fan of nature.  

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