Video: Julie Smith via Storyful

A homeowner in northeastern Wisconsin who likes to sit on her patio in the early mornings got quite a surprise one morning when she saw an unexpected sight.

"I see amazing things when I get up in the morning, and I thought I would show this to my grandkids to show them what they miss when they sleep late in the morning,” Smith says. Although at first she thought she'd be showing them a cute fawn video, not a rare bald eagle attack.

On the video, the fawn can be heard calling out as the eagle eventually wins the battle and drags the lifeless deer onto land. Smith notes that the bald eagle went straight for the heart when it started feeding

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