Bald eagle

Was cycling at jurong lake on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Saw a bald eagle preying on probably mice in a large enclosed field. Thought it was pretty fascinating coz we rarely get to see eagles in Singapore, albeit outside of a zoo/ bird park. It then occurred to me that we tend to appreciate things more when it is rare. We wouldn't gaze in wide eyed wonder at the common mynahs or crows, would we? That's the law of scarcity, so commonly seen in our society. What was it about the eagle that stopped me in my tracks? Yes it's majestic, the way it soars and hovers and then swop down to pick its prey. But apart from that, I guess it's really the scarcity of eagles in our concrete jungle that just make them a little more exciting.