Bald eagle takes crow for a ride

This bird just needed a break.

A photographer in Washington snapped some amazing photos of a crow and a bald eagle. He says he was snapping photos of the eagle when a crow flew in to the frame.

At first, he thought the smaller bird was going to chase the eagle away. But instead, the crow decided to hitch a ride

The photographer says the encounter only lasted a second but he was shocked the eagle didn't seem to mind.