WATCH: Bald Eagle Nest Explodes In Fireball After Being Hit By Lightning Strike In Colorado

Wrong place, wrong time. Have you ever heard anyone say that "Mother Nature is undefeated?" This video below is a rather good representation of that. A mother bald eagle was trying to protect her nest (perched in a tree in the Stearns Lake area) from a stalking red-tailed hawk, and little did she know, there was an even bigger threat that she could do nothing about. In the blink of an eye, a lightning strike burst down and it sure seemed to be a direct hit on the nest. Bald eagle nests are known to be sizable, with some being more than four to five feet wide and two to three feet deep. And as you'll see in the clip that was captured by a wildlife camera set up to monitor the nest, the bald eagle home was disintegrated in an explosive fireball after being struck by the lightning. According to the post, the bald eagle pair had been raising eagles out of this area for years. Unfortunately, there wasn't much of anything left of the nest after mother nature showed no mercy. And if you look closely, you'll also see that the female bald eagle and the hawk - both perched on the tree when the lightning struck - turned upside down and hung from the tree after the bolt of electricity came down. Fortunately, it's believed that the bald eagle survived the shock from the lightning, though the same can't be confirmed for the red-tailed hawk that was on the prowl: "The strike left both the eagle and the hawk dangling upside down in an electrocuted stupor. The eagle managed to survive and fly away." https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA6oXmNgR2x/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link