I like Bald eagles despite their "not top apex predator" role. The sounds the parents make when their kids fly for the first time is like a celebration. They can live for over 70 years too, so there is an advantage of being a bit wussy. Eagles biggest advantage is the effortless soaring. And they yawn when bored, which makes me think they have something going on in their heads. I can also have some empathy for not wanting to haul your huge ass body over the ocean waves and catch a fish when any misjudgement of the weight of the fish, wind gust, or splash of the waves can drag you in and drown you. I find many dead eagle remains washed up on the shore. I'd eat a roadkilled deer any day over that too.