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Man, I really want to see one some day! Made me think of this story telling of an eagle allegedly swooping down and snatching a toddler right from the ground on
by kebman 6y ago
Man, I really want to see one some day! Made me think of this story telling of an eagle allegedly swooping down and snatching a toddler right from the ground on the island Leka in Norway. She was apparently playing in a blanket, so the talons didn't scratch her, but she was carried almost two kilometres away. The ordeal triggered a search party that eventually found her almost 200 metres up the mountain side, unschated. Norwegian source: https://www.nettavisen.no/artikkel/ble-svanhild-2-tatt-av-ornen/s/12-95-1088763 https://www.nettavisen.no/artikkel/ble-svanhild-2-tatt-av-or... So if you live in eagle territory, you better watch your children. ;)
Anyway, I remember trying to video those things where I grew up. But they were pretty shy, so I could never get close enough to get a good picture of them. Really amazing bird though not Bald Eagles given that I'm from Europe. If you've got the patience and the equipment to get good pictures of those, then kudos to you, because that's not easy!
- farnsworth 6y agoMove to Seattle, I used to see one almost every day on my commute where it would hang out above the 520 bridge, presumably fishing in Lake Washington.
- 0xfaded 6y agoI've shared a thermal wingtip to wingtip with one soaring under a hang glider.
- lostlogin 6y agoI wish the Haast eagle was still around. They were just massive and hunted Moa. They were likely hunted by humans. I guess I should be careful what I wish for. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle
- mkl 6y agoI think it's more that all the big birds the eagles hunted were hunted by humans. It wasn't just moa, the other big birds are gone too. E.g. search for New Zealand here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_gigantism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_gigantism
- lostlogin 6y ago> Island gigantism, or insular gigantism These are great terms. Thanks.
- kebman 6y agoIt's sad, but it's why most peeps over here never share the location of breeding grounds or habitats with strangers.
- mongol 6y agoWhy did the eagle not start to feast on her?
- kebman 6y agoCould be she was too heavy, or the blanket was in the way. Either way, apparently the search party got underway pretty quickly.