Re: [OM] A bit of a tease to start the week...

[Chuck Norcutt]

Perhaps we should not mess with any eagles.  I recall seeing (probably 
on a National Geographic show) a story of an ornithologist who was 
studying Harpy Eagles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy_Eagle> 
somewhere in South America.  Harpies nest very high up in the tree 
canopy and he had built himself an observation platform on a tree 
adjacent to the tree holding the nest he was observing.  At some point 
one of the birds decided they didn't like him there anymore and attacked 
him with talons extended directly into his chest.  The talons punctured 
his chest cavity and actually put a scratch on his heart.

He's still doing eagle studies high in the canopy but now wears a bullet 
proof vest.

Chuck Norcutt


On 11/18/2013 1:36 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Oh yes…<irony alert>  (sigh).
> http://www.popsci.com.au/science/7-reasons-the-wedgie-is-superior-to-the-american-bald-eagle
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> Andrew Fildes
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