Eagles in air battle crash-land at airport

[savalez]

Last edited Tue May 21, 2013, 07:29 PM - Edit history (1)

There was a crash landing Sunday at the Duluth International Airport, but it didn’t involve airplanes. Rather, it was two bald eagles, which were fighting in midair when they locked talons. In a rare spectacle of nature, they were unable to disengage in time before crashing to the runway.

“Apparently, mature eagles will sometimes fight over territories,” Randy Hanzal, a Minnesota conservation officer, told GrindTV in an email. “They will do battle in the air, crashing into each other and grabbing an intruding eagle with their talons.

Photo shows talons intertwined. Photo courtesy of Randy Hanzal, Minnesota conservation officer

“Usually, they will let go of each other before hitting the ground, but in this case, they had the talons so deeply imbedded in each other they may have been unable to let go.”





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[Curmudgeoness]

1. And why do we call it a game of chicken?????

Well, we can't call either of these eagles a chicken. Glad they were both expected to recover completely.

[savalez]

2. lol. Go figure.

Beautiful big birds. I've yet to see one in the wild. Someday...