Golden Eagle snatches child

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Once upon a time I had defend my little ones from a very aggressive Mute Swan. Dratted thing was quite scary. We made a tactical retreat. And no - it wasn't nesting defending cygnets. I think our picnic was the target

 

[CopperCyclist]

Apparently it's been outed as a fake, but who knows, so have the moon landings!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Have you ever had a Bonxie fly at you at eye level? Now that is quite scary. They do it to attack the top of your head when you stray into a nesting area. They will draw blood! Clever me poked the end of my telescope tripod up higher than my head. Being thick they went for that. But a pair of eyes staring at you from a big bird and heading right at you does make one tighten some bits of one's anatomy

 

[Milo]

[QUOTE 2211326, member: 259"]They can break your arm, they can. [/quote]I love saying that.

 

[Archie_tect]

So does Miss A_T... she's convinced they can though!

 

[Sittingduck]

The swan thing is an urban myth, I thought?
...about the arms anyway - it's backs! A swan can break your back, just by looking at you!

Pretty much the hardest creatures on the planet, aside from honey badgers, of course.

 

[laurence]

The swan thing is an urban myth, I thought?
...about the arms anyway - it's backs! A swan can break your back, just by looking at you!

Pretty much the hardest creatures on the planet, aside from honey badgers, of course.

rubbish... Coots. Coots will attack anything. speaking to the woman who monitors one pair of Peregrines in London and she said none of the London birds had shown signs of eating Coots... moorhens, woodcocks, kingfishers, but not coots.

we put this down to 2 factors - a moorhen is more likely to fly up when spooked, a coot will dive and, more importantly, a coot would attack the falcon.

coots, nasty blighters

 

[laurence]

I think Bill Bryson summed up Australia by saying it's a beautiful place; it's just a shame everything there is trying to kill you!

and the most dangerous animal there is..... the horse.

more people die from horse related injuries than any other animal inflicted injury. we use that at the wetland centre education events when people ask about 'killer snakes' and the like. QI recently used it too.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

rubbish... Coots. Coots will attack anything. speaking to the woman who monitors one pair of Peregrines in London and she said none of the London birds had shown signs of eating Coots... moorhens, woodcocks, kingfishers, but not coots.

we put this down to 2 factors - a moorhen is more likely to fly up when spooked, a coot will dive and, more importantly, a coot would attack the falcon.

coots, nasty blighters

And as for those "old coots" - watch out - elbows, brollies you name it. Tangle with them and it'll be A&E for you

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

I love saying that.

That'll have someone's eye out.........

 

[Melonfish]

as a parent i find this video both terrifying and problem solving...

 

[Arch]

Apparently it's been outed as a fake, but who knows, so have the moon landings!

Yeah, I was dubious before I looked at the video, and dubious afterwards. Doesn't quite look like a golden eagle to me, but I've only seen them on telly. (having googled though, maybe my idea of them is askew.)

WIkipedia say they'll take foxes and maybe lambs - those are quite a bit lighter and smaller than a toddler.

 

[colly]

[QUOTE 2211326, member: 259"]They can break your arm, they can. [/quote]
Drown small dogs too ! Man down the pub told me so it must be true.







er? and now it's on the internet so that means it's gospel.

 

[ColinJ]

Blimey. We don't even have scarey spiders !

We do over the border in Yorkshire!

 

[colly]

and the most dangerous animal there is..... the horse.

more people die from horse related injuries than any other animal inflicted injury. we use that at the wetland centre education events when people ask about 'killer snakes' and the like. QI recently used it too.

But they forget to mention that all horses in OZ have a fleet of spiders under the saddle.