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aero86:
i wouldnt want that thing after me..  could probably carry me off..

Mechslasher:
imagine talons like that on something 6' tall and a mouth full of teeth! :o

JW_Halverson:
I have a friend that is the Exec Director of Wildlife Experinces Inc, a raptor rehab facility and education center, and they have a golden in the facility right now.  I have had the supreme honor of viewing this bird at close range and it is a very visceral impact when that bird locks it's predatory eye on your own!  Talk about pucker factor.  I realized I am really nothing more than a stick weilding monkey in his opinion.   At this time the bird is nearing full recovery, but has balance issues and they are hoping to arrange an MRI of the bird's skull to get a look at the inner ear.  I got my fingers crossed for him, he belongs in the air...not in a mew.

vtclimber:
Mechslasher - I've seen someone that got footed by a bald eagle.....NOT GOOD!

JW - I agree completely. They belong in the air, not confined. We have one at the WIldlife Center in Va and another (some jerk used a leg trap) at the WV Raptor Rehabilitation Center. They had to amputate a couple toes because of the trap. Makes me want to get a hold of the guy......but I'll leave that to law boys. We have been trying to understand their migratory patterns a bit better since they are considered "rare" on this side of the country. Hell, there is not even (that I am aware of) a documented nest in the US east of the Miss.

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