Betty and I live about 4 blocks from my office and I walk to work every day. This week something unusual happened...A huge bald eagle picked the wrong place to perch on a power line and got zapped!!! Fell down right onto the cross walk that I use every morning on one of the main drags in Sitka. Here are some pics of the famous bird right after its fateful date with destiny.
It was crazy. We called the professionals at the nearby Alaska Raptor Center (eagle rescue foundation) right away in case they could miraculously revive the bird. In impressive fashion, they arrived to the scene immediately only to scoop the eagle into a big black trash bag as if it was a dead possum. I don't know, I guess I was expecting a gurney or something more respectful for our famed national bird. I guess that's how they do things here in Alaska - and, who knows, maybe everywhere else too. Adios.
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What a bummer about the bird, eh? I guess it would have been cool if they could have stuffed it or something to put it into a museum or a school...
Oh, well.
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