How freaking strong ARE eagles anyway?

[wiffleball 4,790]

JUNEAU, Alaska — About 10,000 Juneau residents briefly lost power after a bald eagle lugging a deer head crashed into transmission lines.

 

"You have to live in Alaska to have this kind of outage scenario," said Gayle Wood, an Alaska Electric Light & Power spokeswoman. "This is the story of the overly ambitious eagle who evidently found a deer head in the landfill."

 

The bird, weighed down by the deer head, apparently failed to clear the transmission lines, she said. A repair crew found the eagle dead, the deer head nearby.

 

The power was out for less than 45 minutes Sunday

 

Day-um!

[KSB2424 3,148]

There is a good story to be told involving Phillybear, animal heads, and Alaskian bald eagles. I am not smart enough to think of it though.

[joneo 556]

I don't think very strong. Glen Frey looks quite puny.

[wiffleball 4,790]

I saw an Eagle lugging a MooseHead once, but it was just Don Henley chugging a beer...

[Snoopy1 0]

Not strong enough to get past the divisional round.

[Electric Mayhem 35]

A friend of mine is a director at a nature center. While handling one of their hawks, the protective leather glove slipped down and the focker found bare skin and clamped down, touching its claws somewhere in the middle of his forearm. Literally - the middle of his forearm. Every time they tried to get to release his grip he would grab tighter. With blood dripping off the wound and in major pain, he had to basically relax and cease all movement until the hawk decided it felt comfortable enough to let go.

 

Not good times. That was just a medium/small hawk. Bald eagles are pretty big:

 

Adult females have an average wingspan of about 7 feet (2.1 meters); adult males have a wingspan of 6 ft 6 in (2 meters). Adult females weigh approximately 12.8 lb (5.8 kg), males weigh 9 lb (4.1 kg). The smallest specimens are those from Florida, where an adult male may barely exceed 5 lb (2.3 kg) and a wingspan of 6 feet (1.8 meters). The largest are the Alaskan birds, where large females may exceed 15.5 lb (7 kg) and have a wingspan of approximately 8 feet (2.4 meters).

[frank 2,305]

Almost strong enough to carry a deer head over power lines.

[kutulu 1,676]

When they aren't puking they are pretty strong, no doubt.

[wiffleball 4,790]

A friend of mine is a director at a nature center. While handling one of their hawks, the protective leather glove slipped down and the focker found bare skin and clamped down, touching its claws somewhere in the middle of his forearm. Literally - the middle of his forearm. Every time they tried to get to release his grip he would grab tighter. With blood dripping off the wound and in major pain, he had to basically relax and cease all movement until the hawk decided it felt comfortable enough to let go.

 

Not good times. That was just a medium/small hawk. Bald eagles are pretty big:

 

 

I'd think a deer head weighs at least that much. That's pretty wild.

[guitarmonkiy 0]

Strong enough to carry Frodo and Sam away from Mount Doom, while carrying Gandalf at the same time.

[Jeff Garcia 8]

Strong enough to carry Frodo and Sam away from Mount Doom, while carrying Gandalf at the same time.

When did we start talking about Gryphons?

[wiffleball 4,790]

Not strong enough to get past the divisional round.

 

[guitarmonkiy 0]

When did we start talking about Gryphons?

 

 

Thought they were huge Eagles, sorry Jeff.

Haven't read the book in a long time, and I thought in the movie they referred to them as Eagles.

 

By the way, Mr. Garcia, you're an Eagle... how strong are you?

[parrot 789]

Thought they were huge Eagles, sorry Jeff.

Haven't read the book in a long time, and I thought in the movie they referred to them as Eagles.

 

The were Eagles, book and movie.

[Electric Mayhem 35]

Thought they were huge Eagles, sorry Jeff.

Haven't read the book in a long time, and I thought in the movie they referred to them as Eagles.

 

By the way, Mr. Garcia, you're an Eagle... how strong are you?

 

They are eagles. Griffins have a lion's body.

[wiffleball 4,790]

They are eagles. Griffins have a lion's body.

 

Man, 'Family Guy' has changed!

[guitarmonkiy 0]

The were Eagles, book and movie.

 

 

Thanks, that's what I thought. God damn Jeff Garcia! Always messing with my head.

[hellothere 1]

pea.....tear..........griffin.......

[Electric Mayhem 35]

pea.....tear..........griffin.......

 

That's the first thing I thought of too