You might have a way with dogs or cats, but how about eagles? Raptor specialist Tim Brown put his bird-soothing skills to good use when a bald eagle became tangled in a rope in Sammamish, Wash. and nobody was able to get close enough to free it. With a soft whistle that he refers to as an "Eagle Song" (and, we like to think a gentle look in his eye), he quickly gained the eagle's trust and was able to calm him, hood him, and free him -- after which the frightened but mostly uninjured bird was transported to rehab facility.
Watch Brown's remarkable work below!
Watch Brown's remarkable work below!
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raptors are really intelligent birds; particularly the gorgeous and graceful eagles we have left in the world. I remember reading about a man who was a Viet Nam era vet who was also something of a hermit in -I think- Oregon. he rescued raptors; his specialty. lived frugally on his benefits and some donations rehabing birds and then letting them go back; he worked with the hawks, eagles, owls, etc. I think these great birds can get sort of a read on you but I'd never take the chance myself! when I was young I lived near a place where there was a Golden Eagle and a Bald Eagle. both of them knew me as I'd always visit them and stand there and talk to them. I wasn't a stupid kid, sticking my hands in their areas or anything (lol; it's a raptor! hello!) but they would come down and walk righ up to me and sort of stand there and it was always a thrill, as if they recognized me. (guess they got pretty damn bored being in the damn cage, lol!). I'm glad that this man was there to rescue this eagle and that it has a chance now!
Terrific story.