From the "whodathunkit" files: Dutch wildlife photographer Han Bouwmeester had been cutting up some meat hoping to bait a Golden Eagle into snapping range when the bird swooped and snatched up his Mora 510 and made off with it. At less than a tenner for the knife, a small price to pay for the shot of a lifetime!
The Daily Fail quote him as reporting
'I was happy with the absolutely cracking and unique picture. The eagle is holding it exactly as we should do with it. What a crazy once in a lifetime moment this was.'
More soon
SBW
Come on. A Dutch guy said “absolutely cracking”? I find that hard to believe.
ReplyDeleteDamn cool picture though.
I was flipping through a Canadian Geographic yesterday and saw this “absolutely cracking” photo:
http://wildwildthings.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osprey-trout.jpg
Taken by a Mr. Scott Linstead.
Exploriment
ReplyDeleteAre you suggesting that britain's worst newspaper is less than completely factual? Well I never! Is nothing sacred? shocking!
SBW
Somewhere out there is an eagle with a knife. Wait until they figure out firearms.
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty awesome catch.
ReplyDeleteI think he will use that knife to slice his meat.
LOL
What a very cool picture! Is that a trick of the light or is there a band around its right leg? Is there an eagle-banding program somewhere?
ReplyDeleteI'm with Chas on being a little uneasy about a golden eagle on the loose with a knife.
Tamar
ReplyDeleteyes it does look as though there's a band, birds of prey are protected and monitored in mot of europe.
SBW
I've heard of running with scissors, but flying with a knife?
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