A bald-eagle fight turned serious when the birds’ talons became tangled, and then the pair fell into a nearby power line in British Columbia, Canada. Thankfully, crews were able to rescue the eagles, and both of them flew away, unharmed.
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“When two bald eagles became entangled mid-air while fighting, locking their talons together before free‑falling onto a power line, our crews acted fast by safely de‑energizing the line to create the conditions for a rescue,” wrote BC Hydro in an Instagram post sharing footage of the rescue. “@surreyfirefighters responded and worked with @owlrehab, bringing an OWL member up by ladder to carefully free the birds. Once their talons were separated, both eagles took off right away—uninjured.”
Watch as crews rescue two bald eagles tangled up in each other (and in a power line):
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