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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 743412" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I am not sure if a bald eagle is in the birds of prey category as I am unaware that I have met one, as I am a city person.</p><p></p><p>But I will share my birds of prey story as I may never get a chance again to do so here.</p><p></p><p>The main thing my son and I did as a family was go to the Zoo. This started very soon after I adopted him and continued for the three years we lived in the large Metro with the Zoo. This was the very Zoo that I grew up in as it was a few blocks from where I lived.</p><p></p><p>Our two main drama stories involved birds. I will spare you when the seagulls as a concerted attack squad swooped down at my two year old in the outdoor cafe to get</p><p>his hamburger while I walked 6 steps away to get the catsup.</p><p></p><p>Our bird of prey story involved a demonstration in a wide open area of falcons or hawks and the trainers with leather gloves, etc. So this smart cookie sees this and approaches the stand with the Hawk/Falcon/Some time of bird of prey, very small child in hand, to get a "birds eye" view. And all of a sudden men started jumping on us to halt our approach. </p><p></p><p>What kind of idiot are you, lady? Or similar words were uttered in my direction. These are birds of prey. Your child is at risk of being targeted and carried off. He is the size of a meal.</p><p></p><p>If you live in a City every animal is either a pet, a curiousity or a bother. The idea of predator in a City by definition is marginalized or repressed. </p><p></p><p>We have birds of prey where I am now. We can see them swirling around in flight but they stay high in the sky. I do not know why other families let their cats out. </p><p></p><p>I wish you could take a picture of your bald eagle so he could represent to the rest of us, this good omen. I will take it, anyway I can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 743412, member: 18958"] I am not sure if a bald eagle is in the birds of prey category as I am unaware that I have met one, as I am a city person. But I will share my birds of prey story as I may never get a chance again to do so here. The main thing my son and I did as a family was go to the Zoo. This started very soon after I adopted him and continued for the three years we lived in the large Metro with the Zoo. This was the very Zoo that I grew up in as it was a few blocks from where I lived. Our two main drama stories involved birds. I will spare you when the seagulls as a concerted attack squad swooped down at my two year old in the outdoor cafe to get his hamburger while I walked 6 steps away to get the catsup. Our bird of prey story involved a demonstration in a wide open area of falcons or hawks and the trainers with leather gloves, etc. So this smart cookie sees this and approaches the stand with the Hawk/Falcon/Some time of bird of prey, very small child in hand, to get a "birds eye" view. And all of a sudden men started jumping on us to halt our approach. What kind of idiot are you, lady? Or similar words were uttered in my direction. These are birds of prey. Your child is at risk of being targeted and carried off. He is the size of a meal. If you live in a City every animal is either a pet, a curiousity or a bother. The idea of predator in a City by definition is marginalized or repressed. We have birds of prey where I am now. We can see them swirling around in flight but they stay high in the sky. I do not know why other families let their cats out. I wish you could take a picture of your bald eagle so he could represent to the rest of us, this good omen. I will take it, anyway I can. [/QUOTE]
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