Eagle attempts to snatch child at bird show

 

Not the sharpest photo but lucky just to snap it. At a nature park in Alice Springs we decided to go to a bird show the young boy in the green kept pulling his zipper up and down. For some reason the Wedge Tailed Eagle did not like it and instead of flying over to the log he is meant to for a photo opportunity he flew straight at the young boy and attacked him. The show was quickly cancelled and the boy taken off to first aid. Those talons are huge he was a very lucky young boy.

A photo posted by Chris | Australia Rural Vic (@55chris) on Jul 10, 2016 at 3:47am PDT

Spectators gathered at the ‘birds of prey show’ in Australia last week were stunned to watch an eagle attempt to grab a child who was with his mother to watch the show.

The boy, fortunately, escaped with ‘superficial’ injuries, according to media reports.

The wedge-tailed eagle reportedly was distracted seeing the young boy playing with his zipper, that instead of flying over to the log it was meant to, it scooped straight down on the lad and attacked him.

The show at the Alice Springs Desert Park quickly came to a close, after the incident.