I don't think the kid would have been ok after a golden eagle had sunk its talons into his shoulders - have you seen the gloves falconers use to protect themselves?
Lol ... Reminds me if the time a Skua fooked off with my M&S prawn sandwich from my hand ... B@stard ... 2 seconds earlier and I would have 'ad 'im with me oar ..
I did wonder - but I was holding me wheest until it became clearer. It's part of our nature to want to dramatise nature and make things more scary and exciting than they really are. Thus over the years we have cleared the big birds of prey (baby and lamb stealers) from our skies. Boggers in Ireland are currently poisoning and shooting these birds because of their supposed danger - videos like this will surely feed into their fears and impulses.
Imogen
Primo!
