2 Canadians free bald eagle from trap, take selfie with it

[Kennah]

http://www.nwcn.com/story/news/2015/11/28/2-canadians-free-bald-eagle-trap-take-selfie/76518276/

Two Canadian men rescued a bald eagle that was stuck in a trap and then took a selfie with it.

Michael Fletcher from Sudbury, Ontario, told Buzzfeed Canada that he and his brother were hunting grouse when they found the bird stuck in a trap. They told Buzzfeed that one of the bird's talons was caught and that the animal was pretty calm, saying it probably exhausted itself from trying to break free.
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In the video, you can see Fletcher take off his jacket and try to wrap the bald eagle in it to prevent it from moving while they free it. They were eventually able to free it from the trap.
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As for the two who saved the creature, they say they're just happy they found it when they did so they could set it free.

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Canadians are clearly smarter than Americans, which is evident by the fact that I was not able to provide the image or video links. Both are amazing.

[cpwm17]

1. I wish the eagle well:

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[cui bono]

5. I think the eagle is smiling too but they seem to have a natural angry look in their eyes.

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[LittleBlue]

8. Now that is a selfie

Epic

[bigwillq]

10. That is such a great pic!

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[petronius]

2. It seems a little incongruous that they're lauded for saving a bird while they

were out shooting (other) birds...

But it's a great picture/cool story and I like eagles--just got back from WA where I enjoyed watching them--so good work, dudes!

[tazkcmo]

3. Your last line made me laugh.

Clearly.

[Snobblevitch]

4. Canadians are smarter than you because

you could not find a link to a photo on an American website about a story that started in Ontario?

[Kennah]

11. Because I was not able to decipher a FB pic and video link to be able to post it to DU

Touch of sarcasm

[cui bono]

6. I once saw a young bald eagle smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles!

I was out in a park in the San Fernando Valley with my dog and there's a section there where no dogs are allowed to keep it safe for birds. So there are bird lovers that hang out in that park.

In another area there was a group of about 15 people staring up into a large tree. I asked them what they were looking at and they told me it was a pretty young bald eagle. They were bird lovers so they said judging by the size it was pretty young. No one had any idea what it was doing in that location though!

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[passiveporcupine]

7. I'm concerned that they set it free when it may have had a broken leg

and was probably in shock. I wish they could have gotten it to a rehab clinic. But it still has a better chance of survival now than it did in the trap.

[Orrex]

9. While encouraging it to start flying, the two were quoted as saying "take off, eh?"

Terrific story! K/R!

[treestar]

12. Eh, nice of them

It's not their national bird.

http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-29/canadians-vote-national-bird-and-loon-lead