This does not surprise me either. A few years ago I had a farm at Hoskinstown
and my then wife bred and showed Basenji dogs. The dogs were kept in a large
run (about a half acre). One morning I was out in the yard when a shadow
passed over me. Looking up I saw a WTE in a dive aimed at one of the dogs. I
was able to distract it and it disappeared over the hill. This happened twice.
We subsequently lost a dog, we suspect, to the WTE.
Regards
Lindsay
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From: Ann Howarth <>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2018 7:43 PM
To: Terry Bell <>; chatline canberrabirds
<>
Subject: Wedge tailed eagles and human predation ?
I would not be surprised to learn that this story was true. I have written
previously to this chatline of the experience with a wedge-tailed eagle by my
daughter in the Nimmitabel area many years ago now when she was doing fieldwork
for her geology thesis. She was kneeling down examining a rock formation when
she was distracted by a large shadow and looked up to find a large
wedged-tailed eagle hovering about 6 feet above her, feet extended, about to
grab her head. Fortunately she was able to scare the bird away but the
incident left her quite shaken.
Ann Howarth
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From: "Terry Bell" <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:25 PM
To: "chatline canberrabirds" <>
Subject: Wedge tailed eagles and human predation ?
> Some years ago I conversed with a seemingly reliable old fellow from
> Braidwood whose wife at the time ran the local paper.
>
> He swears by this story that took place on a rural property when he
> was about eight and his toddler younger sister under two.
>
> Happily playing close to the homestead, suddenly daylight was blocked
> by the shadow of a huge bird that seemed to appear from nowhere.
> It was just as well that this brave little boy was first to react by
> grabbing his sister by the legs to prevent her from being lifted off
> the ground as the eagle had a firm grip.
>
> The yelling and screaming alerted the childrens’ mother who rushed out
> of the kitchen with broom in hand to drive off the vey determined
> eagle
>
> At the time I remember saying that I had never read or heard anything
> in the media about an incident of this nature.
>
> We should remember that for many years it was widely considered that
> dingos would not attack children. It is likely that over the centuries
> aboriginal infants have been taken.
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
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