After Hurricane Matthew had passed through Florida, the 911 operators got a very strange call: a bald eagle had gotten stuck in the grill of a car. Clay County officials said the bird was pulled out and turned over to B.E.A.K.S-- Bird Emergency Aid and Kare Sanctuary. BEAKS' owner, Cynthia Mosling said that a driver at an intersection noticed something lodged in an oncoming car's grill. Mosling said they noticed a head moving. The driver chased the car down and told the driver about what was in their car's grill. The eagle was named Matthew after the storm. Matthew doesn't seem to have any serious injuries according to Mosling.
1. Why do you think the driver of the car didn't notice that their was a bald eagle in his grill?
2. What would you have done if you saw a bald eagle in the grill of your car?
3. How do you think the eagle got stuck in the grill?
My opinion: I think that maybe the driver of the car just didn't pay much attention as he was walking to his car. It could have been early and maybe he just didn't see the front of his car. If I saw that I had a bald eagle in the grill of my car I would have done the exact same thing and called 911. I would have let 911 handle it so that I wouldn't end up hurting the eagle or something if I would have tried to remove it myself. I think the eagle may have gotten caught up in the flow of the hurricane and it may have carried him straight into a car where he got lodged in the grill.
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Well done Kara!
I think that many people don't check the front of their car for things like this, and with many things flying around in the storm they could have thought it was just debris. I would have done the same thing this person did and call the authorities. It was probably flying and got caught in the storm, then got thrown by the winds into the front of the car.
I agree. The grill is fairly low to the ground too in the picture so it would be hard to see if anything was stuck in your grill. Even if their was, most people don't usually check their grill for things. I am sure it did just get caught in the middle of the storm and got carried away by winds and water and stuck in the grill.
Because when you go to your car your not really looking for stuff to be in your car like a bald eagle. I would have called the police to help the eagle. the eagle probably got blown into the grill by the storm when it was trying to leave
I'm not sure how the driver could not have noticed a gigantic bird on the front of their car. They also mostly likely hit it, which would be pretty obvious. I probably would have thought I was just seeing things unless I got a close look at it.
You make a good point. It doesn't really make sense that he didn't see it. The only way I could think that he didn't see the bird was that it was low to the ground and he didn't look at the front of his car. I would never believe that there was a bald eagle in the grill of my car.
I don't believe that they noticed it, the eagle appears to be close to the ground. I also believe that they might have not seen the front of the car. Well I would probably call a veterinary clinic, and have them come and try to remove the eagle. I believe that he got thrown from the wind into the grill.
I think the driver didn't see it because the eagle was probably curled up in the grill at first. If I saw it than I would call the local wildlife service and tell them. I think the eagle went there to get shelter from the storm and stay dry.
I am sure that the eagle was not sticking it's head out of the grill like in the picture at first. Maybe when he started driving, the eagle got startled and stuck his head out. That would ensure that the driver didn't see the bird right away when he got into the car.
I think the driver was in such a rush or was really busy that he did not see the eagle. If I saw a bald eagle in my car I would immediately call 911 to get help. I think the eagle got stuck because the wind blew it in because of the hurricane.
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