Now For Something Completely Different … Bald Eagle causes Power Outage in Alaska

Here is something one does not see everyday. Let’s hope not at least. The next time there is a power outage in your area, maybe you should look to the sky to see if there are any American Bald Eagles flying in the vicinity.

(Hat Tip pic: Klaas)

Approximately 10,000 Juneau, Alaska residents lost their power when an American Bald Eagle carrying a deer head crashed in to transmission lines. “Overly ambitious eagle”, I guess.

“You have to live in Alaska to have this kind of outage scenario,” said Gayle Wood, an Alaska Electric Light & Power spokeswoman. “This is the story of the overly ambitious eagle who evidently found a deer head in the landfill.”

The bird, weighed down by the deer head, apparently failed to clear the transmission lines, she said. A repair crew found the eagle dead, the deer head nearby.