Bald eagle flight goes awry during ORU service

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Oral Roberts University students gasped and shrieked Wednesday morning when a bald eagle that was part of a chapel service failed to fly to its trainer, crashed into a window at Christ Chapel on campus and collapsed to the floor.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Bald_eagle_flight_goes_awry_during_ORU_service/20130823_11_A13_OralRo788627?subj=11

[NightWatcher]

1. Eagle's last thoughts "I'd rather be dead than a pawn of these idiots. Oh sweet freedom"

[Chiyo-chichi]

2. UGH. I don't even want to watch.

I've spent many hours watching these wonderful birds on web cams that I discovered here on DU.

WHY have an eagle flying around indoors for people's amusement?

I'm sure it was rescued from the wild & rehabilitated and is now used in shows by its "trainer." Whatever.

Just.... WHY?

[Bluzmann57]

3. Bald Eagles are beautiful birds

American birds and they should never be caged or inside a building. They are beautiful to watch in flight and it's cool to watch them fish.
Too bad these people insisted on having them indoors. Especially for whatever ceremony, or whatever they were having.

[surrealAmerican]

4. Thankfully, the bird did recover.

What a terrible idea for a presentation.

[life long demo]

5. I can not believe they released the eagle inside that building with so many people

I'm guessing the eagle just wanted to get away from there. Dumb, really dumb. Glad the eagle didn't suffer any injuries.

[Link Speed]

6. That was my first thought, as well

As soon as I saw that bird make the turn, I knew exactly what would happen.

What the eff were they thinking?