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B.C. photographer injured after eagles plunge from sky

Lisa Bell suffers puncture wounds after birds drop into her lap
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Lisa Bell. (Facebook photo)

A routine day of wildlife photography turned terrifying for a Bowser woman, leaving her with some bizarre injuries and quite a tale to tell.

Lisa Bell was snapping pics of a sky full of eagles on Friday, when a pair of mating birds tumbled into her lap. A shocked Bell suffered puncture wounds on her face and body.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 a little bruised and a little sore,91裸聊视频 said Bell with a chuckle on Sunday. 91裸聊视频淭he third day is when it really kicks in.91裸聊视频

Bell was having tea with a friend on Friday, snapping photos of dozens of eagles, flying about in a mating and feeding frenzy.

She focused on a pair that had locked in a mating ritual known as 91裸聊视频渃artwheeling,91裸聊视频 where they lock talons and plunge towards the ground.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 almost like a wedding ceremony,91裸聊视频 explained Bell, who has been taking photos of eagles for many years. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e looking for mates for life. They will lock their talons, and it91裸聊视频檚 all about trust. They trust each other to let go before they hit the ground.91裸聊视频

In this case, the birds were unable to let go, and plummeted into Bell.

91裸聊视频淚 was taking pictures of them all the way down and91裸聊视频 boom,91裸聊视频 she said. 91裸聊视频淚 never thought about getting hit. I mean, how often do eagles drop into your lap?91裸聊视频

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Bell said she initially didn91裸聊视频檛 realize she was hurt and said the eagles flew away, apparently unharmed.

91裸聊视频淭hey had a soft landing,91裸聊视频 she said with another laugh. 91裸聊视频淚t was liked they bounced off of me, but I guess I went into shock. I felt blood on my neck and saw it on my hands. I kind of staggered inside to show my friend.91裸聊视频

Her friend quickly took her to the Oceanside Health Centre91裸聊视频檚 urgent care clinic.

91裸聊视频淭he doctor said 91裸聊视频榶ou don91裸聊视频檛 see this every day,91裸聊视频91裸聊视频 said Bell, who was bandaged up and received a tetanus shot. 91裸聊视频淚 am pretty lucky. It could have been a lot worse.91裸聊视频

She said some people wondered if she had been near a nest, but she said that wasn91裸聊视频檛 the case.

91裸聊视频淭here were so many of them flying around and feeding and mating,91裸聊视频 said Bell. 91裸聊视频淚t was just a one-in-a-million thing. It was amazing, quite a tale for sure.91裸聊视频

Bell previously made international headlines with of a Canada goose battling a bald eagle at Spider Lake Springs Resort in 2016.

91裸聊视频淚 guess I91裸聊视频檓 going viral again,91裸聊视频 she said.

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Injuries suffered by Lisa Bell after a pair of eagles fell on her while she was taking pictures near Bowser on April 26. (Lisa Bell/Facebook photo)
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Injury suffered by Lisa Bell after a pair of eagles fell on her while she was taking pictures near Bowser on April 26. (Lisa Bell/Facebook photo)
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Bowser photographer Lisa Bell captured pics of an eagle battling a Canada goose at Spider Lake Springs Resort in 2016. (Lisa Bell photo)


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I91裸聊视频檝e been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.
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