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Just as I walked up the steps that led to the doorway a sudden dazzle hit my eye. A torrent of light had capsized upon the house and I felt the glow of a thousand suns cascading upon me. The glaring white blinded my eyes. I dropped my shopping bags around me and shielded my eyes from the deluge. I stood still panic stricken.
Looking up I saw a fascinating sight. It was a UFO. It was an exact replica of the ones in comic books and fiction movies, so I couldn’t possibly have mistaken it for anything else. And sure enough my eyes wandered around the craft to see if any aliens emerged.
At the same instant I felt a tug at my saree pallu. I was wonder struck at the sight of an alien, very humanoid in appearance. And of course he was sea green, as they were always portrayed, and he stood there with his strange enormous eyes straining to see me, eye lids fluttering as though he were myopic. His eyes were watery with rainbow shades floating in them very strangely, and I felt magnetized. He wore a glowing silver metal helmet which was actually his head. The inevitable antenna (like the two tentacles found on the head of a snail) glimmered and shone in florescent shades of green and red as though it were traffic lights. He became too interesting a spectacle for me to feel afraid of, as my eyes explored this fascinating intruder.
His head was mango shaped and his mouth widened and contracted on and off in a perpetual grin that stretched wide to right behind his head. I was relieved he wasn’t scaly, like some of them from comic books. I gathered up courage and said, “Hi!”
The alien nodded as though in acknowledgement, but it was not to be. He nodded all the time even when I hadn’t spoken to him. Since he seemed to be of a congenial temperament I grew braver and extended my hospitality by asking him if he needed food. He grinned and nodded, and I doubted that he understood me.
This time I softly prodded him stomach and was surprised to find it sounded very metallic though it didn’t look it. It was almost a drum.
Still he repeated the grin and nod.
By now I was enjoying this strange encounter, considering he wasn’t harmful, and I really wished to communicate with him. I was afraid he would take off abruptly, as it always happened in movies I had seen. I prodded his tummy again and
said, “Food?” I made a chomping sound as if I was munching away. Grin, nod. Grin, nod.
“Drink?” And I made a gulping sound.
He stared bewildered, the rainbow hues swirling wildly in his eyes. I was transfixed at the sight, for it was a truly spectacular sight. I picked up a tetra pack of Amul Lassi from the shopping bags I had dropped open and punctured the silver blocker. I offered this to my alien friend.
Grin, nod. Grin, nod.
And I tried an apple, an orange, a packet of cummin seeds. Then I waggled a sachet of Sambar Podi Shakti Masala, to no avail.
Words like ‘fridge’, lunch, chappathis, rice made absolutely no sense to him.
When I next tapped his tummy I heard some static sounds as though he were a goofed up radio. Few beeps followed and the antenna on his metal head flashed tiny lightning lights.
I just stood there asking myself if i was having a psychic experience. Have I turned paranormal? I hoped my sighting of this humanoid was not some sort of change in electromagnetic energy in its immediate vicinity.
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Answer:
We have witnessed a great story unfold before our eyes , that of the rescue of Harmon, Harmons return to the nest and the return of the parents. This has brought to mind a “story” that I occasionally get asked by visitors at The National Eagle Center and I have also seen it pop up in the chat room as well. It is how when an eagle gets to be about 40 years old and wants to live for another 30 years or more, the eagle will fly to a mountain top and go through a rebirth.
This is an inspiring story that has circulated widely on the internet for years. It is a story of transformation and determination to live. The wide appeal of this story speaks to the eagle's extraordinary power to captivate and inspire human beings. While this story is inspiring, and may offer us a way to reflect on our own life journey, the story is just that, a story. It is not accurate biologically.
I have underlined what the storyteller usually says and then I have written below that a rebuttal to that statement.
The eagle has the longest life-span among birds
Eagles typically live between 20-30 years in the wild. As apex predators, they are relatively long-lived compared to many other birds. The oldest wild eagle on record is about 32 years of age.
It can live up to 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision. In its 40’s its long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serves as food.
Talons are hard, sharp and curved throughout the eagle’s life. Talons and the beak are made out of keratin, the same material as our fingernails. Think about how long it takes for your nails to grow.
Its long and sharp beak becomes bent
An eagle’s beak is hooked to rip and tear it’s food. It has this distinctive hooked beak throughout its life, like all birds of prey. Beak and talons are critical to eagles’ ability to catch and consume food. No eagle can survive without a beak or talons for any amount of time.
Its old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, become stuck to its’ chest and make it difficult to fly
Feathers are replaced throughout an eagle’s life. The process is called molting. An eagle does not lose all of its feathers at one time. It is a gradual process, continually renewing the feathers.
Then the eagle is left with only two options: DIE or go through a painful process of change which lasts 150 days
The process requires that the eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on it’s nest.
An eagle’ nest is used only for the rearing of the young. Eagles do not use their nest except for the few months of the year when they are actively raising their young.
There the eagle knocks its’ beak against a rock until it plucks it out
Beak and talons are critical to eagles’ ability to catch and consume food. NO eagle can survive without a beak or talons
When its new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its’ old-aged feathers
An eagle cannot survive without food for anything close to 150 days. A few days without food might be possible, but no longer.
And after five months, the eagle takes its’ famous flight of rebirth and lives for 30 MORE YEARS
Reading the story definitely makes you feel good, but remember it is biologically impossible for this story to be true. Our story that we are watching on this webcam is true, and we all are learning a lot by watching it!