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Tuesday 19 November, 2024
Tuesday 19 November, 2024
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Reporter doing news item gets attacked by large, furious bird
THIS REPORTER IN Sweden was out on location doing a piece to camera.
Nearby was a large wood grouse, or capercaillie.
It all went downhill from there.
If you’re on mobile, start the video at 2m 0s.
The capercaillie is renowned for its display and aggression during mating season.
It excels in hand-to-beak combat:
In fact, discretion is the better part of valour:
via dailypicksandflicks
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