re: Auburn's eagle crashed into the goal post last night (VIDEO)

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Maybe the eagle needs glasses. Didn't he crash into the press box last year?

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Different eagle. Nova (golden eagle) hit the goalpost. Spirit (bald eagle) hit the suite glass. Speculation there is he saw his reflection and thought it was a rival bird and attacked it.

I have heard the eagle handlers say that the birds are like teenagers that have just gotten their drivers licenses. Nova wants to get where he is going, and get there as fast as he can. Spirit wants to go out and look around, see what he can see.

Spirit flew for Military Appreciation Day two weeks ago against Vandy and caught an updraft and spent a good 45 - 60 seconds just going back and forth right along the first few rows of the east upper deck. I have also seen him fly out of the stadium behind the old scoreboard and then come back in right over top of the student section.