New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
ROBBING An EAGLE'S NEST:
From IN, Pou Aou Oasetle


Sea eagles were formerly common III Shet-
land but through trapping and snoO.lDg these noo.c
within the last three years pair has estaDished an
eyre the eeft OF great sandstone sea Gill; known as
island of Brcssay island Of the maiuaEd which
andocks Lerwick hsrDor. Ca tue cat side he cllis
ne depredaons OF the eagles Oh the farms upon Bres
say and the adjacent mainland tb year havc been ex
teusIve. The cagles rcqdiIcl 10 Da led. ana
almost daily lambs missed IRON the fields To put
sop TINS piaudenns pr ject was fornod b. roo
The nest, aud Caring young cfaxtman-d
leader IN hazardous neutrality-suspicious. Ia
T5e isk Was for besides the @r of lie desc
Trent birs rae evrie could only ne sen nv the ard OF
glass ifouI a elf the DOrfh side. coDsiderd ole
m Inc snap of an orei window vita leat cleft IN me
middle OF It. in ins clc the meet wac Quilt The ex'
act distance OF the nest down the GIN nsb aSccr
aimed By means Of reel Of threat. win a small
weight at the end, the measurement was loud 10
fifteen fathOus about ninety feet WIN two assist
ants tae eragsmeu very cary morning shortly
aiterward crossed t1e Sound OF Bressay boat Tue
TOD OF the Bard" attained ABOUT o'clock. "A
stout oaken stake having ben driven FIRMLY mo the
strong Manila two-inch rope was passed The young
cluber the account IA TIE SEQ sH"a' from whca
this narrative Is taAeuI made is eDd ure round his
body while his grasprd the rope on the her
side of the eye" Ito nad iaken OF all superhuons
clothing. aud wore par OF thln sOlSshce. La bsi
round nls waist had six c.iambercd rsvOiver Over
his SHOULDER slung hs hsninS basket. Going over
the brink OF tie Gin lie partially chmDtd dOwp 40 aS "
take he strain IA much 10 possible oil tue rope
When he got 10 the "pono," as the place where the
eyre built locally known he found thai fortune had
him tbsthat Del.ner OF the ola Drds was at
home; but at the same time he round that would be
difficult ter get at nest Immediately above
the pond great ledge Of rock which completely
oyerhuDg eye 40 that the cragsman. suspended Ia
the the same level Ia tie nest found himself still
ten twelve feet from II. lie at once Sgnaled 10 those
above TO be hauled up to tis LEDGE and tht having
been done. he cautiously Climbed Down s iace, which
lad q snsrp inward slope, until he got upon the same
RIM mat upon which the nest was built By
following open seam Just VIDE enough 10 ADMIT ms
he aged al Last 70 scfanOle lulO inc pOnd,
probably human loot had never been set before
In tic rocky chamber In whtcn ne found himself
could hardly upright lie therefore went round
bjs knees 10 the back There pretty
Gag oIs in eyre wnen they the strange ill.,
truder they buried their heads below the woody lining
Gag cts of the nest though only fortnight ODD they
we're 10 large aud well grown that oniy one would 90
into nsnng basket The cragsman was considering
how could get the other 10 the top OF the cn when
warning shout from above told nun that
one OF the old buds was approaching
was determined 10 snow light defence OF her young.
Sac came through the air. straight for the eyfie ike
nasn OF hghtning" and tne crassmsn mad barely
OF the pond" ana draw bis revolver, waen the In.
furisted eagle war upon him. She made one tremen'
dOus but swoOp az him with aons and beak.
aud simultaneously he pulled the trigger OF DIS reVOVer
Tue weapon, however, missed fire. The eagle lowered
outside at before renewing the attack, but
shot from rcvoyerhe report OF which rcverberated
smona tne roexs-enectpay scared IL tO dstanc OF
about yards where IL continued 10 circle IN the air.
yeping like dog. IL was by and by Joined by the
The era gsan having deposited eagot in his nshlnB
baskvt took the other under his left arm aud having
given the signal TO ns COMPANIONS swung himself out OF
the pond ana safely hauled up-is perllous ven-
ure successfully ACCOMPLISHED B0t OF The eagiets afo
stll alive and appear be thriving well In captivity
Tney are three tunes day Mes aud nsa ana on
tns diet are coming into very beautiful pumsge snce
tie eyrie robbed may DO mentioned tAat the 0u
eagles more than one occasl0h been seen mover
twenty years have been captured awe IN
Shetland.