Kicker - A feathered street fight

NICK EICHER, HOST: Police get trained in how to respond to fights.

But not all fights are equal. That’s what officer Mitch Martinson in Plymouth, Minnesota learned as he patrolled outside a high school. He’s received a call to break up a street fight.

Martinson told WCCO...

MARTINSON: We do have de-escalation tactics, but I’ve never applied them to eagles or other animals.

Yep, he said “eagles.” Two American bald eagles circling and swooping in the middle of a street.

Unsure of what to do next, Martinson radioed in...

MARTINSON: I’m on scene. I have two eagles locked together.

He called in wildlife experts who told him the birds were likely fighting over territory. Imagine he said I don’t need a reason, I need to know what to do.

So the idea was to try to place a nylon bag over their heads to calm them down, but before he could, they started fighting once more and then just flew away.

No apparent injuries. No arrests.

REICHARD: Pretty good day!

EICHER: It’s The World and Everything in It.

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