First we had volcanoes now it's a vulture causing havoc in the skies. Pilots have been told to beware of Gandalf, a seven-year-old bird with a 10 foot wing span. Just imagine glancing out of the cockpit to see THAT coming along broadside!
Gandalf was strutting her stuff at the World of Wings display in Lanarkshire when she got a bit bored and decided to explore. She's not been sighted since. Not surprising. If they can't get the sex right on somthing that size, then really, why should a girl stick around?
I hope she's half-way to Africa by now, be no more than a stroll in the park to something with wings that wide. Still, it's a bit of a bother for those of us yet to take our summer break. In 1973 a plane hit one of her sort at 36,000 feet, cruising height, which is pretty impressive. The plane survived. I'd like to imaging Gandalf sitting on a branch with a few more of her kind doing a Jungle Book:" Whaddaya wanna do? I dunno, whaddaya wanna do? Don't start that again, " routine while sounding like Ringo Starr. Hope she makes it.
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