Bald eagles attack post office at Alaska port

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A pair of bald eagles nesting near the Post Office in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, has taken to dive-bombing customers,

in one case drawing blood, authorities said on Tuesday.

The eagles are raising newly hatched chicks for the second consecutive year in a nest on a bluff by the post office.

And for the second consecutive year, they have been trying to chase off people -- apparently unaware that the Postal Service uses a stylized eagle as its logo.

Two people were attacked last week, and one of the eagles swooped down on a patron on Monday, Alaska State Wildlife Troopers spokesman

Sergeant Robin Morrisett said. One of the eagles managed to scratch up its victim, said Morrisett, who is based on Unalaska Island. "I guess it

actually drew blood," he said.

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