Terrifying moment Eagle swoops down and tries to drag off 7-year old boy

This is the terrifying moment a young boy was attacked by a wedge-tailed eagle at a birds of prey show. 

The boy, believed to be about seven, was left with a bleeding gash on his face after the eagle swooped during a birds of prey show at the Alice Springs Desert Park in Central Australia last week.

Horrified witnesses said the boy, who was visiting the animal park with his family from NSW, was wearing a camouflage jacket at the time.

Christine O'Connelly captured the terrifying moment in a photograph which she later shared online