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[BodyGripper]

I'm in a tough spot - two tiles away from a Giant Eagle, and I saved in this position.  I'm Perfectly Agile, Extremely Tough, a professional hammerdwarf, skilled thrower, and professional wrestler.  Pretty much everything in my inventory is some kind of corpse.
I've tried savescumming and fighting it a few times, but I keep dying.  Any tips?

[Hummingbird]

Running away doesn't work?

[BodyGripper]

Well, it didn't the first few times... I actually just tried again, and eventually I managed to hurt it while it was attacking me.  So I got away this time.   

[silhouette]

, should go back and kill it.

[Doomshifter]

Last time I found a giant eagle in Adventurer mode was with an Expert Hammerdwarf, Shield User, Armour User. It was dark and I only saw it when it was right next to me. I hit it first and sent it flying. Killed it in one.

[100killer9]

Run, sneak, throw stuff.

[Skorpion]

Throw the corpses at it.

[Funk]

stand still,when it moves in for the kill attack.

[piecewise]

Its odd but I've never had problems with these guys, probably because I train wrestling up so they can never hit me. Everytime I fight a giant eagle or semi-mega beast its always something like

Beast attacks but misses
you counterattack
Beasts head goes flying

[ungulateman]

Well, if you can break one of its wings while it's in the air, it falls and takes even more damage. Keep thwacking it until it falls, really.

[Sithlordz]

Grab it while it's flying about and throw it to the ground.  Then batter it while it's down.  You can grab stuff that's a few Z-levels higher than you I think, so you might be able to do a bit of damage to it, then strangle it to death while it's throwstunned.

[DG]

Here is the correct way to fight a giant eagle:

A piercing cry was the only warning before a pair of huge talons tore into the dwarf's shoulders. Aliz reached out to the victim and cried. Bram and Dahlia held the hero back as the giant eagle dragged the dwarf over the side. The dwarf screamed for a long second before he was dashed against the rocks. William backed against the side of the mountain as the monster turned around for another pass.

As Dahlia readied a spear, a terrible feeling came over her. Though the giant eagle was monstrous, it was a natural creature. She could almost hear the recriminating voice of the cougar woman in her ear. No, she could not kill it. Though her whole self was already lost to the Spirit, to further mock creation was not worth her miserable life. She let the javelin slip from her hands and raised her arms to the giant bird as it rushed toward her.

The beast let out a piercing call as it came. Its mouth slammed shut as Bram leapt upon its neck and trapped its beak shut. The monster eagle pulled up, away from the mountain, Bram's arms around its neck. As they roared through the sky in a dance of brutal violence, the warrior twisted his arms around the creature's neck and snapped its spine. As the bird's body turned toward the earth, Bram grasped its wings and struggled to keep the creature's body in the air. The dwarves watched in amazement as the barbarian guided the eagle's body down to crash at William's feet.

From http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/story/tt_summon.html