A couple of weeks ago, we toured the historic Jamestown Settlement. While we were there, we were shocked to see a bald eagle on the ground. It appeared to be hurt, and did not move anything but its head when we drew near.
Mark snapped a few photos so we could hurry back and alert the park rangers — when got back to the visitors’ center we urgently relayed the info, sharing the photo with the rangers so they’d hightail it out there to pick up the bird.
It was rather emotional, seeing this majestic bird so close, and so obviously not right . . .
Earlier in the week we visited Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va. where three bald eagles reside in Eagle Ridge. All three had been injured in accidents and do not fly. While on its way off the endangered species list, it’s getting easier to see how they got there in the first place.
** Update from today’s news: Bald Eagle Soars off Endangered List
Did you find out if someone helped it?
We pinpointed on the map for the ranger the exact location of the eagle, watched him radio someone else, then grab something (supplies? bird stretcher?) and head out to the site. At that point we figured they were taking care of it and it was out of our hands. They were pretty concerned so we were confident we were leaving the eagle in good hands.