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By If You Find an Injured Bald Eagle

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU FIND AN INJURED BALD EAGLE. Please read and keep the information handy.
REMEMBER: bald eagles are very DANGEROUS to handle and human safety comes FIRST in a rescue attempt.BEFORE TRYING TO GET THE INJURED EAGLE IN HAND FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW!!!

1) call the US Fish and Wildlife Services, southeast division (404) 679-7070

2) call the NC Wildlife Resources Commission 1 (800) 662-7137

3) reach out to the people who are Federally licensed to care for bald eagles:

Carolina Raptor Center (704) 875-6521, website https://carolinaraptorcenter.org

Wild at Heart Wildlife Sanctuary (910) 430-0794, website https://wildatheartsanctuary.org

Cape Fear Raptor Center (910) 687-6888 http://www.capefearraptorcenter.org

Joni Shimp, DVM, Rocky Point Animal Hospital, (910) 602-6633‬ http://www.rockypointvet.com

4) if you have not been able to reach anyone above or need additional info text me, Doc Ellen at (919) 801-2702

My thanks once again to Jim Stafford, Keith Megginson, Barbara Driscoll and the Carolina Raptor Center for trying so hard to help the bald eagle last week!

By Might Nigh Perfect…

Jordan Lake. I sometimes find that the transition between 3.5 into 4 years of age for the bald eagle presents a quite striking appearance. This eagle has not been injured … he is molting. Even though he might look a little ragged and tattered to us he is very sure that he is might nigh perfect.

By Dare the Sun

Jordan Lake. This morning was considerably cooler than it has been for more than a week. Apparently it was cool enough for this bald eagle to dare to cross above the glowing heat of the solar disk as it rose into the mists above the lake at dawn. Leave it to a bald eagle to be that arrogant.

By Molt!

Jordan Lake. Birds molt – lose old feathers and gain new ones. Bald eagles molt about every two years. Kate is definitely shedding feathers. 1) some of the old downy body feathers are floating below her 2) see the ragged trailing edge of her wing where flight feathers are being exchanged. I think she looks like it’s an annoying process.