Bald eagle rescued from tree, treated, rehabbed & released in Tampa Bay.https://www.facebook.com/pg/Owls-Nest-Sanctuary-for-Wildlife-320875748102069/posts/Owl's Nest Sanctuary for WildlifeSunday night (Jan. 6) we received a call about two bald eagles that had been in a territory battle and while spinning down fell into a tree and were now stuck. Several of our experienced eagle rescuers were dispatched and when they arrived both birds were still hanging upside down about 15 feet high in the tree.
Understanding eagle behavior and the situation overhead we knew that there was a strong possibility that once we made our first move the situation would evolve quickly as the eagles would switch from being focused on each other to being focused on us. Ready to act and tasks assigned the team moved in and immediately the eagles released one another which allowed one to drop just beneath the branch of the tree and strongly soar off. The top eagle however was injured and unable to free itself. Our team continued to move and promptly climbed up to carefully net and remove the injured male. That night we triage and stabilized him. This involved cleaning multiple puncture wounds and providing pain management and antibiotics to prevent infection.
The next morning he made a trip to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay to see the vets. They sutured his deeper wounds and ran x-rays. It was determined that his pain was not only the result of the punctures but also extensive bruising.
He is being transferred to Nature World Wildlife Rescue where he will be able to recuperate in one of their conditioning enclosures for a few days before he is released.
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A week ago we responded to the report of two bald eagles stuck in a tree. Once our rescuers responded they found the two eagles latched together and hanging upside down in the tree 15 feet up. As they began to climb the eagles released each other. The bottom eagle dropped down just beneath the canopy and strongly flew off in the distance. The male on top had actually become snared in the tree and would not have been able free himself. Once rescuers were able to get him down they examined him and discovered four puncher wounds in his chest. That night he was treated and stabilized by the team at Owl's Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife. The next day he visited the vets at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay where he received a full exam and stitches. Owl's Nest then transferred him to Nature World Wildlife Rescue in Homosassa where he spent a few days recuperating in their flight conditioning cages. Yesterday the eagle made its journey back to Owl's Nest who were able to take it back to Plant City for release. Here are the images and video from the release.
The release video from yesterday:
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