Eagle

 

Pete Nye NYS DEC Endangered Species Unit, trying to get her under control

 

This Eagle was caught in a leg-hold trap and brought to North Country Wild Care back in December. She suffered an injury to her Hallux, (see diagram) or basically her thumb talon.

 

 

 

 

measuring for placement of a Hood, a device that goes over the head and covers the eyes to keep her calm and to protect herself as well as others around her.

 

After months of antibiotic treatment and rehabilitation, North Country Wild Care brought her to us in April to confirm she did not have any other injuries before release. Our x-ray table is about 6 feet long... just to give you a visual on not only how big they are but how long their wing span is:

 

 

full body	pelvis / feet
left wing	right wing

 

We did not find any other injuries: commence the release!

 

 

attaching the transmitter	banding
	it's time!
she headed off over the water from the edge	too windy, too tired.. she ended up in the drink, the crew held their breath as they waited...
Pete and Glen went out to make sure she got to shore (see her to the right of the canoe)... she sat along shore for about 45 minutes and dried off, finally once she felt a bit better (got all those months of human stink off herself!) she took off back into the wild blue yonder!	She is flying free again, thanks to a lot of effort from a lot of people! Great job!!

*Photos by Alison Farrell