[/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] On April 20, a 6-week-old captive-hatched Bald Eaglet arrived from the Wildlife Sanctuary of Florida for eventual release into the foothills of the Smoky Mountains.
The eaglet has been taken to the American Eagle Foundation’s artificial nesting tower overlooking Douglas Lake where AEF staff will monitor and feed it daily for the next seven weeks with minimum human contact. When the eaglet reaches full size at about 13 weeks of age (in early June), it will be released into the wild.
This is the 3rd consecutive year that Dorothy Kaufman, Director of the Wildlife Sanctuary of Florida, has transferred her 6-week-old eaglets to the American Eagle Foundation for care, feeding, and release.
AEF Vet Tech, Nancy Zagaya, gives eaglet a thorough exam, while an AEF staff member takes precise measurements of talons and beak.