February 20, 2007
Female adult
Injuries: deep talon wound in chest from fighting another
Bald Eagle. Witness saw two eagles tangle and fall to the ground, the
other eagle flew away. This one didn't.
Prognosis: full but slow recovery expected, with eventual
release
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Vet examines feet of Kala Point female
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Volunteer C. J. controls the head while the vet works on the feet
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Talons show scars from fighting
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Chest wound from a talon is deep
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Examining the chest wound
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Chest wound exam continues
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Back in her crate to return to the Raptor Center
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She has a large mew at the Raptor Center
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A close-up
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Kala Point Bald Eagle Released!
March 25, 2007
At 10:47 AM the Kala Point Bald Eagle was released back to
the wild at Kala Point.
Slide show of the Kala Point Bald Eagle release. Click on the
thumbnail images to change pictures.
Bald Eagle on tree top at Kala Point when we arrive.
Northwest Raptor Center staff carries the Kala Point Bald Eagle to the release site at Kala Point.
This eagle wants out now.
Carrier is prepped to release the eagle while resident Adele Lowe reads the poem “Born Free”.
Free at last! The eagle explodes out of the carrier. Gene & Karne Tenney who witnessed the eagles fight, witness her release.
She lands a few feet away and has a few 'kind' words for us before she leaves.
The last photo op for the folks.
Kala Point eagle flies from the release site.
A short break in a tree to collect herself and ruffle her feathers back into place.
Gary & Jaye Moore with Catherine Rankin, of the Northwest Raptor Center, carry the Bald Eagle from the parking lot at Kala Point to the release site.
The eagle repeatedly tries to escape by throwing its talons at the carrier's wire door.
The top portion of the carrier is ready to be lifted so the eagle can leave the carrier unimpeded. Last second checks to make sure everyone is out of the way and ready.
The Eagle exploded out of the carrier with such force that she bent all 4 of the corners of the wire door.
When she landed just a few feet in front of me and squawked at me, I wondered if she was going to continue at me--it was just the Sunday before that the Pysht River Bald Eagle attacked Jaye. Instead, she turned around and squawked some more at the others before leaving.
The eagle spent several minutes in this tree, before flying on to the top of a snag-a more typical eagle perch.
Bald Eagle on tree top at Kala Point when we arrive.
