an eagle soars from hatteras island rehab

At the beginning of his rehab in late May.
At the beginning of his rehab in late May.

Symbol of our nations many strengths takes to the air with help from wildlife expert

Lou Browning at Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation has been helping raptors, migratory waterfowl and a host of other wild animals return to the wild for years. Seeing what he is able to do to save this eagle is astonishing. Warning: The video in the Outer Banks Voice post is a bit graphic.

At the beginning of his rehab in late May.

“In an effort to post at least one good news story on the Voice each day, here’s a video produced by the amazing Lou Browning at Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation as he describes the effort to restore this battered adult Bald Eagle to health. Here is Browning’s Facebook post.

“This adult Bald Eagle came in about a month ago. It was found very near an Osprey nest and had obviously been in a fight. It may have been territorial or just trying to steal a fish. Who knows…?”

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