Dandon Miller was on his way home from Philadelphia this past Memorial Day, and he was stuck in a highway traffic.
He pulled his motorcycle aside and found out that the reason for the traffic was a bald eagle.
“I looked down to see why everyone was stopping and there was a bald eagle in the middle of the road,” Miller reported for The Dodo. “Another person was there and they kind of nudged her a little bit to see if she would walk off the road or fly away. She spread her wings open and was not going to go anywhere.”
Seeing no signs that the animal will move, Miller carefully went near and picked her up.
Surprisingly she was quiet and allowed him to let him wrap her in his shirt.
When they moved to safety, the man immediately dialed 911 and got in contact with Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, which is a rehabilitation center for wild birds.
After 45 minutes that he saved the poor bird, the help was finally there.
The bird was taken to Tri-State Bird Rescue , to be treated for soft tissue injuries and an eye injury.
“Her wounds were treated by our wildlife veterinarian while the eagle was under anesthesia. The unexpected can always happen, but we are optimistic that she will make a full recovery,” said Rebecca Stansell with Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research.
And they were spot on, the eagle was able to get back into the wild one week after Miller rescued her.
–from All about Pets and Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com(TM)
