Murphy is a bit special
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2024
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Not long after this picture they got an eagle chick at the sanctuary and they let Murphy raise it!
Oh…
I knew it was a rock the whole time
He's fostering another chick this year!
That's great to hear!
This legit brought tears to my eyes
My favorite part
“He was sitting on a rock and everybody told him, ‘It’s a rock, it’s not going to hatch,’” Griffard tells the Post. “And all of a sudden, in his mind, it hatched and he has a chick.”
Eventually they gave him a chick to raise!!!
He's been fostering another chick since May or June!
This made me curious, and apparently male eagles play a large part in caring for the young! They're the primary hunters for the first 4 weeks(with the mom becoming the primary later on), primary nest guardians, and develop a brood patch alongside their mate, though males patches are smaller and still more feathery.
Sounds like that little chick was in good wings.
Now that’s freedom.
hawk screeching noises *