Look What Crashed Through My Window

The average life span of a bald eagle in the wild is 20 years, so it's a pretty big deal when a 30 year old eagle crashes through your window while you are tying flies for fishing season

Meghan Warren from the Teton Raptor Center captured the bird Tuesday after it flew through a double-paned window and crashed onto the fly-tying desk of Reed Moulton. Moulton thought the bird had died, but after a few minutes it stood up and perched among Moulton’s hooks and feathers.

A band on the rescued bird’s right leg revealed that it had been banded in the Yellowstone Ecosystem in the spring of 1989 and is 30 years old. The Exxon Valdez spilled its cargo in Prince William Sound that year, Mike Sullivan was the governor and the B52s released the hit “Love Shack.”

The male eagle is looking forward to a quick release and return to soaring with his pals. 

                                                                         Photo: January 31, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr.