Baby Eagle Born At U.S. Arboretum

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL15: A male bald eagle feeds its young eaglet on a nest at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC on April 15, 2015. For the first time in 70 years, a bald eagle pair has nested on the Arboretum grounds. In January, Arboretum staff noticed the pair making a nesting site. The male then began bringing food to his mate which indicated that she may be incubating one or more eggs. Dan Rausch, a wildlife biologist with the DC Department of the Environment has been monitoring the pair and noticed the small fuzzy gray head of a chick appear this month. He believes there is only one eaglet and that it's roughly six weeks of old. The eaglet is already moving around the nest, stretching its wings and is being fed bites of fish caught by its parents on the nearby Anacostia river. Most eagles will fledge by 80-90 days. Although the bald eagle is no longer on the endangered species list, it is a protected one. Arboretum officials have cordoned off the immediate surrounding area around the nest so that the pair and eaglet will not be disturbed by humans. (Photo taken with a 400mm lens with a 1.4 teleconverter) (Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL15: A male bald eagle feeds its young eaglet on a nest at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC on April 15, 2015. For the first time in 70 years, a bald eagle pair has nested on the Arboretum grounds. In January, Arboretum staff noticed the pair making a nesting site. The male then began bringing food to his mate which indicated that she may be incubating one or more eggs. Dan Rausch, a wildlife biologist with the DC Department of the Environment has been monitoring the pair and noticed the small fuzzy gray head of a chick appear this month. He believes there is only one eaglet and that it's roughly six weeks of old. The eaglet is already moving around the nest, stretching its wings and is being fed bites of fish caught by its parents on the nearby Anacostia river. Most eagles will fledge by 80-90 days. Although the bald eagle is no longer on the endangered species list, it is a protected one. Arboretum officials have cordoned off the immediate surrounding area around the nest so that the pair and eaglet will not be disturbed by humans. (Photo taken with a 400mm lens with a 1.4 teleconverter) (Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Baby Eagle Born At U.S. Arboretum
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