'Second Chance At Life': Rehabilitated Juvenile Bald Eagle Flies Free For First Time

Miami FL

21 August, 2021

6:05 PM

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CBS Miami August 21, 2021 After five months of tender loving care and rehabilitation, a juvenile bald eagle that suffered a broken wing when she fell out of a nest, was released back into the wild on Saturday. The bald eagle chick, which fell 85 feet from its South Miami nest following a storm on March 13, was released inside Everglades National Park where if flew free for the first time in its life. The eaglet was placed in a transport carrier immediately after rescue drooping what turned out to be her right broken wing. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.