AEF Eagles 4-20-14 7:48pm Franklin & Indy may not have Eaglets to raise but Isaiah & Mrs. Jefferson have 2. Isaiah Isaiah arrived at the American Eagle Foundations education, breeding and rehabilitation center in Pigeon Forge, TN in 1991. Isaiah is a male Bald Eagle from Missouri that was injured by a shotgun in 1988. One of the pellets destroyed his left eye. He has all of his flight capabilities, but is missing his left eye. Since Bald Eagles are predators and rely on keen vision for hunting, he would find it difficult to catch prey and survive in the wild. Mrs. Jefferson Mrs. Jefferson is a female Bald Eagle, found in 2000 by some canoers. She was standing on a river bank and not moving. The canoers captured her and transported her in the canoe with them, a very risky decision on the part of the canoers, as Bald Eagles can be very aggressive. Suffice it to say, they managed to get her to stay in the canoe and bring it (and her) safely to shore. She was examined, and seemed to be favoring her left wing and left leg. Nothing was broken, but there might have been nerve damage. She was found to be blind in one eye, resulting from an old injury that might have occurred if she hit the water wrong while diving for a fish. eagles.org/programs/aef-nest-cam.php
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