F E AT U R E S TO R Y
A RAPTOR RESCUE
TO REMEMBER
A bald eagle survives an Alabama interstate calamity
thanks to the foresight of two caring Birmingham women.
By Jeana Durst
What happens when you see an injured
bald eagle on the side of an Alabama
Debbie Wilson, it turns into a miraculous
however, is the calm and compassion
caretakers of all animals—not just dogs and
Wilson were on their way to Desoto
Payne, Wentworth spotted an unusual sight:
“I see something in the middle of the road
my there’s a bird in the road,’ and then I
investigate, but once they had made it to
the southbound lane, the bird was gone, so
they spotted the bald eagle on the side of
the road across the interstate, obviously
they whipped the car around again back to
from it—cautious because it was a raptor
What they found was a fully mature bald
eagle with a pretty serious injury, likely a
brush with a car while he was feeding on
to do, they maintained a safe distance from
exploring some options, they decided to call
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CINDY WENTWORTH
with Alabama Wildlife Management, who
sent a ranger in their direction, but he was
with a bald eagle made a quick stop and
that point, the eagle hopped from the side
point, we realized it could still move but
moved to be near the bird, a local police
reported that they had just recently rescued
which is, unfortunately, known for its ample
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