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CWC Release Ronny, a 3-Year-Old Bald Eagle | May 13, 2018 |
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On Feb. 27, 2018, Ronny, a 3-year-old bald eagle, was released in central Pennsylvania.
I have forgotten the details of Ronny's care, but according to Robyn Graboski, the director of Centre Wildlife Care (CWC), Ronny had suffered from a broken wing and lead poisoning.
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Ronny was a very lively bald eagle and didn't cooperate that much with Robyn, for whom it took 2 minutes to apprehend the eagle rather than the typical 1 minute. |
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Robyn and Harold (the ranger involved in first capturing the bald eagle for rehabilitation) stand by the crate containing Ronny. |
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Some bald eagles hesitate before leaving the crate. Not Ronny, who was out in a flash. |
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Jumping up into the sky. |
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After a very short flight, Ronny settled in the field and considered matters. |
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Then Ronny went into a high-power flight. |
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Ronny leaving us in the distance as she set out on her new life.
I have a 22-photo album at the CWC public page on Facebook (you don't have to be an FB member to see the album). Photo note: I used a Pentax K20, with the SMC-A 35mm/f2, for the first photo, and a Pentax K3, with the SMC-DA* 60-250mm lens, for the remaining ones, taken on Feb. 27, 2018.
Note 2: Earlier bald eagle releases: Canace (January 2013), Xena (September 2013), Lana (October 2015), Teddy (January 2016), and Phoenix (March 2018).
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