“He was sitting on a rock and everybody told him, ‘It’s a rock, it’s not going to hatch,’” Griffard tells the Post. “And all of a sudden, in his mind, it hatched and he has a chick.”

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 53 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Eventually they gave him a chick to raise!!!

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 33 points 4 months ago

Thanks, I looked it up: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eagle-who-thought-rock-was-an-egg-finally-has-a-chance-to-be-a-dad-180982034/

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 28 points 4 months ago

This made me curious, and apparently male eagles play a large part in caring for the young! They're the primary hunters for the first 4 weeks(with the mom becoming the primary later on), primary nest guardians, and develop a brood patch alongside their mate, though males patches are smaller and still more feathery.

Sounds like that little chick was in good wings.

[–] seaweedsheep 7 points 4 months ago

He's been fostering another chick since May or June!

[–] coffeejoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Now that’s freedom.

[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 9 points 4 months ago

hawk screeching noises *

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 12 points 4 months ago

Murphy is a bit special