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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 68 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Not long after this picture they got an eagle chick at the sanctuary and they let Murphy raise it!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 36 points 9 months ago

Oh…

I knew it was a rock the whole time

[–] seaweedsheep 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's fostering another chick this year!

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 9 months ago

That's great to hear!

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This legit brought tears to my eyes

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago

My favorite part

“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 9 months ago (3 children)

Eventually they gave him a chick to raise!!!

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 28 points 9 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 9 months ago

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

[–] coffeejoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 9 points 9 months ago

hawk screeching noises *

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 12 points 9 months ago

Murphy is a bit special