[Kobi]

This has not been an easy eaglet season.

Now one of the 3ish week old eaglets in the Washington DC nest has a leg which appears to be caught in the branches of the nest. Lil bugger is struggling to dislodge itself and seems to be tiring after hours of struggling.

Momma is hovering right next to it but cannot seem to assist.

A rescue in this situation is complicated. By law, humans cannot interfere in a wild nest unless there is an actual or suspected human cause for the problem.

I dont envy the people who have to make the decision. FB folk are already up in arms that nothing is being done or done fast enough.

Even if they can find a way to justify a rescue, they still need permission from a few government agencies to do so. And, then, if it is a go, they are going to have to contend with a very protective Momma.

Gonna be a long evening.