Hiker rescues injured bald eagle in Thomaston
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The injured eagle was transported by the Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police for treatment on Wednesday.Contributed Photo / Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police
THOMASTON An injured bald eagle is recovering from a wing injury after a hiker found it hiding in a ditch near Thomaston Dam on Wednesday.
Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police said an unsuspecting hiker found the eagle injured and “unable to fly” about four miles north of Thomaston Dam.
The hiker, a retired police officer, reportedly wrapped the eagle up in his jacket and walked him back down the trail, singing “America the Beautiful” along the way, he later told the Hartford Courant.
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Hiker rescues injured bald eagle in Thomaston
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The injured eagle was transported by the Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police for treatment on Wednesday.Contributed Photo / Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police
THOMASTON An injured bald eagle is recovering from a wing injury after a hiker found it hiding in a ditch near Thomaston Dam on Wednesday.
Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police said an unsuspecting hiker found the eagle injured and “unable to fly” about four miles north of Thomaston Dam.
The hiker, a retired police officer, reportedly wrapped the eagle up in his jacket and walked him back down the trail, singing “America the Beautiful” along the way, he later told the Hartford Courant.
Joe Colombie was hiking in Thomaston when he came across the eagle lying motionless on the ground.
He said he called for help and authorities asked him to carry it out on his own.
Colombie said he sat with the eagle talking to it for about 30 minutes before attempting to pick it up.
He told the bird he would get it help if it promised not to hurt him. It looked a little scared, but then once I got it I kind of just held it out like arm s length away from me at first just so it wouldn t try to attack me. Then that got really tiring after the first mile so I brought it in closer to my body, to put the weight differently. I was singing America the Beautiful to it so it would calm down a little bit. It screeched a little bit, but it was pretty calm, Colombie said.