— A rare bird has ended up in the care of a Nova Scotia rehabilitation centre after being plucked from the Atlantic Ocean by fishermen. The Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre usually sees about 30 eagles a year, but last week they got an unexpected visitor — a golden eagle. “If the fishermen hadn’t scooped him up, he definitely wouldn’t have survived.”According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the golden eagle is one of the largest birds in North America, and is usually found in the western U.S.Messer said it’s unusual for a golden eagle to be found in this part of Canada. Volunteers did a physical exam on the eagle when it arrived at the centre, but did not find any obvious injuries. This golden eagle was fished out of the ocean which is a very usual location for it to be because generally they’re not fish eaters.

Source: National Post May 07, 2018 10:48 UTC