P.E.I. bald eagle receives rare surgery, heads to new home in Halifax
De Bie said eagle 450 has “quite the personality” and described him as a “talker.” “I really don’t know what it means,” she said with a laugh. “It doesn’t come across as stressful or something. It’s more like, acknowledging you.
It’s kind of nice to hear. Like, ‘Oh, hello.”’ He is partial to quail and his favourite toy was a bright, bubble gum pink kiddie pool that he liked to dip and clean his beak in, she said.The damage in the wrist bone was “too severe” for the bird to fly long distances, she said. The bird is about six years old, and staff are not yet sure of its sex. The lifespan of a bald eagle is about 30 years.Global viewers share new year moose encounters They turned to Hope for Wildlife in Seaforth, N.S., which rescues, rehabilitates and releases wild animals, and also educates people about them. Hope Swinimer, founder of the centre, said she is excited about the new arrival. They plan on calling him “Buddy,” she said, a name that came through stories about him in the media. “I always call animals, ‘Hey, buddy,”’ de Bie said. “Usually I wouldn’t talk to wildlife at all because we want them to be released. But sometimes, I just say ‘buddy,’ and I think one of the reporters picked up on that. And then it became Buddy.” The bird will be driven in Friday from P.E.I. to Halifax and take up residence in a 15-metre-long, three-metre-high enclosure built for him that boasts an ocean view to one side and a wooded area on another.“He’ll get lots of fresh air, he’s got a beautiful view, he’ll get lots of stimulation,” Swinimer said. Staff have also put in logs left behind by post-tropical storm Fiona, as perches for the bird, she said. “Of course, we’re worried because we’re hoping he’ll settle in and be comfortable.” “My biggest fear is that he might be very nervous. We’ll reassess if that happens,” Swinimer said. “We want all of our education animals to have a good life with us. I’m really hoping that with a little bit of time and patience, on both our parts, that he’ll settle in quite nicely.”
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