Eagle nest on a transmission tower and engineers

two power engineers lifted in a bucket approach an eagle nest on a transmission tower as the adult eagle flies off

Photo By/Credit

David Smith/Pepco Holdings

Date Shot/Created

03/13/2023

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Engineers temporarily flush an eagle from the nest on the transmission tower as they prepare to trim the nest branches.

Species

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Subject tags

Human-wildlife conflicts

Migratory birds

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