AMAZING Rescue of Baby Eagle- Honor Gets the Presidential Treatment
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- See Mr. President and The First Lady at: naeaglecam.org
And see more LIVE cams at: www.eagles.org/
The right leg of one-month-old bald eaglet, Honor (DC4), became precariously lodged inside a hole within the outer rails of its nest. The eaglet was unable to free itself after a considerable period of time.
Honor resides in a wild nest located at the top of a Tulip Poplar tree at the Agricultural Research Service’s U.S. National Arboretum in Washington DC along with its sibling Glory (DC5) and bald eagle parents Mr. President & The First Lady.
Via the live-streaming cameras at naeaglecam.org it became apparent to worldwide viewers that Honor was in trouble and distressed. A human-coordinated rescue was needed to significantly decrease the chance of serious injury to the eaglet's leg. The American Eagle Foundation and the U.S. National Arboretum immediately cooperated with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and www.exceltreeexperts.com to plan the removal of the eaglet from the nest.
After being retrieved and lowered from the tree by professional arborists Matt Morrison & Marty Levine the eaglet was initially assessed on the ground by US Fish & Wildlife Service biologist Craig Koppie. It then received further examination by veterinarian Samantha Sander at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, who truly gave the eaglet the "presidential treatment"! A physical check-up and radiograph revealed no permanent damage to Honor's leg, with the only visible signs being a slight abrasion and swelling on the right leg. Overall, the eaglet received an acceptable health report and was approved by the veterinarian to be placed back into its nest.
The entire process of freeing the eaglet's leg, getting it checked out/radiographed, and then returning it to the nest took less than 24 hours. Honor was successfully returned to its nest at the Arboretum on April 21st at around 5pm EDT. Mr. President, The First Lady, and Glory welcomed Honor back home safe and sound!
We at The American Eagle Foundation are extremely grateful for all USFWS, USNA, Ex-Cel Tree Experts and Maryland Zoo staff and volunteers who readily responded to this emergency situation and helped make this a quick, safe and successful rescue effort.
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We are here to help the animals... so let’s stop hurting them and love them instead
And eat them. I love to eat animals with potato and sauce.
so they become over populated and starve and not make butt loads of money that hunters pay in fees and donations to buy land to care for them and protect them hell tell the eagles that killing fish is bad and wrong who cares for the fish that they hunt tie there beaks shut.... you need to be schooled on how and what your talking about hippy go smoke some more dope
Who is hurting them
Yes by bleating sheepish posts on yt doco's for like's, really helpful.
@@SweetJustice We humans are making many species go extinct by hunting and deforestation of their habitats.
I imagine there aren't many people who can say they've kissed an eagle on the head. Very nice.
Or stood in an eagles nest and lived to tell about it.
I know that kiss on the Eagles head was icing on the cake
I was hoping he’d kiss the owlet. I would have. Not many people can say that they kissed a baby bald Eagle! Such a brave man with a huge heart. Thank you, sir. Everyone was cheering you on! 🫶🏼👏🏻🥰🎉
He kissed the baby on the head what a kind-hearted loving man. That baby eagle needs to be named kissed
Standing on a nest that high in windy conditions. Big balls
Oh yeah, cause he a whole man a real man🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I never realized how big the nests are until you see a human next to one. Amazing. Glad he rescued the baby! Brave man👏🏻👏🏻
I love how the tree climber/rescuer bent down and kissed the eaglet before he left. So caring talking to the other eaglet too!:)
"Now you stay away from the edge, don't make me come back here".."I didn't hear you".."Talking to the eagle!" 🥰😄
What’s crazy is that a eagle nest can support a full grown human
ikr!! 🤯
But could it support Halberstram?
@@illuminotmereloaded6896 only if he was holding my business card
@@paulallen-01 That’s bone.
I don't know who you are,but I admire your work.God bless your life.
Matt Morrison who works for Encore tree service nearby. Think the earlier post gave his name.
Yes me too
I love how the baby takes a big dump at the end exactly where the guy climbed down 😂
Yeah, had to get that human stink out.
Lol. It had been holding it awhile in that bag.
😂
The 💩 he took at the end was epic. Right in the direct of the descending rescuer.
I was mesmerized. What a beautiful event to watch.
Lol 😂
Jajaja
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Who in the hell are the 1.3 thousand people who dislike this video? I have been a firefighter for years and I climb 100 ft ladders daily, but this guy is brave.
I love the way he talked to the Eaglet and then kissed his head...SWEET.
Bless you 💜
AMEN brother👊🏻SPOT ON👍🏻
probably the people who know baby birds that are removed from a nest are often times killed by the parents if returned smelling like human.
@@TravisStockton birds don’t have that kind of sense of smell 👃
I’m sooooo amazed at how big and strong that nest is. Kudos to that wonderful man. I loved the little eagle kiss. 🦅❤️
Me too Hope!! Wasn't that the sweetest?
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Exactly !
👌👏👏🤛 Salute to this Gentleman for taking Care of American 🇺🇸 Heritage.
BeenaDickDonald LOST.
The nest is so big/strong that a human can walk around in it. Amazing rescue! Thank you everyone!
Without the live stream, this rescue would not have been possible. Thank you to all involved!
Is that a dead chiclet in the nest?
@@jzk3919 watch the video!
I like how even with the baby distressed the mother fed him, and lay near him and tried to comfort him and how his sibling also lay near him.
Don't make me come back here. I'M TALKING TO THE EAGLE! lol cute banter
...when he leans over and gives the baby a kiss on its head, before leaving the nest...I melted! 🤗
I remember watching this the night that fellow made that climb & rescue. That was, & always will be, one of the most spectacular things I have ever seen. Still don’t know who that man is, but he deserves every award possible…especially a Purple Heart 💜 for bravery 👌💐
Matt Morrison. Who worked at Excel Tree Service. He was assisted by Marty owner of Excel. Matt now works as arborist for National Forest service. I actually called and talked with them. I was so touched by Matt's professionalism, empathy for the Eaglet and his tender care /touch. Kissing the Eaglet on the head broke me up. I lost it. Guess an 80 year old great grandma feels those things deeply.
He was amazing.
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@@nancywood9531 Thank you, Nancy… I know I was obsessed with admiration & awe & curiosity at the time. I did manage to find that out shortly after, but had forgotten his name (I’m old 😵💫😄). Remembering back on that whole amazing feat, I think I was a little disappointed at the Eagle Foundation for not immediately heaping massive amounts of credit on him publicly. This is a video-story for the record books for all time. Thanks, again.
@@suemcknight9051 I'm old too Sue.... I couldn't leave it alone. I had to track the man down. Call and express my gratitude for that caring young man. I bet he is or will be the best husband and dad ever. Such tenderness. 💞
@@nancywood9531 Bless you for going the extra, EXTRA mile. Now, I feel bad that I didn’t do what you did as I was so immensely moved & touched by his heroic accomplishment that windy, stormy night. I did write a letter to the AEF praising that amazing fellow. This little chat we are having has “awakened” my memories of all that. I asked them who he was & if they were planning any special recognition. Never heard back from them. And, if they did, in fact, publicly acknowledge him, I never saw it (doesn’t mean they didn’t…I just never saw that they did). I’m right behind you in the age category…on the cusp of turning 79. We have seen so many icky things in our decades of living, that it is very special to be lucky enough to witness something like that. 💝
@@suemcknight9051 thank you Sue. Actually I never seen the rescue video until few weeks ago. But I did keep searching until I found the right place. I am 79 but will be 80 shortly. Married 60 years have 10 grands and 6 greats.
Been long and hard life . Husband disabled last 26 years and me caregiver. Now I'm disabled. Thank God for old Billy Graham videos on you tube and touching videos to fill sleepless nights. You stay well Sue. So nice to meet you . Blessings to you.
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I would have kissed the eaglet goodbye too. I love that he did that.
That’s Matt Morrison he works for excel tree experts, he’s the nicest dude you could meet
Joshua Thompson if you know him, please let him know how appreciated his work is. He really seems to be an outstanding guy.
Also I loved when Matt said to the eaglet, now stay away from the edge, dont make me come up here again, and the guy on the ground said, I didn't hear you? Matt said, I'm talking to the eagle, now that is priceless!
Loved it! Great people!
He's a hero!
What a very brave man to go up in that tree and Trust the building skills of the Eagles to have enough that could support the weight of a grown man with all his equipment! Those Eagles are smarter than us to be able to pick a spot on a tree to build the support needed for that nest! God bless you sir for that Act of Valor... Too bad you didn't get a Congressional Medal of Honor are presidential medal saving the president and first lady and their two children!
8:45 Made me tear up- he kissed that baby on the head.
Thanks for commenting. I had missed that!
It's not a chance that comes around often, gotta grab it when you can!
This is just next level bravery. That nest is swaying! Wow. Bravo to this gentleman.
I love the way he got the baby in the nest and leaned over and kissed him on the head. Awesome. Neat to watch. Glad all ended well. I’m watching this in 2021, so four years later! That baby is an adult now! Wow! Enjoyed the video!
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Poor mom trying to figure out what is wrong with her baby, very concerned, staying by his side. Thank God these people freed him and he was returned to the nest. I hope they got rid of that branch.
I was impressed that tHa Eaglet Honor's field trip (Rescue) was less than 24 hours, returning him safely to his nest. It was very heartfelt that this man who climbed up and down twice bent down and kissed tHa Eaglet on his head! It melted my ❤️!
Thank You to ALL who was involved (watching tHa cam noticing tHa Eaglet was in trouble, to tHa Arborists on tHa rescue, tHa U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service looking him over, tHa Veterinary at tHa Maryland Zoo and to tHa Arborists returning him back to his nest, and everyone else that I missed. Also Thank You to tHa Eagle Foundation for tHa Cam coverage. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!😇
This just leaves me in awe! What a brave man with a big heart!
I just watch’s this again. I’m so happy to have come across it! It just blows my mind how brave this rescuer was and in the pouring rain too!God bless everyone who had a hand in this. I hope he eagles as adults now are soaring high and free.
I loved how he gave Honor a kiss on the head before he went back down!!!
ANYONE who doesn't envy the man who did this (rescue & return) is not human, in my opinion! I Loved that he gave the little guy a kiss before leaving. FANTASTIC!!🥰🍻🌈🎉 WELL DONE, to All involved !!!! TY
Man he has guts standing up in that nest and you can see the tree moving in the wind. I just love how some people are so devoted to saving and restoring our National bird to its rightful health and prominence. Oh what a wonderfully sweet man, the kiss on the top of the head was so precious. He poops and settles down for a nap.
There are other poopers they need to worry about. You know like the street poopers. Filthy liberals wasting money on silly birds.
Some people are truly blessed in their souls. What an amazing man. ❤️
This brought happy tears to my eyes. The way he kissed babies head before leaving. That baby thought he was his momma. Wanted to go with. I'd love to see when momma and dadda came back. Thank you for all you did and continue to do. Brave people indeed.
God bless people that rescue and save animals.
proud of all that was involved in helping the baby thank you for the brave man high up in the tree god bless you all.
I loved watching this and epecially the rescue working kissing the baby on his head saying the "Eagle has landed"
While I am aware that this was 5 years ago now, thank goodness and thank you to all involved with saving this eaglets life! The man that climbed up that tree 🌲 in a windy storm ⛈ is the bravest man I’ve ever seen! That tree was swaying so much I had concern for his safety and the babies but he was definitely so professional in his duties that it was apparent that he wasn’t concerned at all! THANK YOU SO MUCH for this awesome 👏 video!
I know I'm late to the party, but boy oh boy I am so grateful 🙏 for people like this GENTLEman!! I'm literally in tears 😢 of joy!
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Tears of joy! I know this was 5 years ago but I want to marry that man❤❤❤
🤣🤣🤣 I'm sure you (and I) are not alone!!! WHAT A GREAT GUY!!!
I have enjoyed this video many times and will continue watching because I will never tire of it. This gentleman will always be blessed for his bravery and compassion towards this rescue. He put his life on the line "literally" to save our vulnerable little eagle. My heart bursts with joy for such a happing ending. THANK YOU MR. RESCUER and to all involved! Greetings from Portland, Oregon April 8, 2022
A real tough job climbing up to the nest. And pulling up that rescue bag without a pulley must have required a lot of physical effort. A great job!
So amazed that these nests are strong enough for a grown man to stand in
My guess for the dislikes is they don't understand why it took so long to get Honor the help she needed. They need to know that no one is allowed to intervene without permission from FWS. If they did they wouldn't have. This still makes me cry even now as I remember that day and not knowing how the rescue was going. This was a heroic rescue under dangerous conditions for that brave tree climber, arborist co. and the expert to check over Honor.
Bless them all for caring!
How did the eagle fare in the long run?
Wow Great work from Matt Morrison. Baby’s leg is okay. Thank you.
I have never seen anything like this. How amazing that this man climbed the tree got into the nest and took care of the eagle it so he could have his little leg checked out. He put some back in the nest and give them a little kiss on the head! There are good people in the world! I was worried about mama coming back and packing the guy in the head
I ADORED how he kissed the little guy goodbye!! Great job!
OMG just phenomenal!! God bless the brave rescuers and those who treated the eaglet ❤️❤️❤️
Bravo 👏🏼 for the excellent outcome. I must say Americans sure love their 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅. Greetings from Toronto Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
You are a wonderful human being!
Holly cow, this man has real guts!
Thank you to all the wonderful human beings who helped the child. You have all helped me realize that there are still wonderful people around in this crazy world.
Wow, that is really high up.. The length of the rope kept going and going. What a brave guy!
Oh, my Goodness. I am bawling! How sweet was that! What a great guy, and great team of folks, working together to make sure The Eagle Has Landed! That little kiss on his head, and then the Little Guy took a few steps in his direction, looking at him, as he began the descent. Heart MELT. 💕
DC4's 'thank you' gesture to Matt and Marty is so 'honorably' adorable.
I knew a Eagles nest was large, but my goodness I didn’t know it was that large to hold of human that is one brave man and a hero
Big Thanks to ALL involved!
Every bird, animal, insect deserve respect and love.
That man has so much love and respect for wildlife
Why someone doesn't like this video. Ok get out of this beautiful God's country. Give thanks to God who created amazing creatures for us to enjoy them & help them when ever they need a human help. Sad to know that he created stupid people also.
Thank you for saving this amazing eagle. U r my hero God bless you & the eagles all over the world ❤❤❤❤
O my this is so cute how the little guy squared off with him to say goodbye/thanks and the little kiss he gave him was so sweet!
Thank you to all that are passionate about these beautiful birds fate
Hi Laura, you are so kind. Thanks for watching
@@AmericanEagleFoundation please do this same rescue for the eaglets being tortured daily and starved mercilessly numerous tines day tossed around like a rag doll , shaken & eventually killed. Please try to get them to change the law allowing conservation officers to step In. For an unusual occurrence that would result in a dead eaglet. Thank you.see my larger post.
That was a very happy ending. I was worried the little guy had broken his leg. Sometimes humans cant intervene with wildlife, Im so glad humans stepped in this time. Job well done by all involved.
He looks so clean and tidy now, amazing work.
Wow! What a beautiful display of human compassion! That man is a HERO!
I am very grateful to everyone who participated in this rescue effort. This was a situation that definitely required human intervention, and that intervention came quickly and was performed in a very caring manner. It was wonderful to see DC4 reunited with its sibling and parents. Thank you to all who played a role in this rescue.
thank you I'm bangladehsi
That's one hell of a sweet job
Loved the conversation between the rescuer and the baby. You could hear the parents screeching in the distance letting him know they were watching. Wonderful job!
So sweet and beautiful to watch this again. Yep...some tears when he kissed eaglet's head..and beautiful pics of parents n babies near the end of vid❤
It's incredible how strong and well built an eagle's nest is.....and how large. One cannot get the full extent of it until you see a man perched in one, lol!!
I love the way the eaglet looks at him! Lol! Good job sir!
I remember that. I was watching at the time and was one of probably thousands who messaged them and told them he was stuck. I was so glad to see them rescue him and that he was okay.
This made my Mothers Day!
Never seen a great person like you
He's such a sweet man
Thank you for helping this little one. Had there not been a camera, that little one may have died and if there weren't' caring people such as these to help them, the outcome may have bee devastating; thank you all. I can't believe that nest can hold that man who probably weighs 200lbs. See the little one watching him; was afraid he may have become so frightened, he may have flopped over the nest. Much thanks from New York.
You can tell the rescuer is a great Dad! Superman to the rescue... ;)
How adorable he gives the little guy a kiss before leaving him! Love it!! :-)
Thank God for people who care for animals. The kiss was so sweet.
Great job! Took 1000X more guts and intelligence to do this than to raise a steel tube, aim and pull a trigger.
War is unhealthy for children and other living things. Like eagles.
Wtf
You can't shoot an Eagle. Illegal to even have a feather!
Oh dear gosh, I am so sorry I watched this right before bed. I'll never get to sleep now. My hands are sweating and my heart a racing! Lol! Thank you, kind sir!
That was such a beautiful and courageous thing to do , and when he kissed the baby eagle tears started flowing down my face , thank you so much for posting such a beautiful video and to the man that came to the rescue : You Rock 👍 💋
Just a 2024 reminder "THANK YOU" for what you do.
I started crying when he kissed that baby.
just came across this . . . love the reaction of DC5 when the guy comes up into the best to return DC4 . . . he/she looks almost offended @ First as if they could say, "what are YOU doing here . . . you don't look like my mom or dad . . . ".
That kiss! I love when men show their tender side.
That was beautiful 😉😉😁 wow thanks for posting that ... watching from England
He kissed the baby good bye! That's my idea of a man!💕💕💕💕💕
OMG this was AMAZING, that guy is a bona fide HERO ❤️
Man, what a video. These people are amazing!! My hat is off to the guy standing upright in the nest while the wind blew the tree around. I don't know how they do it, practice I guess. My hand were sweating the entire time and half of my nails have been bitten off just watching the guy from my laptop. I fly airplanes for a living but cant climb 10 feet up a ladder without fearing that I will somehow fall and break my neck. Great job people!!
Oh wow this is so cool. Saved a beautiful life there. Outstanding.
Thank you for helping DC 4 you are amazing .God bless you .🙏
This is such a great thing! When society puts a camera on an Eagles nest, those Eagles become way more than just beautiful wild animals we admire. They become part of our lives. We watch them every day, therefore we naturally grow to adore them, to love them. With that type of connection comes responsibility. Responsibility to protect and intervene when saving a life is absolutely necessary (whether man made or natural). This natural case was 100% necessary and I couldn't be more impressed with how well this was executed. All involved, you did amazing helping DC4 and also I think everyone agrees this technician was awesome.
Tom Sawyer Okay then, Spielberg. XD
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@Golden Runway
This was a little baby!
Oh my God they’re precious. I can’t even stand it.
THE SYMBOL OF FREEDOM !!!! THANK YOU
In the summer of 1974 a fotographer (maybe from Nat`l Geogr.?) hired me to fly a Cessna 150 from Woodbridge,Va to Mason Neck wildlife area to film bald eagle nest. I turned in very low and tight circles so we were only about 10-15 meters from the eagle nest all the time. I was busy but suddenly a tornado came with heavy pouring rain and I could not keep altitude in the downdraft even with full power! But landing in the swamp (about 100 ft diameter clearing!) was not tempting so for about 20 minutes the plane flew only 5-10 ft high or less, wingtip touching plants, engine roaring! The tornado left as suddenly as it came, we climbed and flew back to the airport but the camera was on all the time - so the reporter was very happy for our adventure and for the spectacular footage!
It doesn't happen too often but sometimes if you look real close you can see an angel at work.
Everyone can be an angel to someone!
Omg beautifully said Emma!
HERO ALERT ❤
Truly beautiful and the goodbye kiss!!
That was AWESOME👍 I never realized how BIG & STRONG their nest is. Absolutely cool!!