Rehabilitated eagle released near Starke

Wildlife biologist Jenny Murtaugh hands the eagle off to EagleWatch volunteer Gary Grossman.

A rehabilitated mature bald eagle was successfully released back to its home near Lake Crosby and Lake Sampson in Starke, Florida, on Jan. 24. Just after Christmas, Aleathia Morabito, discovered the eagle tangled in moss, hanging upside down in a tall tree. Licensed wildlife rescue volunteer John Fields and neighborhood residents, including Guy DeRoche, retrieved…

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