68 points

Not long after this picture they got an eagle chick at the sanctuary and they let Murphy raise it!

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36 points

Oh…

I knew it was a rock the whole time

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14 points

He’s fostering another chick this year!

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7 points

That’s great to hear!

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11 points

This legit brought tears to my eyes

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My favorite part

“He was sitting on a rock and everybody told him, ‘It’s a rock, it’s not going to hatch,’” Griffard tells the Post. “And all of a sudden, in his mind, it hatched and he has a chick.”

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53 points

Eventually they gave him a chick to raise!!!

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This made me curious, and apparently male eagles play a large part in caring for the young! They’re the primary hunters for the first 4 weeks(with the mom becoming the primary later on), primary nest guardians, and develop a brood patch alongside their mate, though males patches are smaller and still more feathery.

Sounds like that little chick was in good wings.

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7 points

He’s been fostering another chick since May or June!

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20 points

Now that’s freedom.

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9 points

hawk screeching noises *

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12 points

Murphy is a bit special

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