Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – FriYay/Good News

~ John W. Howell
Fairbanks Airport Police and Fire Department

 

Today’s good news comes from The News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington.

A bald eagle was found ‘frozen’ and unable to fly. See the rescue with the ‘best ending ever.’

Story by Sara Schilling

First responders in Alaska had an unusual overnight guest: a juvenile bald eagle needing help.

A good Samaritan came across the “quite frozen” eagle that couldn’t fly on the evening of Jan. 11 and waved over a Fairbanks International Airport police officer, the Fairbanks Airport Police and Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post.

According to the post, after checking with the Alaska Raptor Center, first responders put the eagle in a patrol car to keep it out of the cold.

A quote from the Facebook post “Dispatch, we’ve got one detained…
While we normally wouldn’t release the name of those we take into protected custody, we figured this time it would be ok!
One of our officers was flagged down this evening by a Good Samaritan who found a juvenile bald eagle who was quite frozen and unable to fly. After consulting with representatives of the Alaska Raptor Center, the decision was made to secure the little guy or gal in the backseat of the patrol car till it could thaw out and get dry. It’s now resting peacefully in a dark, quiet corner of the station until tomorrow when representatives from Alaska Fish & Game and the US Fish & Wildlife Service help us release it back to the wild as long as it’s not showing signs of illness or injury. (Hint…keep an eye our page tomorrow) 😉“

The eagle spent the night munching on fatty steak and salmon and “resting peacefully in a dark, quiet corner of the station,” officials said.

Officials said the eagle was assessed with help from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and it was determined to be in great shape.

The Fairbanks Airport Police and Fire Department said in a follow-up Facebook post on Jan. 12 that the bird was released back into the wild, declaring it “the best ending ever.”

Here is that post, which you need to log into Facebook to view.  https://www.facebook.com/fairbanksairportpoliceandfire/videos/2081709672272277 

The post included a video.

“Oh yeah, he soars,” someone said as the eagle fled.

Another person said, “He’s super strong. That’s wonderful.”

In the follow-up Facebook post, officials thanked “everyone who showed concern, especially the Good Samaritan who called in the frozen bird and helped (rescue) it. We wish every day could be as exciting as this one was!”

The good news in this story is that someone cared enough to report a bird in distress, and as a result, it was saved. Today’s JohnKu talks about involvement. I hope you have a great weekend.

Action by John W. Howell © 2024

Heroes can’t explain,

Why they jumped into action. . .

Involvement is key.

96 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – FriYay/Good News”

  5. I love stories like this! My daughter volunteers for Wildlife Rescue on her island off the coast of BC. She once saved an injured baby eagle. They are powerful birds even as babies.

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  7. It seems that when the heart is tugged, miracles can happen. What a beautiful story, John. Thank you for sharing it. Great Johnku as well!

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  11. Years ago, one of our police officers helped us capture a pelican that was walking the neighborhood. It turned out to be blind in one eye, and unable to fish. In the end, it began a new life at Moody Gardens, where it’s apparently still living the pelican version of la dolce vita.

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  21. That is such a beautiful story, John. How wonderful one was alert enough to realise that it was not dead and just left it there! There are so many wonderful people in the world.

    Wonderful JohnKu as well.

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  28. Wonderful! Growing up, there was a woman in ‘the hood’ who was the go-to person if any of us ragtag kids found a wounded bird. She always graciously accepted them. It’s nice to see birds, or any animal, rescued.

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  34. Sorry I’m late with a response to my favorite Friday posts. Thank you so much for sharing. I got goosebumps when I watched the video of that eagle soaring upon release. Yay for another feel good story in a world where too often we are bombarded with ugly elements far too often.

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