July 13, 2008

Multimedia: Bald eagle surgery

A juvenile bald eagle undergoes beak surgery at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro on July 12, 2008 following an Avian Pox infection.  With a worldwide fanbase of 150,000 people hoping for the best for the young eagle from Norfolk, a veterinary surgeon realigns the beak and sets it on the road to recovery.


July 12, 2008

Baby eagle’s growth removed, beak fixed

WAYNESBORO — A baby bald eagle is recuperating after a two-hour surgery Saturday morning to remove remnants of a golf ball-sized growth and fix its criss-crossed beak.

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