Friday, November 21, 2008

Bald eagle who likes to swim

Swimming eagle (Pic:Barcroft)
Conservationist Patty Perry's Bald Eagle Olivia loves to go swimming with her at her pool in California

Swimming eagle (Pic:Barcroft)

swimming eagle

swimming eagle

swimming eagle

swimming eagle

swimming eagle
All pictures by Barry Bland/Barcroft Media

Olivia the eagle has developed into a swimmer with real talon.

Carer Patty Perry found teaching the sick bird to flap about in her pool was a good way to get back her strength.

Olivia was discovered starving, half blind and unable to hunt last year. But she has made a dramatic recovery thanks to Patty.

The 55-year-old has helped dozens of birds with aqua training at her Californian centre and is specially proud of the eagle.

She said: "Olivia loves to swim. We spend 20 minutes in the water three days a week."

Olivia, four, will never be freed into the wild as her sight is too damaged, but at least she's found a human who will go to any lengths to help...

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