A 31-year old male eagle, named Murphy, had spent years living at the World Bird Sanctuary. This spring, he built a nest and became very protective of it. His nesting instinct was so great, he put a rock in the nest and tried to hatch the rock. Guests at the sanctuary began to suggest the staff give Murphy a real egg. Elsewhere, an opportunity presented itself in late March. An eagle aerie, with two chicks in it, was blown down by high winds. One chick didnโt survive the fall, but the other was brought to the Bird Sanctuary. After a careful introduction, Murphy adopted the eaglet. Murphy is of great grandpa age, but he has finally become a DAD...and we couldn't be happier for him! ๐คฉ๐คฉ๐คฉ