A trio of bald eagle parents -- two males and a female -- are showing that strong families come in all forms

The best parenting is when the parents accept a third party eagle into the nest to help out.  This is a short post and just so you know -  I didn't know that eagles do this sort of thing occasionally.  But it's so cool!  Don't you think?

CNN posted this on their site and I was just amazed.  I hope you enjoy this piece as much as I have telling you about it.  There is also below a live feed to the eagles nest.




Link live feed.  Be sure to check it out






Location: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, 7071 Riverview Rd, Thomson, IL 61285, USA

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