Rescued bald eagle ‘too fat to fly’ after gorging on a raccoon By . Alex Mitchell. Published Aug. 27, 2024, 7:10 p.m. ET. This bald eagle is grounded.

A bald eagle thought to be injured was really just 'too fat to fly' after officials believe it ate a roadkill raccoon. It was actually just 'too fat to fly'. Story by Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY ...

A bald eagle was discovered in a Missouri park in August 2024. Wildlife officials feared the bird was injured, but X-rays revealed the eagle was just 'too fat to fly' after eating a raccoon.

Bald Eagle Too Fat To Fly Bald eagles mostly eat fish for most of their diets. However, they "will feed on what is most available, and requiring the least amount of energy to acquire it ...

A bald eagle initially thought to be injured because it couldn’t fly was found to be healthy after wildlife officials determined the bird was just "too fat" after feasting on roadkill.

Officials thought this bald eagle was injured. It was actually just 'too fat to fly'. Officials found a raccoon paw inside the eagle's stomach when X-rays were performed on the bird.

Bald eagle thought to be injured or hurt was actually “too fat to fly,” Missouri officials say. X-ray shows it ate a large meal of raccoon.

A bald eagle was rescued by the Missouri Department of Conservation after being found unable to fly, only to discover that the bird was simply too fat from consuming raccoon roadkill.

The Missouri Department of Conservation captured a bald eagle within Wilson's Creek National Battlefield originally thought to be injured but later deemed "too fat to fly," according to a Facebook ...

(WJW) – A bald eagle in Missouri was rescued after witnesses reported that it might be injured, but it turns out the large bird was just “too fat to fly.”. In a Facebook post, officials at ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --A supposedly "injured" bald eagle rescued from a national park in Missouri was found to be merely "too fat to fly" after eating a bit too much raccoon. The official Facebook page ...

Bald eagle thought to be injured or hurt was actually “too fat to fly,” Missouri officials say. X-ray shows it ate a large meal of raccoon.