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Photos: Injured Marco fledgling

Lance Shearer and submitted photos
The eaglet is placed in a carrier for transport. An eaglet just about ready to fly was rescued and taken to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy after falling from its nest on Marco Island.
The eaglet is placed in a carrier for transport. An eaglet just about ready to fly was rescued and taken to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy after falling from its nest on Marco Island.
Tim Thompson/Special To The Eagle
A bald eagle fledgling found on the ground raised concerns for Audubon EagleWatch volunteer, Rosemary Tolliver who kept von Arx Hospital staff apprised of the situation. When the eagle was still seen on the ground the following day, making no attempts to fly, von Arx Wildlife Hospital volunteer, Tim Thompson, assisted by Victoria Hemingway, captured and transported to the eagle to the wildlife hospital for care. (Rosemary Tolliver/Special to the Daily News)
A bald eagle fledgling found on the ground raised concerns for Audubon EagleWatch volunteer, Rosemary Tolliver who kept von Arx Hospital staff apprised of the situation. When the eagle was still seen on the ground the following day, making no attempts to fly, von Arx Wildlife Hospital volunteer, Tim Thompson, assisted by Victoria Hemingway, captured and transported to the eagle to the wildlife hospital for care. (Rosemary Tolliver/Special to the Daily News)
Rosemary Tolliver/Special To The Daily News
Conservancy volunteers Victoria Hemingway and Tim Thompson captured the injured eagle. An eaglet just about ready to fly was rescued and taken to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy after falling from its nest on Marco Island.
Conservancy volunteers Victoria Hemingway and Tim Thompson captured the injured eagle. An eaglet just about ready to fly was rescued and taken to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy after falling from its nest on Marco Island.
Tim Thompson/Special To The Eagle
Even a baby eaglet has an impressive set of talons. An eaglet just about ready to fly was rescued and taken to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy after falling from its nest on Marco Island.
Even a baby eaglet has an impressive set of talons. An eaglet just about ready to fly was rescued and taken to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy after falling from its nest on Marco Island.
Tim Thompson/Special To The Eagle
Joanna Fitzgerald is the director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy. An eaglet just about ready to fly was rescued and taken there after falling from its nest on Marco Island.
Joanna Fitzgerald is the director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy. An eaglet just about ready to fly was rescued and taken there after falling from its nest on Marco Island.
Lance Shearer/Correspondent