{"id":712709,"date":"2026-04-08T06:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/712709\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T06:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:07:19","slug":"2-bald-eagles-battling-mid-air-end-up-locked-together-and-entangled-in-power-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/712709\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Bald Eagles Battling Mid-Air End Up Locked Together and Entangled in Power Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two bald eagles were rescued after their talons became entangled in a neighborhood power line<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLuckily, they suffered no serious injuries and were able to fly off immediately,\u201d the OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society wrote on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The raptors were seemingly fighting to protect their territory when they landed on the power line and became stuck<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two bald eagles were rescued after they became entangled in a power line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Sunday, April 5, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.owlrehab.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society&quot;}\" class=\"link \">OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society<\/a> shared that they rescued two eagles after they landed on a neighborhood power line while embroiled in a talon-locking battle in Surrey, England, near the intersection of 85 Avenue and 123 Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In photos and videos of the rescue mission, the two birds could be seen dangling upside down with their talons completely tangled up in a mess of power lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once a group of three rescuers made their way up to where the birds were stuck, with the help of Surrey Fire Services, they were able to carefully free the eagles and watch them both fly off in different directions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLuckily, they suffered no serious injuries and were able to fly off immediately,\u201d the organization wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1CmMMpEuHS\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>. \u201cThis time of year, they are fighting to protect their nests or their young, and this was the best possible outcome to go back to their respective babies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The electric company B.C. Hydro said in a statement to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/fighting-bald-eagles-power-line-9.7154366\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;CBC&quot;}\" class=\"link \">CBC<\/a> that its crew was notified of the problem that day, after which they \u201cquickly de-energized the line to support a safe rescue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Once their talons were separated, both eagles took off right away \u2014 uninjured,\u201d B.C. Hydro told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the rescue, Rob Hope \u2014 manager of the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, which is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of raptors \u2014 told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/article\/video-shows-rescue-of-two-bald-eagles-caught-in-bc-powerlines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CTV News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;CTV News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">CTV News<\/a> that fights among eagles are quite common as mating season approaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Bald Eagle trapped in power lineCredit: OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/499eb8fedf0fa58d1d1c99d2952a57d3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bald Eagle trapped in power line<br \/>Credit: OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThere is fighting pre-nesting season,&#8221; Hope explained, &#8220;which is usually territorial, or mate battles. At this time of year, most of them are paired up and have their young or their nest sites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOne of the eagles, we don\u2019t know which one, was defending its territory or itself and they got into this predicament,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/2-bald-eagles-rescued-after-becoming-entangled-in-power-line-11944433\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Two bald eagles were rescued after their talons became entangled in a neighborhood power line&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":712710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[27],"tags":[82431,22794,159,67,132,68,837,57613],"class_list":["post-712709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-bald-eagles","tag-power-line","tag-science","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-wildlife","tag-wildlife-rehabilitation"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116367592372368614","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}