Baby hawk is being raised by eagles in unlikely tale of survival in B.C.
SIDNEY, B.C. — An unusual story of adoption and survival is unfolding in a bald eagle’s nest in Sidney on Vancouver Island.
An eagle is raising several of its own young but has also hatched an egg left by a red hawk and is feeding and caring for it.
How the hawk egg got into the nest is a mystery, but bird experts suspect the mother laid it before being scared off or killed by the larger raptor.
David Bird with the Hancock Wildlife Foundation in Sidney says there are few examples of eagles adopting other birds.