🦅 Bald eagle seen soaring above Central Park, NYC

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Jan 30, 2022

A bald eagle soaring above New York's Central Park was captured in stunning slow-motion footage.

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1. TY That was lovely. It's the south east area. I recognized the first buildings shown...

they're around 59th, 58th street, and Fifth Ave.

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2. They are majestic

Maybe a nest in the Park? We have an eagle cam on a nesting pair n just had 2 hatch recently..just so cool to watch.

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3. "This bald eagle nicknamed Rover came to Brooklyn over the last couple years ...''

The bird with a 6-foot wingspan was spotted around 7:30 a.m. on the southeast side of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. It's the not first time Rover has been spotted and experts say it's a great victory for conservation. Bald eagles were in big trouble, and in small numbers, not so long ago. David Barrett of Twitter's Manhattan Bird Alert says there are now more than 400 pairs nesting in New York State. He said while eagles to fly over Central Park from time to time, Rover seems to be sticking around.

"This bald eagle nicknamed Rover came to Brooklyn over the last couple years and is now in Central Park, we know who it is and its history because we have a tag on it," Barrett said. "Rover grew up in Connecticut in 2018 then moved to Brooklyn a couple of years ago and became a big favorite of birders there."

Barrett calls the reservoir on 90th Street a kind of cafeteria as eagles like to eat smaller birds and fish. Barret said bald eagles have been known to even kill deer before. Other bird watchers managed to get some amazing pictures of the majestic bird on other occasions.

https://abc7ny.com/amp/bald-eagle-central-park-manhattan-in/11525828/