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Injured Bald Eagle Takes Flight Again In Bensalem
Edith has recovered from her injuries and was released back into the wild by a Chalfont rehabilitation center on Thursday.
BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Edith is soaring once again.
The injured Bensalem Township bald eagle has recovered from her injuries after being struck by a vehicle in September.
Edith had been under the care of the Aark Wildlife and Rehabilitation Center in Chalfontever since the incident.
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"Edith was successfully released on Thursday," said Leah Stallings, the center's executive director told Patch. "She flew out of the carrier and never looked back!"
In late September, Bensalem Township Police's animal control officer responded to the report of an injured bird near The Courtyards of Bensalem apartment complex. It turned out to be a bald eagle.
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The bird was taken to the rehab center where Stallings said after an examination by a veterinarian, Edith was radiographed and it appeared there were some lead fragments in her gastro-intestinal tract although she had no real symptoms of lead poisoning.
Stallings said that Edith was banded as a nestling in Fort Dix, N.J. in 2008.
She said that an eagle's life span in the wild is between 15 and 20 years and that Edith was 18 years old.
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