You can see in the close ups that her head feathers are erect, as are her mantle feathers.
She is puffed up from not being well.
i think they also puff up in defense, from my being so close.
i went back next door & got the kennel & gloves we*d been donated.
The people were going to be leaving on the next ferry & would take her to Buckley Bay in their truck to meet MARS!
Angels!
i carried the carrier & gloves right next to where the Eagle was, opened the door, & left it so that the mouth was pointed up & as handy as possible.
She was in the Salal, looking over her shoulder at me, & right beside her was a cliff that dropped into the yard next door.
i was afraid that when i approached, she*d jump over the cliff.
i looked down & away from her & walked towards the cliff.
She started to move towards me & away from the cliff!
So i got behind her with my big white towel, gloves & eye protectors on.
She did a couple of short hops flaps away from me, but she was trapped by the Salal.
i said to myself, barb, you gotta just go for it.
You*re not gonna tiptoe up to her & catch her this way.
So i went for her, using the towel between us.
She flopped away again, caught in the Salal, wings outspread.
i put the towel side to side over her body & head.
& she just stopped.
i made sure there was enough towel to hang over her head when i picked her up.
i used the towel to bring her left wing down from the Salal & folded it to her side.
Using the towel over her, i picked her up.
i tried to roll her to her side so that i could grab her left leg, but i couldn*t find it.
So i just picked her up, using the towel & my hands to hold her wings to her body & hang onto her.
Then i made a dash to the carrier & put her in with the towel over top of her.
She went in & didn*t move.
i was in a rush to close the door, but her tail was sticking out.
So i had to pick her up & tuck her in further in order to close the door.
She wasn*t moving.
i had her!
i ran next door & they had made room in the back of the truck for the carrier.
i called Reg & he said to take out the towel that i had over top of her & just cover the kennel.
So i had to open the door & do this.
The Eagle wasn*t moving, i thought she had died from fright.
i removed the towel & she was quite alive.
One of the women met me back at the kennel & we carried it back to the truck next door.
They had spread out the tarp i brought, & we wrapped the kennel in it to keep it dark & quiet in there for the Eagle.
i tied it all down as best i could, so it wouldn*t flap in the wind while driving & scare the Eagle further.
The four wonderful people headed off for the next ferry & were going to meet someone to pick up the Eagle almost near MARS on their way to Campbell River!
This Eagle was rescued thanks to these wonderful people who called a vet when they saw that something was wrong!