Eagle family of two males and one female filmed raising eaglets together
The unconventional family has been spotted along the Mississippi River near Fulton, Illinois.
An unconventional family of bald eagles comprised of two males and one female have been filmed raising eaglets together.
The trio were spotted living together along the Mississippi River near Fulton, Illinois.
The two males are sharing their second partner after their original female mate was killed by another eagle.
A webcam set up by the stewards in 2011 is allowing animal enthusiasts around the world watch live footage of the trio raising their chicks.
The original trio formed in 2013 when Valor I’s previous partner chose Valor II as a new mate.
However Valor I hung around for the rest of the breeding season and, after their mate was killed in 2017, the pair courted new female Starr together later the same year.
Three eggs laid by Starr hatched this spring.
