Show 1 A r 4 G y 9 t r r y i t Richard Peacock left and Jeff Kennedy right hold the large golden eagle that Two B BYU YU students were busy last week mothering a wounded Golden Eagle back to normal health The duo Richard Peacock son of John and Mary Peacock of Manti Mantl and Jeff Kennedy of California via South Dakota spotted the bird last Friday afternoon as they were on their way to Manti Mantl from Provo to participate participate participate par par- in the annual deer hunt They noticed the bird standIng standing standing stand- stand ing on some sagebrush north of Indianola They stopped to snap some pictures and noted that the eagle appeared to besick be besick besick sick so decided to check and see for themselves Seeing that the bird was ap apparently apparently apparently ap- ap quite ill and weak they caught It in some blankets They They noted that its crop was swollen swollen- and Infected They rushed th the eagle agle to Dr John Ramsey in Moroni who opened up the crop and cleaned It out He found a small hole which was apparently caused by they have been nursing back to health As soon as it is well the bird will be released Two BYU students play nursemaid to bad badly Iv wounded Golden Eagle a 22 bullet The bird was then brought to the Peacock abode in Manti Mantl where the two men assumed the roles of nursemaids Their patient was too weak to feed Itself at first so they attempted to hand feed it some hamburger but being a predl- predl predator tor type of bird the hamburger wasn't exactly what it craved Jeff and Richard decided to shoot a rabbit for the eagle to eat This menu agreed with the bird and by Sunday afternoon afternoon after after- noon it was showing a new surge of strength They were also called upon to see that th the bird received an Injection of antibiotics every everyday day Knowing that it was was a against federal regulations to hold the bird in captivity Richard immediately Immediately Im- Im mediately notified Ken Tuttle of the Department of Natural Re Resources Resources Resources Re- Re sources that they had the bird and what their plans were They were granted permission to goforth go goforth goforth forth with their nursing The two students who are majoring in outdoor survival at the Y built bum a cage on Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day to transport the bird back to Provo with them for a continuation continuation con con- of ot its medical treat treat- ment As soon as the eagle is strong enough they plan to turn it loose again Richard said that the golden eagle is also known at the Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain or war eagle Its feathers were used by the Indians for their war bonnets The bald baldeagle baldeagle baldeagle eagle is the national bird He said that someone must have shot the bird thinking that it Was was a hawk He concluded that all hawks eagles and owls are protected by federal law lawand lawand lawand and anyone caught shooting them themis is subject to arrest When When the eagle Is turned loose t to again again soar high in n the sky It will probably always have a soft spot In its heart heart t ai-t for an another another another an- an other bird the Peacock Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard |