Rescued eaglet taken under wing of surrogate bald eagle parent [Video]

After a bit of a bumpy start in life, a baby eagle is gaining strength and skills with help from a surrogate parent and some human handlers.Not long after it hatched, the last of three spring eagle hatchlings fell from its Lake Natoma nest on April 27 and spent an estimated 10-12 hours hanging in a precarious position.People watching a nest camera and observing below eventually realized the creature needed rescuing and a large-scale effort resulted in the eaglet being pulled safely from the tree where it fell.State and federal wildlife specialists decided the creature would need some interim care instead of immediate renesting with its family and that care is happening at the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care facility.Video captured for sister station KCRA 3 by the center’s executive director, Catherine Mendez, showed both the inside of the eaglet’s temporary home and the eaglet’s surrogate parent.Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care executive …