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A trio of bald eagles in Illinois have come together to ‘co-parent’ their three eaglets which hatched this spring.

One female and two male bald eagles in Illinois have come together to 'co-parent' by raising three eaglets that hatched this spring

Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge have named. the male eagle ‘parents’ Valor I and Valor II. The female was has been named Starr.

The unnamed eaglets, (pictured), covered in soft, gray down with wobbly legs, are now getting old enough to hold their heads up for feeding

A webcam is allowing fans around the world to watch the interactions of the family who have nested along the Mississippi River in northwest Illinois.

Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge have live-streamed footage of the nest

This year, the eagles have successfully produced and hatched three eggs, said Pam Steinhaus, visitor services manager at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge have live-streamed footage of the nest

One female and two male bald eagles in Illinois have come together to ‘co-parent’ by raising three eaglets that hatched this spring

The female bald eagle, Starr, (pictured) looks over her eaglets in a nest along the Upper Mississippi River near Fulton, Illinois. The family has captivated social media

The unnamed eaglets, (pictured), covered in soft, gray dowп with wobbly legs, are now getting old enough to һoɩd their heads up for feeding

And the back story to how the unconventional family unit formed is also an interesting one.

The original trio of the group formed in 2013 after the female which was then in the nest chose a new mate and fled the nest that the creatures still call home

The original trio formed in 2013 with a female named Hope who went her own way, according to the Houston Chronicle.

In 2012, Valor I paired up with Hope. But he wasn’t the best parent and would rarely bring food or sit in the nest, Steinhaus explained.

Another a handsome young male eagle named Valor II showed up at the nesting site in 2013, it wasn’t long before Hope dіtсһed Valor I and got together with the new arrival.