You Looked So Fragile: An Injured Bird Finds Healing and Hope, Lovingly Nursed Back to Health at the Seaside Sanctuary

The injured bird was nursed back to health at the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary.

Seminole residents, Seaside Seabird Sanctuary team up to rescue bald eagle | Beaches | tbnweekly.com

Today, a bald eagle is being released back into the wild after recovering at Seaside Seabird Sanctuary.

Rescued bald eagle to be released in Seminole | wtsp.com

Back in December, Richard and Alisa Rushing were shocked when they found a bald eagle struggling in their Seminole backyard.

Seminole residents, Seaside Seabird Sanctuary team up to rescue bald eagle | Beaches | tbnweekly.com

The Rushings called the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary who sent a team over to rescue the bird and get it back the hospital.

Seminole family develops bond with injured bald eagle found in their yard

As Seaside Seabird Sanctuary team rehabilitated the eagle back to health, they shared pictures on Facebook, where the community got invested in the eagle’s journey.

Seminole residents, Seaside Seabird Sanctuary team up to rescue bald eagle | Beaches | tbnweekly.com

No one was more invested than the Rushing family, however, who developed a special bond with the eagle.

Seminole residents, Seaside Seabird Sanctuary team up to rescue bald eagle | Beaches | tbnweekly.com

Richard and Alisa have been given permission to open the cage to release the eagle this afternoon at Boca Ciega Millennium Park .