All eyes are on Mountshannon as a rare white-tailed eagle chick prepares to take flight for the first time.
The six-pound female chick has been fitted with a satellite tag which allows experts to track the bird’s location and movement, giving them a better understanding of the species.
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It’s hoped the baby eagle will chose to nest in Lough Derg, similar to her parents who made history in 2013, having reared the first chicks to fly from a nest in Ireland in over 100 years.
Project Manager of the Golden Eagle Trust, Dr. Allan Mee expects the eleven-week-old chick to leave the nest in the coming days.
