The town of Franklin is blessed in many ways but over the past three years, it has been discovered that we are home to a truly remarkable winter resident – the Golden Eagle. And not just passing through. The eagles actually spend a few months here. This research has been documented by members of the […]
In early February, I had the good fortune to be part of a small group of people who observed a Golden Eagle up close. This juvenile female raptor, later named Maxine, was captured early one morning and “processed” for the next few hours as part of a research project. Processing entailed weighing, measuring and fitting […]