06-04-2021 05:21 via denver.cbslocal.com

Tree Holding Bald Eagles Nest At Barr Lake State Park Falls, Unhatched Eaglets Perish

BARR LAKE STATE PARK, Colo. (CBS4) — A dead tree supporting a nest for a pair of bald eagles at Barr Lake State Park was discovered fallen recently. Park staff found the nest destroyed and the two unborn eaglets in the water, still curled in the shape of their egg shells, but lifeless.
(credit: Colorado Parks & Wildlife/Twitter)
“Bald eagles often choose dead limbs in tall trees,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife wrote in a series of Twitter messages about the incident, “p
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