Grandfather Mountain is mourning the loss of an 11-year-old bald eagle.Ajax the bald eagle died on Wednesday following complications from an infection he developed.“We will miss his strength and ...

LINVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Grandfather Mountain has bid farewell to Ajax the bald eagle. Park officials say Ajax died Wednesday, Feb. 5, following complications from an infection he ...

Ajax, the beloved Grandfather Mountain bald eagle, died Wednesday due to complications from an infection, officials with the N.C. nature park in Linville said. He was 11. “We will miss his ...

Ajax was often seen flying between perches in his habitat, swimming in the pond and sharing perches with Griffin, another bald eagle.