Resident Grandfather Mountain bald eagle Ajax dead

Ajax, beloved Grandfather Mountain bald eagle, has died nine years after his rescue
We will miss his strength and confidence,” official at not-for-profit animal rehab center says. “He was always so regal and stately.”
One of Grandfather Mountain's bald eagles, Ajax, dies
Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has bid farewell to Ajax the bald eagle.
Grandfather Mountain mourns loss of beloved bald eagle Ajax
LINVIILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A bald eagle from Grandfather Mountain State Park died at 11 years old on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The park said Ajax passed after complications from an infection.
Grandfather Mountain mourns loss of Ajax the bald eagle
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 confidence,” said Christie Tipton, animal habitats curator for the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. “He was always so regal and stately.”
Resident Grandfather Mountain bald eagle Ajax dead at 11
He was born in Florida but came to the wildlife habitats at Grandfather Mountain in August 2015 from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland, Florida. Ajax had fallen fro
Bald eagle at Grandfather Mountain dies from infection, foundation announces
Ajax was often seen flying between perches in his habitat, swimming in the pond and sharing perches with Griffin, another bald eagle.
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