Bald eagles and their habitats are federally protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
A pair of eagles is preventing — at least temporarily — the removal of a century-old redwood tree.
A tree removal crew arrived at Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood on Thursday, Feb. 26, ready to begin the process of cutting down a 100-year-old redwood tree, per KOMO News. The person who owned the property where the tree stood had a building project planned and had obtained the proper permit to clear the tree.
Neighbors gathered beneath the tree’s branches while the crew prepared to cut it down, and just before the workers started sawing, an onlooker noticed a bald eagle flying into one of the tree’s tall branches. Neighbor Julie Tokashiki Skerritt told the crew about the bird just as another one flew in, per KOMO News…