Local artist Beverly Macy was disheartened when she saw the tree reduced to a mere stump and its nest scattered across the icy snow. She had photographed the stages of eagle development for a series she plans to paint the eagle's progression from hatching to flight.
"It's gone now. The whole tree snapped off at the bottom. It looked like the city plow dumped on top of the nest," Macy said. "The eagles raised their young there where we could all see. The tourists enjoyed that so much."
Homer Public Works Director Carey Meyer told the Tribune he was always surprised that the eagles had nested near the town's busiest intersection. But Homer eagles aren't shy, and eagle parents-to-be know a good nesting tree when they see one, added retired federal biologist Dave Roseneau. He says he expects the eagles to return to the area in the spring and find a new nest site nearby. "That's their territory, and they will keep it," he said.
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