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| "HEART OF THE HUNTRESS" GLORY EAGLE PIN/PENDANT |
With Independence Day
pending, we thought we'd share the inspiration behind our Glory Eagle collection.
In 2011, the Kirk’s Folly
design team, along with many Americans, became enraptured by the birth of baby
eaglets on Norfolk, Virginia’s live eagle cam.
Watching the nest daily, as both
parent eagles awaited the arrival of their hatchlings, how could we not be inspired?
When the eggs hatched, to our surprise we saw the Father eagle not only brought food to the nest, but also watched over the
baby eaglets allowing the mother eagle the opportunity to spread her wings.
We all
felt the loss when tragedy struck and the mother eagle was killed by an airplane. What
would happen to the baby eagles?
After a period of time, it appeared the father would no longer return to the nest and steps were taken. The three baby eaglets were moved to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, where we were able to watch them continue to grow via the Center's live cam.
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| FOREVER FREE GLORY EAGLE PIN |
In July of 2011, the birds were released at
Berkeley Plantation. Only one eagle, a female, appeared reluctant to leave the grounds. After a careful examination, she was judged too stressed to be freed at that time.
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| PITTSBURGH HAYS EAGLE CAM! |
After being cared for at the
center for several additional weeks, the young female eagle was successfully released
in August of 2011.
A transmitter had been attached
to her and the Wildlife center tracked her travels and shared the news with her fans. As of January 14, 2014 she'd made her home base in King George County, Virginia.
In March, she turned three years old, and this month she
returned from a stay in Maryland to fly over the Potomac River in Virginia.
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| Norfolk Botanical Garden |
Largely
due to the popularity of the Botanical Garden eagles, eagle cams have gained a
wide audience and we, at Kirks Folly remain among those watching the magnificent creatures.
This 4th of July, wear your Glory jewelry with pride and...
“SPARKLE THE WORLD!”
Enjoy this brief video of the Pittsburgh Hays eagle cam and you will understand our fascination with these majestic birds.
Hi Helen, What a wonderful story!!!! Eagles are the most majestic of creatures, I'm so glad that we have them as our national symbol. I live in the State of Washington, and often drive over the border to Idaho where the bald eagles are allowed to nest, and feed at Lake Coeur d' Alene. They don't seem to mind that people are watching them. Thank you for the beautiful Glory jewelry!!!! Sincerely, Sheryl Pierson
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! I love the eagles. They are such beautiful birds. I am glad that the park was able to rescue them and help them be able to grow up and go into the wild. How they fly off into the air is just magical. They are the perfict symbol of freedom. Sarah Bullington
ReplyDeleteHi Helen. I have a couple of these. I got the little pendent with the moon and the cuff. I think they are beautiful pieces and I keep them with some other Americana items you guys came out with..a couple Americana cuffs (although neither one of those are the nice flag bracelet that was just released) Still thinking about getting that larger pin with the hearts...very impressive. I love the back story and thanks for explaining the inspiration behind that collection.
ReplyDeletePam Mckinley