Eagle couple at center of south Charlotte development fight welcomes babies
Residents near Piper Glen have cited the fate of the eagles in a battle against proposed apartments
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🦅Break out the cigars — Charlotte eagles Piper and Glen have hatchlings
Like clockwork, every year in December, baby prep begins for Piper and Glen, a pair of American bald eagles who live at the TPC Piper Glen golf course in south Charlotte — and who happen to also be at the center of a development fight.
December is when the eagles start “remodeling” their nest high in a tree within eyeshot of the golf course’s clubhouse, expanding it with more sticks and then hunkering down once the eggs arrive, said Chris McIntire, a local resident who with his wife, Ellie, keeps a close eye on the eagles.
Around Valentine’s Day, the eaglets hatch, and then Piper and Glen continue their parental duties, keeping the babies warm and safe, until they’re ready to leave the nest.
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