Handmade nest lures golden eagles back to Highlands estate
by Patrick Barkham from on (#56VHK)
Pair fledge first chick in Dundreggan for 40 years in eyrie built by conservationist
A nest of arm-sized sticks built on a precipitous crag by an octogenarian conservationist dangling from a rope has enticed a pair of golden eagles back to the Highlands of Scotland.
The eyrie handmade by Roy Dennis, a renowned conservationist who has masterminded the revival of endangered species across Britain, helped the eagles successfully fledge the first chick on Trees for Life's Dundreggan estate in 40 years.
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