WASHINGTON — A new baby eagle has found a home at the National Arboretum.
The new hatchling is a particular delight after a much-anticipated eaglet that hatched in D.C. on Friday did not survive its first 24 hours of life.
A nesting pair of wild bald eagles — known as Mr. P, short for Mr. President, and LOTUS, an acronym for Lady of the United States — laid a total of two eggs at the U.S. National Arboretum this season.
The new eaglet called DC9 popped right out of his shell at 11:31 p.m. Tuesday, looking like a little puffy bobblehead, as affectionately pointed out by the popular Eagle Cam on Twitter, run by American Eagle Foundation.
The grounds of the U.S. National Arboretum are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.
Click here to watch the National Arboretum's Mr. President and Lotus bald eagle cam.