A beautiful family at the National Arboretum 🙂
Meet Freedom and Liberty, the two baby bald eagles who were born this spring at the National Arboretum, and just got new names.
After a nearly week-long contest that was open to the public, eagle experts with several private groups and government agencies picked the names and made the announcement Tuesday. The eaglets had been referred to as DC2 and DC3 after they were born in March to Mr. President and The First Lady.
The names were selected from the top five pairs of names that officials had picked after getting more than 3,600 pairs of suggestions for the two birds.
The top five name suggestions that people voted on (in no particular order) were, Freedom and Liberty; Stars and Stripes; Anacostia and Potomac; Honor and Glory; Cherry and Blossom. Officials said more than 36,000 votes were cast.
The adult eagles had successfully raised another eaglet last year at the arboretum, and that eaglet was named DC1. The recent births of bald eagles at the arboretum was a big deal for the facility because it was the first time since the 1940s that a pair of bald eagles has nested at the 400-acre property.
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Great names, I’ve been enjoying watching their cam ever since you first posted it!