Escaped steppe eagle reunited with owner in Jersey

An eagle which went missing on Friday has been found and reunited with his owner.

Hemlock, the male steppe eagle, escaped from a falconry display at St John's Manor.

Owner Richard Hall said that, after a few sightings were reported in St Peter on Monday, photographs helped track Hemlock "down to an area" in St John.

He was caught after being lured with food.

Mr Hall said: "I got a phone call from a chap who was working on a house in that area, saying that he just seen some crows chase my eagle from one field to another.

"He was being hassled by a couple of magpies, so, when I got close to him, I threw a bit of steak down onto the floor.

"As he went to grab it, I netted him."

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