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National Arboretum sees 2nd bald eagle egg

By Kate Ryan

Two Bald Eagles at the National Arboretum were spotted with two eggs in their nest, according to the American Eagle Foundation.

Last week, WTOP reported that two bald eagles — Mr. President and his mate Lotus — had one egg in their nest, and that more could be on the way.

Last week, WTOP reported that two bald eagles — Mr. President and his mate Lotus — had one egg in their nest, and that more could be on the way. (Courtesy American Eagle Foundation)

By Sunday night, observers said that Lotus laid a second egg that the eagles have been dutifully sitting on to keep warm during the cold winter months. She laid this egg during her first year as an adult in the arboretum after pushing out Mr. President’s previous mate First Lady in Feb. of 2021.

Dan Rauch, with the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment, explained that the eggs could hatch by the end of March.

Then, Rauch told WTOP that if all goes well, once they hatch, the young eagles become fledglings, taking flight in just 13 weeks.

Mesmerizing jellyfish take center stage at 1st US museum dedicated solely to the floating predators

By The Associated Press
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on the walls and the glowing light from the saltwater tanks. The private Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach, Florida, just north of Fort Lauderdale, is believed to be the first museum in the United States dedicated solely to the translucent invertebrates, and one of the few such spaces in the world, according to the city and the museum’s founders. It was created by Alex and Yana Yanovsky, who previously developed successful aquariums in Ukraine, including their first jellyfish museum in Kyiv. The couple left those facilities behind when they fled Ukraine following the 2022 Russian invasion, operations manager Jessica Eisenbarth said. The museum, which opened this past spring, is the couple's first aquatic attraction since immigrating to the U.S., but they'd like to expand.
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