DCist wishes to send warm fuzzy thoughts and to express solidarity with Martha this morning, upon hearing that she has again been seriously injured and is currently undergoing treatment at the Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research center in Delaware. Martha, the female half of the D.C. area’s most dashing Eagle couple, has already suffered some serious indignities this year. After being injured in a mid-air fight with another female eagle back in April, Martha eventually healed and grabbed headlines by triumphantly making her way back to her partner George and their nest near the Wilson Bridge in May.
But then George and Martha disappeared from the nest over the summer. The Post story blames the trauma of Martha’s attack on the couple’s possible break-up — like a bad Lifetime movie where, despite their love, they just can’t forget the past — we’re at least somewhat inclined to wonder if the demolition of the old Wilson Bridge this July may have scared the bejeezus out of them.
Alternatively, perhaps George the eagle was never really George at all, but actually Sam the Eagle, a bird well known for his obsession with propriety and penchant for light violence. Think about it: Fed up with Martha’s hard-partying, rough-and-tumble lifestyle, Sam the Eagle would no doubt have given his bride a stern lecture about always insisting on being naked under her feathers and setting a bad example for the other eagles by fighting and skipping church. When she finally returned home from “jail”, Sam would have been waiting there for her, but only to teach her a lesson, maybe accidentally breaking her wing before flying off in search of place where decent, clean-living eagles fluorished.
In this light, everyone at DCist would like Martha to know that our thoughts are with her as she recovers from her injuries. Oh and Martha, the man isn’t good enough for you, honey. Let your freak flag fly, girl.
UPDATE: A lot of good our well-wishes do. Poor Martha was just sent to that big eagle nest in the sky, at the behest of doctors who believed it was for the best. Rest in peace, Martha.
