Perched at the top of a tree in Downingtown's Kerr Park, three eaglets have made a massive nest their home.
Lexi Law, the park supervisor, has seen the nest from the start. She told Action News that a pair of bald eagles, whom she has named Connie and Lloyd, began constructing it in October 2024.
"It may have only taken them like five or six months," she said.
She named one of the eagles after her friend, Lloyd. She said she met the World War II veteran in Kerr Park years ago.
"Like I said in his eulogy to everybody, when I would see an eagle flying in the sky, I knew it would be him watching over me. And here we are. I get to see him every day," she explained.
This winter, Law said Lloyd and Connie started spending more time at the nest they constructed.
Then, in April, "I could tell Connie was bending over in the nest, so I assumed they had babies," she said.
Lexi Law said she spotted three eaglets in the nest. She named them Liberty, Independence, and Freedom to pay tribute to her large American flag at the park and celebrate America's 250th birthday.
Shortly after the eaglets were born, the borough put up a fence to keep people away from the nest.
"The game commission notified us that we had to do something to protect the nest from the pedestrians and park goers," said Jack Law, Downingtown's Director of Public Works. "There are a lot of regulations on protecting the birds where somebody isn't even able to pick up a feather, or they could face a penalty for that."
According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the state's bald eagle population has increased steadily and dramatically in recent years. But the bald eagle is still a federally protected species.
Because of that, Downingtown's annual July 4 fireworks are being moved out of the park to another part of town.
"Loud noises can startle the eaglets and make them fall out of the nest," said Jack Law.
He said the borough is currently trying to determine an alternate location for this summer's fireworks display.
Right now, the borough is doing everything it can to protect the eaglets, while people are doing what they can to catch a glimpse of the birds.
Jerry Meyers, of Downingtown, said he stops by the park almost every day to take pictures of them.
"It's beautiful with the babies, and then the mom comes in and feeds them. It's fantastic," he said.
Lexi Law said the majestic sight has inspired so many community members to pay a visit to Kerr Park.
"They just know that we're blessed to have a set of eagles and now babies here," she said.