Grandfather Mountain mourns loss of Ajax the bald eagle

One of Grandfather Mountain's bald eagles, Ajax, dies

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN — Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has bid farewell to Ajax the bald eagle.

11-year-old bald eagle at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina dies

LINVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Grandfather Mountain has bid farewell to Ajax the bald eagle.  Park officials say Ajax died Wednesday, Feb. 5, following complications from an infection he developed. The eagle was 11 years old.  “We will miss his strength and confidence,” said Christie Tipton, animal habitats curator for the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. “He was always so regal and stately.”  Ajax arrived at Grandfather Mountain…

Grandfather Mountain mourns loss of Ajax the bald eagle

Ajax the bald eagle died on Wednesday following complications from an infection he developed.

Ajax, the 11-year-old bald eagle living at Grandfather Mountain, dies

LINVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Grandfather Mountain has bid farewell to Ajax the bald eagle.  Park officials say Ajax died Wednesday, Feb. 5, following complications from an infection he developed. The eagle was 11 years old.  “We will miss his strength and confidence,” said Christie Tipton, animal habitats curator for the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. “He was always so regal and stately.”  Have You Seen Her? Missing Bun…

Grandfather Mountain mourns loss of beloved bald eagle Ajax

A bald eagle from the Grandfather Mountain State Park died on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Grandfather Mountain Mourns the Loss of Ajax the Bald Eagle

February 6, 2025. Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has bid farewell to Ajax the bald eagle. Ajax died Wednesday, Feb. 5 following complications from an infection he developed. He was 11 years old. Ajax arrived at Grandfather Mountain on Aug. 26, 2015, estimated to be about 1 and a 1/2 years old. He came from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland, Fla., after f…