A closeup of an owl with long feathers and big eyes.
Ahsoka, a western Siberian eagle owl, is a new addition the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines, Alaska. (Francisco Martínezcuello/Chilkat Valley News)

There’s a back office inside the American Bald Eagle Foundation where visitors are not allowed. 

On the floor there is an artificial grass rug and a small tree stump littered with a mixture of off-white plumicorns, contour, and down feathers. Behind the stump, opposite of a water bowl, a curious western Siberian eagle…

Francisco Martínezcuello is the Chilkat Valley News summer reporter. Previously, he was in Southwest Alaska working for KYUK Public Media as a News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January...