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00:00 Over the last year, some Nashville residents have been keeping their eyes on these little guys.
00:05 Perched in a 5-foot-wide nest high in a tree line, home to a mating pair of American bald eagles.
00:11 But a crew clearing land cut the tree down, violating both state and federal law,
00:15 according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
00:18 The eaglets survived and were found nearby the next day.
00:21 "Yeah, here he is, right here."
00:22 The eaglets were weak and susceptible to predators.
00:25 The adult pair noticed this and started protecting and feeding the eaglets.
00:29 Here's what Caleb Stratton, agent with Tennessee's Wildlife Resources Agency, told WTVF.
00:35 "And it's awesome that we have found them up in this tree."
00:38 "So we found where they've been feeding them fish. We found their feed pile up there, fish and turtles."
00:41 And with the community making sure the babies were safe and nourished,
00:45 two months later they're able to soar and take care of themselves.
00:48 As for the companies that caused the eaglets to lose their home in the first place,
00:52 the U.S. Attorney's Office of Nashville has a copy of the investigative file.
00:57 They plan on filing criminal charges.
00:59 If convicted, those guilty could face up to $800,000 in fines.
01:04 For Inside Edition Digital, I'm Stephanie Officer.