VIDEO: Eagles guard eggs as tornado-warned storm passes through Louisiana

KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST, La. As tornadoes tore through the South on Saturday, a bald eagle was caught on camera fiercely protecting its eggs.

Video from Louisiana’s only national forest showed an eagle in its massive nest during the storms.

A camera facing the nest, placed high in the trees, captured a perfect image of the strong gusts of wind whipping through the trees surrounding the nest.

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As the bald eagle stood guard over its eggs, the wind blew so hard that the eagle’s tail feathers blew upwards, away from the eggs.

Still, the eagle held its ground. At one point, the back of the bird’s body was picked up from the nest by the wind, revealing the eggs underneath.

Radar as of Saturday afternoon confirmed that a tornado was passing through the Kisatchie National Forest area.

In nearby Natchitoches Parish, northwest of the forest, an EF-0 tornado that caused tree damage was recorded by National Weather Service.