Miller's black shirt is his favorite. He's had it for eight years, but he never thought it would one day come in handy when saving a life.
One Saturday, Miller was on his way home on his motorcycle when the traffic 1 in front of him. Miller stopped and was 2 to know what was causing the traffic jam. "I went to see why everyone was stopping and found a bald eagle in the middle of the road," Miller said. "Another person was there and he gave the bird a 3 to see if she would walk or fly away. She spread her 4 but was unable to go anywhere."
The bird was too badly hurt to 5 . As an animal lover, Miller knew he had to help the bird that was 6 . So he took off his favorite shirt and threw it over the eagle. To his 7 .the eagle remained calm as he 8 her in the shirt.
Once Miller had moved the eagle out of the 9 , he called 911 and eventually got in touch with a local recovery center for 10 birds. Miller held the 15-pound bird for about 45minutes while 11 1 rescue staff to arrive. But the time seemed to pass quickly. "I wasn't really thinking about it when I was 12 her," Miller said. "I was just trying to keep her calm and make sure she knows she's 13 , and I wasn't going to drop her."
After a few days'14 , the rescuers are confident that the bald eagle will finally be able to return into the wild.
As for Miller's favorite shirt, it has some blood on it, but Miller knows it was used for a good cause — and he will surely be 15 it again.
