Some generous volunteers are helping give three bald eaglets more room to fly at the Wildlife Center of Virginia.

The eaglets, which came to Waynesboro after their mother was killed in Norfolk, are learning to fly and that means they are outgrowing the nest in which they had been living.

Thanks to generous donations from around the world and a local construction company, the eaglets are getting a newly renovated pen with plenty of space to stretch their wings.

Workers with the Wildlife Center say the gift will keep on giving long after the eagles are released.

"We see roughly 30 to 40 bald eagles a year and this is kind of the pen for them to finish their conditioning prior to release so this will be something that we can really use for years to come," says Director of Operations Amanda Nicholson.

The renovations are expected to be complete by early next week, and the eagles will live there until their release sometime in August.

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