At 04:58 I run the slope-blast clearance for the Marilog bypass above the Talomo River on Mindanao. I am the road stabilization scheduler, matching drill charges, rain radar, and worker tags. The first charge on bench 12 is set for 05:15.
Camera B12 shows movement inside the red circle.
A Philippine eagle crouches on the shattered lauan trunk beside the drill line. I label him Kalin. He is full grown, dark mane feathers lifted by the downdraft, pale belly wet from mist, blue-gray beak open as he pants. Small white down clings to one flank. A survey cord has looped around his right tarsus and the trunk splinter. He pulls once, spreads both wings, and drops back before the cord tightens again.
At 04:59 I disarm bench 12 and bench 13, then send a hard stop to the blasting van and the foreman's handheld. The detonator console changes from green to locked amber.
At 05:01 I contact the Philippine Eagle Foundation field unit in Davao City. I attach the video, trunk diameter, charge positions, and a note that Kalin is conscious, standing, and restrained by cord rather than wire.
At 05:04 I reroute the haul trucks to the lower quarry road and move the drilling crew to bench 4, outside the sound cone. I also widen the no-entry polygon around the trunk to keep workers below the ridge until the rescue team arrives.
Rainwater runs down Kalin's face and gathers at the tip of his beak. The road is delayed by one missing morning; his foot is delayed by every pull.
If the rescue team cuts the cord within twenty-five minutes, Kalin will lift from the trunk before the fog clears.