Murphy, a bald eagle who stole hearts around the world for incubating a rock like it was his own offspring, died after violent thunderstorms roared through Missouri this month. He was 33.

Murphy, the bald eagle who incubated a rock and fostered two eaglets, has died at age 33. The World Bird Sanctuary confirmed his March 15 death, which came amid the intense storms in Missouri.

Murphy, the bald eagle who delighted the world by trying to hatch a rock before becoming an orphaned bird’s foster dad, died this month at 33.