Southwest Florida Eagle Cam

[Abigyl]

MARCH 7th

12:32 NT One was flying from the top of right branch, to left parents branch. a parent was there.

The second - looked up and didn't understand what's going on

[Abigyl]

12:37 The second tried to follow him, but failed.

Now: a parent on the upper attic
11 ? - On the attic
10 ? - On the veranda

13:05 Many birdies came to sit on the branches next to them

They are excellent! only 10 weeks old.

[Abigyl]

13:18 Many people came to watch him from the Church on the left

13:40 Eaglet is tired up there but enjoys the view and still standing there, while his sibling is having a nice fish

[Abigyl]

15:00 Kid didn't know how to come down...

It took him long time. he walked down his way on the trunk, step by step.

When he was near the nest, he jumped. The sib was sleeping, he wanted him to woke up and be covered him with sticks .

Parents brought a fish for the hero !!!

[Abigyl]

MARCH 13th

Today, Both kids are 11 weeks old and can fledge any minute now.

Most of the time, nest looks empty, but we see them on upper branch or on the perch broken trunks.

They exercised a lot and are branching, jumping, hovering and screening like all healthy eaglets :thumbs

[Abigyl]

Maggy

I hope you can see the cute kids where you are. I miss you.

[Owlie]

Southwest Florida Eagle Cam
31 min ·
Way to go E10! Taking its first flight this morning just before 8:45am ET- landing safely in the snag tree by the pond. If you missed it, you can scroll backwards using our DVD function on the website. www.SWFLEagleCam.com

https://www.facebook.com/SouthwestFlori ... 15/?type=3

[Birdfriend]

Thank you for posting about the fledge from the first youngster.

[Mamicja]

E11 did not welcome E10, when he came back, E11 tried to peck sibling. Eaglets calmed down, when lunch (fish) was brought. Later they peacefully were resting together.

[Abigyl]

March 16th

Both kids are sleeping, adult style, on the attic (upper left trunk)

[Owlie]

E11 FLEDGED at 7:56:48a.m!! E11 chased by around the pasture and back to the nest tree. Missed the landing and ended up in the front pine near the church. 8:16 E11 hopping branches and moves up higher in the tree.

15:21 EET... and finally landed safely back to the nest
.. and followed E10 to the attic, a safe place and company to wonder what has happened

Southwest Florida Eagle Cam
1 h ·
E11 has fledged! Taking its first flight around the pasture and returning to a nearby tree like a pro!
To see video, scroll back on the live stream to just before 8am. Video coming shortly! (Photo by Anja Edelman) http://www.SWFLEagleCam.com

https://www.facebook.com/SouthwestFlori ... 73/?type=3

[Owlie]

Both eaglets fly to the tree nearby the nest tree and sit together on branches - they are having fun
One of the eaglets returns to the nest where Harriet is waiting with a fish.

[Owlie]

Just in the moment both parents are in the nest and eating each their prey. And E10 is screaming/begging behind and among them. Is it supposed to be a lesson for the eaglet - in order to learn stealing food? Anyway, E10 did not learn to steal this time but left for attic

E11 should be hungry by now, still perching in the front pine ...

[Abigyl]

A funny scene

Kids are flying around, coming and going

Both parents, the "old" couple, are alone in the "empty nest" : digging for gold, or perhaps for an old fish bone, eating quietly the rest of kids lunch.

Life is wonderful

[Mamicja]

E11 fledge
Departure




and return

[Owlie]

Thanks Mamicja

I think I was wrong, the eaglet begging from both eating parents must have been E11, not E 10. Both have been flying today from and to the nest. Who ever, they seem to enjoy the new element, the freedom in the air. Not even food necessarily call them back to the nest from their adventures.

[Abigyl]

I watched the events live and it was very hard to see E11 falling while landing, because she was chased by ravens.

Here is an excellent video, taken from the church side, which describes the events better than seen on nest cam.
It was taken by wskrsnwings

Enjoy !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HkUSjaDXvU

[Owlie]

Thankyou Abigyl,

it was a nice video of the fledge of E11!

[Abigyl]

E10 fledged 2 days before and was also having a bad landing, but continued and landed on the Dead Tree which was the favorite place of E9, our favorite eaglet last season.

You can watch E10 on this video.
I don't know who is this lady, but she gives us wonderful videos of this nest from a different angle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqm-c08xGXw

[Owlie]

...
I don't know who is this lady, but she gives us wonderful videos of this nest from a different angle.

wskrsnwings (Vicky O) is always (full time?) on call on the ground and reports with her awesome videos on the Hancock Wildlife Forum (https://forum.hancockwildlife.org/viewt ... ilit=SWFEC). She is a sort of godmother to this nest, Harriet and M15 - before Harriet and Ozzie. (I have no idea whether she is paid by someone, somehow she must finance her almost daily duties ...)