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MaryF, do you know if they are planning to have the crack in the attic branch fixed? I mentioned it, either in chat or here in the forum, when it first appeared after a heavy T-storm. Was told the Pritchetts were aware of it. The crack is visible in a scap on the forum on 8/3 at time stamp 13:21:51...

..Yes lovinnature--please go ahead and keep posting as long as it is about this nest. I will have the season 9 thread ready in a few days and then I will lock this one
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Mary .. ..I couldn't have said it better! ..~Journi

Our 2018 eaglets---E10 and E11 (10 top and 11 bottom) SWF 10 top--11 bottom 1-29-18.jpg Almost grown up---beaky-beaky! SWF 10+11 2 2019.jpg ******************************************************************************************** We had 2 eaglets again in 2019 :thumlft: E12 and E13 SWF 13 +12 12...

Happy new season everybody!!! :woohoo: I just have a few reminders for you. Remember this thread is for photos, videos, and discussion about the SWFEC nest only. News of other nests goes on the thread for that nest if there is one. Anything personal or chatty goes on your chatty thread...link is be...

E9 guarding his Egbert---only one egg hatched in 2017 :) SWF E9 guarding eggbert 2017.jpg Quite aside from losing E14 last season it was also a season of a lot of strange firsts!! List of firsts for the 8th season 2019/20 First year we have ever seen an owl pair both on the nest tree at the same tim...

Aside from losing three of our eaglets and and 2 eggs, we have had our share of other happenings at this nest. --- In 2015 ~~~ has it really been 5 years since we lost this handsome eagle? OZZIE!! ~~ What can we say about Ozzie? We lost the handsome, smart, wonderful 1st Dad of our nest on September...

Below is a picture showing the locations of the nest and nearby locations---- SWF nest tree map.jpg As you can see above in the lower picture, there is a large river close to the nest, (about a half a mile away - as a bird flies) that flows into the Gulf of Mexico. It is called the Caloosahatchee Ri...

E7 up and ready to eat---strong baby! (2016) SWF E7-strong baby 1-26-16.jpg History so far of the nest in the Pritchett pasture This nest has been labeled LE-26B E8 a\s a very young eaglet at CROW for removal of fishing line on it's leg SWF E8 at CROW 2016.jpg Photo courtesy of C.R.O.W. Ozzie and Ha...

E3 and E4--look at the size difference! We lost E3 to perhaps a respiratory thing shortly after this scap was taken :cry1: SWF E3+E4 2014 2.jpg Scap courtesy of urdognu (from a video) Plaque on the pasture fence honoring E3 SWF E3 plaque.jpg Photo courtesy of Andy Pritchett SOME HISTORY OF THE OLD N...

SOME HISTORY ABOUT THIS NEST AND OUR EAGLES --- Our first ever family on the cam---Ozzie, E2, E1, and Harriet :wub: (2013) SWF 1st family 2013.jpg From a video (year 1) by ncaerie Our thanks to the Pritchett family for installing, maintaining and running these cams on your property. This is a famil...

Our beautiful 2020 family---plus Stuffy! Stuffy was a stuffed dog toy, a chipmunk that we all called a squirrel that Harriet brought to the nest. It was great c ompany for the eaglets all season. Unfortunately Stuffy later got mowed over after falling from the tree. SWF our 2020 family Sue.jpg Thank...

Just getting started LOL :D HWF welcomes you to Season 9 of the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam 2020-2021 staring Harriet and M15. SWF M+H 9-17-20 Denise.jpg Our stars M15 and Harriet :love: Harriet and M15's nest is located 60 feet up in a slash pine in North Fort Myers, Florida in a pasture on the Dic...

Pinette Eagle--- .. Sorry--no word at all yet. When we know it will be posted some place---maybe here or on the SWFEC FB page. (or both). The cams should have been taken down to be cleaned and repaired by now and then replaced and turned on Oct 1st with chat starting around the 1st of November. Thi...

We will bwgin the 2020/21 season here on this post! Hopefully this season they will have the cams working for us

When I get a cam link I will post it here.

John Bunker Sands Wetland Center Journal Entry #25 June 2nd …....... APT FOR RENT.... When the vultures begin to take advantage of the high perch on the tower, that is a sure sign that all concerned eagles have dispersed and are seldom visiting the nest. So this will be the last post for the success...

..John Bunker Sands Wetland Center

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Journal Entry #24 May 22nd......... I saw JBS 13 for a short time this morning. He was on the tower and then left to tackle the daily task of surviving.

Image: Tom Fleming

.. John Bunker Sands Wetland Center Journal Entry #23 May 14th......... WE ARE FAMILEEE.........(Song lyrics from the 70's). I found JBS 13 on the nest today feeding on a meal likely provided by Mom or Dad. He then joined them on the tower for this family portrait. In spite of my hand motions urging...

..Journal Entry #22 May 6th …......... I saw JBS 13 briefly today. It came in towards the tower that holds the nest, flew by and then caught a thermal taking the escalator up several thousand feet while drifting westwards. It looked to be in fine health. Interested fans of our eagles have expressed ...

..Journal Entry # 21 April 25th …JBS 13 has fledged! After 6 hours on watch over a two-day span, he showed himself. Observations from this week suggest that the most likely date for the event was Earth Day April 22nd. This is 82 days since the estimated time of hatching. I saw him on the wing on the...

John Bunker Sands Wetland Center Journal Entry #20: April 19th...... LAAAZZZEEE! I visited the nest site on the 16th. I was there for about 3 hrs. During that time, the JBS13 raised itself above above the rim of the nest to look around for about 10 minutes and resumed resting. No wing stretches, no...

.A visit with the John Bunker Sands Wetland eagles, featuring JBS 13, April 9, 2020. In this short video you can see the non working cams


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