Florida Eagle Country BE cam-2020/21

[MaryF]

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Sorry Bev---I have been caught up in that horrible storm and power outage in Texas for days. I think-hope that my power is back to stay.
SO---when was White Spot named Abby ?

On Feb 15th you have 2 night time scaps. Did it look like the beginning of a brood patch to you?

That male eagle looks pretty bad. Is that Dirty Tail/Mossy or a different male?

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[MaryF]

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Abby in with a fish

YUMMY!! She really tore into that fish--it was gone in a flash

Are these really my feet?

[MaryF]

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These are some really dirty feathers from one huge PS!

This has to be one of the males

He is one dirty, untidy bald eagle!!!

[bev.]

hi Mary.

Abby got her name feb6.

I am not sure who thi s male is. I have kept up pretty good with them, but just not sure. eyes and head look familiar. I hope he i here to stay as I like him.

I have been thinking for almost a week now, that she is forming a brood patch. I am still hopeful here. They do not seem to come to nest in evening, if it is looking stormy.
Abby has spent two nights n a row on nest and came in 3am this morning.
So we will see

hope you are doing O.K. with that nasty storm you had. have been reading about it

I come in when I can here. sometimes I am a few days slate, but I always take th e time to tak e some photos

You tak e care of yourself. Stay safe

[bev.]

feb20
well no one after Abby came in with fish yesterday. Just a strange nest this year

but after 8:30 thi s eagle turned up for a few minutes. has white on leg. could it be on e from last week. Hope to see our april today??

[bev.]

feb20- nothing much here yesterday till after 7pm

earlier


then we had not one but 3 eagles fly towards nest tree. so still 2 adult males around., Maybe more. I am thinking, Abby landed first and then eventually another landed beside her.

one to nest and is attacked



see video this shows 3 heading to remote tree


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W30E52BbPHw

then later another eagle flew to remote tree and landed a bit lower and to right. It flew off and in a bit another adult flew off remote tree. I think male. the male from earlier today landed in nest tree and it was not long before it was attacked. no one hurt, but one got hung up in tree at lower end and eventually got free and flew off. this is all shown in video. I recorded al four cams and it starts with cow cam cam bottom right. I tried to slow motion after but

see vidoe. watch to the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyUDlbjbKvs

[bev.]

feb21-

the story that never ends
two spend night of feb20 and early morning in remote tree

male leaves remote tree and flies to nest and then leaves


Abby to nest tree to spend rest o f night

[bev.]

male files in to front branch I( I post directions as I am looking at cam)5:12am


He joins Abby at nest


Abby flies to front branch an d male stays at nest(6:11am)

[bev.]

feb21 continued

male


male joins Abby on branch


mating


here is video of mating took him a bit to get it right


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT4flDaGg4I

[bev.]

feb21 continued.
male flew off and headed for stag tree and missed landing

Abby sticks around(6:36am)


Abby left and a bit later eagle lands



does not stay long an d leaves.



so at 11:32am nest time, no one around
what a year. bu t learning so much. all we can hope, that if there is an egg or tow, we have a permanent male

will com e in when I can . stay safe . be well

[Ferenz]

Abby is still alone...

[bev.]

th e picture on last frame before this note ,is a picture of Shep, the mal e with injured right foot. they are all Shep I believe.

moss man now has an injury on left foot. They have both been lying in nest last few days. Can only keep them apart with looking at which leg is injured. their neckline is different also
had hoped that we had a pair but then moss man got injured. Abby appears to like both Shep and Mossman. and I did think she was getting ready to nest , with all the bringing in of sticks and moss, but th e mails end up injured.

sorry I have not been here. Will do a write up tomorrow evening. just very busy .
Abby sleeps in remote tree or far right stag tree. one of males is usually with her. it is a see saw. But the males seem to stay out of each others way

[bev.]

picture swill com e this weekend.
I had noticed Skippy back two days ago, but also moss man and shep.
skippy is the one with injured head and has really recovered well


Skippy spent night with Abby in remote tree and and both were in nest early morning. they left and Skippy came back just before (am

[MaryF]

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I guess this is Skippy with the wounded head that I got some nice scaps of this afternoon although they were from this morning on the DVR.

[MaryF]

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A few m ore of Skippy

I'm leaving this time

Here I go! >>>>>>