SW Florida Eagle Cam 2022~2023

[MaryF]

.. I thought E22 was being feisty yesterday--take a look at that bird in this other video from yesterday March 24th by Lady Hawk!


M15 is on the U branch and decides to jump down to the nest -- scaps are from the video

Once in the nest E22 chases Dad while squeeing loudly

SWFL Eagles ~ 3 Times The Charm Or NOT! M15 Tries To Clean Up Nest But E22 Chases Him Off! 3.24.23


Dad thinks it's safer up on the spike

M tries going to the nest again

Back to the spike-- looks down trying to figure what the heck 22 is doing

On M15's third try to be on the nest E22 chases him across the nest and pushes him right off!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oHw205mXcY


From Lady Hawk -- Mar 25, 2023 #FLORIDA #baldeagles #eagle

M15 is on the U branch as the day comes to a close and he decides to drop to the nest to do clean up of the nestovers or perhaps even feed some to the E's but that was not happening! E22 starts the squeeing as M15 makes his first attempt into the nest but quickly hopped to the spike as E22 rushed over. No food delivery for the evening shift kept the E's squeeing and mad. The look on M15's face is priceless as he looks down at the E's on the nest!! E22 is having a hissy fit squeeing away.

M15 drops for a second time for a second and decides he better go back up to the spike!! E22 continues to have a hissy fit but M15 will try one more time and flies down to the opposite side of the nest. E22 rushes over and chases him off the nest! Yikes! M15 decides he better head back up to the outer attic and let the kids have their space tonight!

At eleven weeks old, the E's are teenagers - wanting food from their parent but also exerting their independence and wanting their own space. We see a lot of this behavior once the E's branch up to the attic and also when they fledge, they will chase after a parent demanding food and when they don't get it they have a hissy fit! One of the funniest hissy fits was E7 carrying on back in 2016.

• SWFL Eagles ~ E7'...

Thank you for watching!

To see the highlights below, please click on the timestamps to advance to that portion of the video

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 opening
00:08 M15 on U branch
01:02 E22 squeeing
01:45 M15 1st attempt to nest
01:57 M on spike
04:42 M15 2nd attempt to nest
05:45 M15 3rd attempt to nest

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

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[Journi]

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3/26/23 ~ Good Sunday Morning Everyone!
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[MaryF]

.. M15 provided really well for his eaglets today with a wealth of fish and no steals that we are aware of. Some of the fish were stolen back and forth but both eaglets were well fed!


Fish #1 for the day is delivered -- scaps are from the video.

Surprise--E21 claims this one and mantles

SWFL Eagles ~ A Day Of FEASTING w/ 6 Fish Deliveries! Both E's Eat! Intruder Follows M Twice 3.25.23


Here is fish #2 flying in with Dad

E22 mantles this one with E21 mantling on top That's a lot of wings and feathers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1NDZNnV7ns


Here comes fish #3--an armored catfish

Who has this one? I'm not sure but I did see 22 eating it later

From Lady Hawk -- Mar 26, 2023 #FLORIDA #baldeagles #eagle

It was a great day of feasting for the E's with M15 bringing in 6 fish today and both E's eating well all day long! The female intruder followed M15 back to the nest tree on the first and third deliveries but did not try to steal the food - she flew off after him and left the E's to eat on the nest. I included all six of the food deliveries and highlights today.

Fish #1 : E21 gets the fish and eats the whole fish with E22 getting a few scraps. The intruder perched in the treetop but leaves after M15 departs.

Fish #2: E22 mantles the fish but E21 steals and eats the whole fish. E22 suns itself on the nest.

Fish #3: The intruder followed M15 back to the nest tree and lands on the attic. M will join her on the attic, then fly to the pond. The intruder departs. E22 claims the whole ACF and eats. A half hour later, E21 gets the fish and eats.

Fish#4 M15 brings another whole fish in and E22 mantles and claims it and eats the whole fish - E21 looks for scraps.

Fish #5 : E22 claims the fish and warns E21 away a couple of times! E22 eating most of the fish.

Fish #6: M arrives with fish #6 while E22 was still eating fish #5. E22 gets fish #6 and E21 takes over the older fish so both are eating. E21 steals a couple of pieces away from E22. E22 swallows the tail - has a bit of a hard time getting it down but gets it down!! Full crops on both E's! Job well done Dad! M15 is roosting away from the nest again tonight & the E's are sleeping peacefully. Thank you for watching!


To see the highlights below, please click on the timestamps to advance to that portion of the video.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Opening
00:11 Fish #1 Intruder follows M to nest tree
05:32 Fish #2
08:44 Fish #3 Intruder follows M to nest tree
16:38 Fish #4
20:30 Fish # 5
21:54 E22 aggressive to E21
26:35 E22 aggressive to E21
27:35 Fish #6
30:51 E22 swallowing the tail

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

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[MaryF]

.. These are screen captures from the other three fish that busy M15 brought to the nest on March 25th.


Fish #4 to the nest

22 claims it while 21 looks on from the spike

And Here is fish #5 delivered

E22 got this one

Last but not least--here is fish #6

E21 mantled this one with a rare mantle

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[Betsy]

9:08 Small red meat delivery in M's right talons. E21 successfully snatched it and downed it in one big gulp

[Androcat]

3-26-23

Good morning everyone.

Here is my cam video for yesterday, 3-25-23.

Link: https://youtu.be/jFEDxtb5JnA

"SWFEC 3-25-23. M15's first three deliveries (of 6); There Should Have Been Seven Deliveries. "

Video coverage of the first three deliveries of the day. The intruder followed M15 in on the first and third deliveries, perching in the nest tree but not going onto the nest. E21 claims and eats the first two deliveries, and E22 cleans up leftovers, being the smart eaglet they are. E22 claims the third delivery, an armored catfish head, and E21 will finish off the leftovers on that. Time stamps below, if interested. Click on any time stamp to advance to that part.

There were six deliveries made by M15 today; there should have been seven. The intruder once again stole a delivery meant for the E's, link here: https://youtu.be/F-VKCQnYlX4

From the SWFEC website banner:
8:15p A foggy start to a windy day closes. E21 and E22 ate 6 fish dropped by M. Big winging and high hopping today. E21 is in the nest, E22 on the rails. M not in view. Sleep well Eagles. Keep them safe Mom and Great Spirit.

Here are some scaps from my video:

[Androcat]

3-26-23

Here is my other cam video from yesterday, 3-25-23.

Link: https://youtu.be/F-VKCQnYlX4

"SWFL Eagle Cam 3-25-23. Intruder Chases M15; Intruder Again Steals a Delivery Meant for the E's."

M15 comes into view from the left (N/NE) with the intruder chasing him for food. They circle the nest tree as the intruder tries to take the food. As they approach the pond and pass the "P" in the Pritchett logo, it appears the intruder rolls and tries to take the food/fish from M15. The fish drops to the ground below, and the intruder follows the food down. M15 lands in the grass . The intruder then leaves cam view to the right. M15 will leave in the same direction. The chase is first played in normal time with slo-mo segments, then play in full normal time. The E's watch and react to what they see on the Cam1 view. (This appeared to be a fish that M15 had stolen from him, based on size/color. It may have been a different food item.) Time stamps provided, if interested. Click on any time stamp to advance to that part.

Here are some scaps from my video:

3-25-23
1326. Intruder chasing M15.

1326. Intruder chasing M15.

1326. Intruder tries to steal the food; the food (fish, I believe) is dropped.

[Androcat]

3-26-23

These scaps are continued from my above post.

3-25-23

1326. Intruder/yellow appears to roll sideways to grab/steal the food from M15/red. The food/pink is dropped. This is a closer look at the above scap.

1326. The intruder/yellow follows the food down.

1326. M15 landed in the grass.

[Androcat]

3-26-23

Here is another video from yesterday, 3-25-23.

Link: https://youtu.be/fG_y3TG8K5Q

"SWFL Eagle Cam 3-25-23. E21 Conquers the Swinging Branch! First E Ever on the Swinging Branch!"

E21 conquers a new branch today, 3-25-23. Video starts with E21 wing flapping on the spike and porch branches. E21 is on the nest, rouses, and hop/flaps out to the swinging branch! After executing a perfect 180 while wing flapping, E21 returns to the nest (33 +/-) seconds later, and heads to the spike. Congratulations, E21! You are the first E ever to go to the swinging branch. The E's will hopefully continue exploring the nest tree branches prior to fledging. Time stamps below, if interested. Click on any time stamp to advance to that part.

The swinging branch is the outer attic branch that broke during Hurricane Ian, and is now hanging downward. The end of the branch swings. E21 is the first E ever to go there, as this is the first season it has been there. If there is an offical name given to the end of the broken outer attic branch, I am not aware of it

E21 branched on 3-17-23. Video here: https://youtu.be/88fFbxBXF10

Here are some scaps from my video:
3-25-23
0929. E21 eyes the swinging branch.

0929. E21 with a big hop and wing flapping...

0929. ...and a solid landing on the swinging branch.

[Androcat]

3-26-23

Scaps continued from my previous post:

3-25-23
0930. Perfectly executed 180.

0930. The big leap back to home base!

0930. E21 reaches for a solid landing.

[LazyParrot4]

M15 brought a large catfish that had been eaten on somewhat---still plenty of meat though. E22 claimed and ate for a little while while E21 pushed and ate a little. E22 was able to get some nice bites right away because it was on the partially opened end of the fish. E21 is not so good at unzipping, so it only got small bites at first. Then E21 managed to intimidate E22 and took possession.

15:07:16 M15 brings large catfish that had been eaten on by something.

15:07:19 E22 claims the fish.

15:07:31 E21 shoves its way underneath E22's tail.

[LazyParrot4]

15:07:31 E21 going further underneath E22 but E22 not giving up and is quickly grabbing bites.

15:08:39 Tug of fish between eaglets. Both eating fish at same time. E21 on left at fish head.

15:11:57 E21 warns E22 away and takes possession of the fish.

[KcShylo]

Journi,
Forgive my post here but PM is not working. I am thinking dates of post matter in record retention.
I tried to go to Mar 2 to read about events and found dates are all wrong. What is now page 295 has a date of February 10 yet discussions are after Harriet was gone.

I am guessing this happened when they changed number of posts per page.




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[KcShylo]

That should read Feb 2. And I am thinking something is messed up on my end.1

[Journi]

Journi,
Forgive my post here but PM is not working. I am thinking dates of post matter in record retention.
I tried to go to Mar 2 to read about events and found dates are all wrong. What is now page 295 has a date of February 10 yet discussions are after Harriet was gone.

I am guessing this happened when they changed number of posts per page.

KcShylo - I sent you a PM (see if you see the PM notification on the top right on this page.)
If you can't see my PM to you (or you still can't respond to my PM) please post that you can't. I will be watching the forum for a few more minutes.
I have reported your post to JudyB.
Thanks, Journi