NEST ACTIVITY CONTINUED


9:44 M in with stick. H helping place it.

9:46 H to veranda then to attic - M to spike.

9:47 M to attic mating.

9:50 side by side preening -beautiful!

Together in the attic






9:53 H vocal both and tracking something flying by.

9:59 H gives the lovekick and shows dominance of M.

9:59 M attempts mating. Then flies to outer branch.

10:13 M fly off.
SWFEC team for all your observations!!

NEST ACTIVITY CONTINUED

10:18 M delivers a food item H drops down to get it

10:22 M to attic then to outer branch

10:26 H joins M on the outer branch

11:05 M fly off

2.30ish panning on cam 2 shows no eagles to be seen but lots of cattle egret at the pond and in the pasture.

3.29 Someone arrives to the nest, my cam won't load so not sure who yet. (Looks like M)

3.30 to the porch then to the outer lower limb

looks like i missed him leaving the tree

3.36 panning couldn't find where he went, not on poles or in usual pasture haunts lol.

6:57pm M flies into the nest

7:02 M makes his way to the left side of the attic branch

Pretty full crop this evening.


Harriet just came in

M15 wasted no time flying down to the nest when Harriet arrived.

side kick - And now the foot kick.
She is something else, lol.

She cracks me up!!

Oh these two are so entertaining
SWFEC team for all your observations!!

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/S3Ani5ZOhZ4

Harriet & M15 Get A+ In Aerodynamics 10-19-16

Man studied birds when airplanes first came into existence, and still do today. We see the ease of flight, familiarity of maneuvers and the different ways they carry sticks watching M15 and Harriet today. Harriet flies out, grabs a branch and flies right back to the nest... "non-stop". M15 has learned to gain altitude and approach slowly in order to clear the nest with a large cumbersome branch. They are beautiful to watch in flight.

M15's large branch... lots of pine boughs for Harriet


Harriet with her "on the fly" stick


M15 with his "landing gear" down

NEST ACTIVITY - THURSDAY OCTOBER 20th


Good morning SWFEC friends and family!

NEST ACTIVITY


12:15am There were alert vocals at 11:52pm, Wednesday. I did not see either adult move at that time. But I do see M15 in the outer branch and Harriet on the outer attic branch still.

wskrsnwngs: 6:15 I am at the nest. H and M are perched in outer attic and outer branch. Short soft vocals heard.

6:33 Harriet vocal. I only see H on the attic branch. M in nest maybe, too dark to see.

6:38 M soft long vocal. M to attic.

6:42 M flies from nest tree. Too dark to see where. H is on veranda branch now.

7:02 H to attic. Vocal.

7:37 H fly off toward the church.

7:38 Harriet flies off to the NE, out of sight... same direction I believe M15 flew early this am.

9:50 H in with a stick

9:54 M joins H in the nest


9:56 H to the spike

wskrsnwngs: 10:00 I forgot to post that I left at 9:30am. So I cannot tell you where M and H flew in from.

The flew in from behind the office way

10:06-08 one to porch and one to attic I believe

Mating/Bonding at 10:12am. Harriet and then M15 left the nest tree at 10:20am. Flew over Yonder Pond and soared for a bit before perching in trees in the distance. Noticed today there are a number of down feathers in the nest tree. Most likely the brood patch is beginning to form.

1:45 an Eagle has landed.

More grass 1:47 Harriet came in with grass

1:53 Harriet to spike and flies away towards i think the west pasture

2.46 M to nest with a fish head - Harriet follows

Harriet claims the prized fishhead

M drops back down to the nest to check H's progress and moves dome nest materials.

2.55 M to the spike

M went to the attic

3.01 H feaking on the trunk

3.04 H to the porch

Missed H leaving but was between 3.07 and 3.10

Handsome M15


i like the highlights of the sun on his head

Like a glowing halo

3:22 and off he goes

3:39 someone just flew into the nest with a stick

341 the other one flew into nest with a stick

H on the nest and M on the spike

Her tail tips are really raggedy today

3.46 M leaves the tree toward the road

maybe he will bring back the other part of the fish

3.55 H to the step up veranda branch

now to the attic and gone

she went out to the outer end of the lower branch

Harriets tail feathers


Giggling, that beak hasn't decreased in size over the years

Harriet to the nest at around 7:05pm. M15 joins her in the nest at 7:06pm. Moving nest material around.

nice spot for them to end up in for the evening

718pm i think M flew back to the nest tree from OCT
SWFEC team for all your observations!!

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Hi2trDWzHP4

Eagles Do Fly In The Dark~Just What Is Harriet Pondering? 10-20-16

M15 flew from the nest tree in the darkness. Yes, eagles can and will fly at night/in the dark. Their sight is similar to humans; they are diurnal - active during the day. Harriet remained at the nest tree, watchful, thoughtful, and preening attentively in her breast area. This is the time we start looking for signs of a brood patch. The brood patch does not happen overnight. It develops gradually – beginning sometime before the eggs are laid. Harriet seemed to be in deep thought before she left. If only we knew what she was thinking about. So we continue to observe Harriet & M15 while they finish crib rails and bring more soft material for the nest bowl and prepare for egg laying.

Harriet seemed to be pondering something... or many things


Harriet intently preening her breast/chest area


view of the nest from the church viewing area

NEST ACTIVITY - FRIDAY OCTOBER 21st


It's Friday!! Enjoy the eagles!!

NEST ACTIVITY

5:56am Vocals heard

vocals again at 6am

wskrsnwngs: 6:15 I am at the nest. Both adults are perched in the outer attic area.

6:27 more vocals


7:02 look carefully - see what I see??


7:11 and they're on the move!

7:11 Both to the nest both aerating the bowl.


7:15 H to spike
SWFEC team for all your observations!!