SWFL Eagles 12-26-24. F23 Removes & Dumps the Ibis Carcass; M15 Retrieves it for a Feeding!

[@PriscillaD225]

Still pondering F23’s reasons for removing the carcass from the nest lol. Absolutely adored the E’s covered in grass, cuddled together with their full crops. Thank you Androcat for getting my brain out of parking gear lol. 💙🦅🦅💙

[@ElaineValenzuela-x2w]

If only this family knew how many of us follow them constantly! M15 just HAD 2 make sure there was no more meat on those bones! 😊And by God, there was still sum more! Yeah, F23 was like: “I just took that out! Y did u bring it back!😮😅😂

[@sallyosburn6389]

F23's translation: "I got rid of the dang bird as a reminder you need to go fishing."

[@MardyR925]

That was oddest thing. M15 says never waste a bit! But the lone ibis beak was there last I saw earlier today. A lone artifact.

[@diane9501]

Watched this in real-time and thought it was so funny that M15 didn't waste much time going back for it. F23 wanted seafood, M15 wanted waterfowl for xmas dinner😂 Thank you Androcat 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@nomado3650]

Family dynamics lol. M 15 is such a character! 🦅❤🦅❤

[@Luceforall]

Extraordinary... F23 seemed to be protesting at the ibis being re-introduced as food :) I did not know she had a habit of cleaning the nest :)

[@LeicesterRose]

Waste not want not, lol. Excellent job M15. Feed the eldest first, less bonking that way. What a terrific daddy he is. Thanks Androcat. ❤

[@lb1460]

They're such good "tidy uppers" these two.❤🦅🦅

[@lb1460]

And heartmelt at 14:15🥲❤❤

[@sergei7995]

M15 can't be without busy. You are amazing. These babies grow up very fast. They are so strong and brave. Thanks a million for your video!❤

[@Terri_Stauffer]

M15 is too funny. Honey there is still a meal left on that carcass. E’s need to slow down growing, with such great feeding they are growing too fast 🦅🦅

[@JuneWood-qh5py]

This is truly fascinating eagles won’t let one little bite go to waste so I wonder why F23 wanted it off the nest especially since it seems to have some value left and M15 brought it back to really pick the bones clean with a great feeding for the chicks does someone know why or what’s happening I’d be very interesting to know the answer

[@LeicesterRose]

My guess is F23 is still young, and learning. M15 teaching her the ropes. No need to waste a good meal

[@androcat12]

@JuneWood-qh5py. Only F23 knows if she dropped the food on a transfer from her beak to her feet, or if she was removing it from the nest for another reason. She does like to eat off the nest, so she may have accidentally dropped it leaving the nest to eat it on a snag. Her feet were down in slo-mo. While we may think the food has value, excess food on the nest attracts other eagles. Also, the bird carcass is full of bones, not something the eaglets can handle yet. It’s all a guessing game when we try to figure out why eagles do what they do sometimes. Hope that helps.

[@nomado3650]

F23 - are you kidding me? Really?? I just threw it away to keep the house clean, why did you bring that thing back? 😁

[@sandy89107]

Family discussions 😅❤