SWFL Eagles_ M15 & F23 Are Home Watching Over Their Nest & Territory 06.27.24

It was great to see both M15 and F23 when I visited the nest area this morning. I initially saw F23 flying from the NE to the SW across the road slowing to land on the cell tower, joining M15 there. They perched there, preening and watching activity in their area over an hour before flying off together to the NW. This is the cell tower the neighbor eagles perch on during nesting season. When they leave the area during the summer, M & F will perch there frequently. M & F remain in the area year round, as we know from past seasons. They both looked great. This is their 'own' time between nesting seasons, resting up for another season of preparing the nest in the fall, laying eggs and raising new offspring. E23 has not been seen since May 3rd as is normal since the new juveniles leave the area on their own to be with other juveniles and adults for areas of abundant food sources.
Thank you SWFEC, hosted by Dick Pritchett Real Estate, for providing & maintaining suitable trees & environment for this Bald Eagle Family. www.SWFLEagleCam.com
Thank you to Dick Pritchett Real Estate (SWFEC), Church of the Nazarene, Eagle Landing & several friends for allowing me to film on their premises.
And thank you to my 'spotter'.

[@elizabethkeller618]

Vickie Thank you for keeping us up dated on our M15 and F23. I enjoyed watching you for a long time. You're Amazing!❤

[@erika8382]

So good to hear your voice and to know mom and dad are ok

[@skytitan79]

❤ a lot of memories can’t wait for next season thank you

[@luiscarvalho6807]

🦅PARA SEMPRE HARRYET ❤️HARRYET PARA SEMPRE 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷✝️🌎

[@debbiedavis6149]

Thank you Vicki ❤ it's great hearing from you and seeing the eagles ❤❤

[@scarlet54rose]

So good to see them. ❤️❤️

[@bonnielong7642]

What a nice surprise to see your video and hear your voice Vicky! Thank you for keeping an eye out for our wonderful couple and giving us a glimpse of them off season!❤️

[@lois.mepstein5830]

Thanks for the update. Wish E23 would visit.

[@rosalinagomez3729]

There beautiful, love eagles ❤❤

[@henryschneider4153]

Schön die zwei mal wieder zu sehen danke. 🦅❤️🦅

[@DrJWR1]

Thanks, Vicki!

[@carolynbarbery8176]

Thank you so much Vicki for your time and dedication to M15 and F23. So many eagle lovers enjoy this wonderful SWFL nest! So glad to see these 2 looking beautiful and strong. Looking forward to another great season. 🥰🦅🦅

[@lois.mepstein5830]

So glad to see them and know they are OK.

[@christinegraves8957]

Nice to hear from you Vicki 😊Thanks for the update, it was so nice to see them and know they are doing good ❤❤

[@robintrotter7109]

M looks a regal as ever!! Tha knYou, VICKI, for this Beautiful summer video!❤🦅❤️🦅❤️

[@maryshumate4629]

Vicky, I think there was a moment they were watching you.😊

[@joanhummel8864]

Great to hear you and see M15 and F23! Thanks for sharing your video. Hope you have a super summer 💓

[@bridgetcastillo5609]

So happy to see M15 and F23 together and doing fine enjoying time together. They look healthy and relaxed❤ God Bless them🙏❤🦅

[@gstseek]

Thank you so much!

[@kiwidancer95]

❤❤❤

[@sandy89107]

So lovely to see Mom and Dad enjoying their free time together ❤️

[@jjfaris]

Thank you, Vickie, hope you are enjoying your summer

[@joycekirkpatrick4503]

Wonderful I just love M15 so much and his new lady F23

[@kcloveonaleash]

So lovely to get this update ❤. Thank you so much !! 🎉

[@cindycarman2735]

So Beautiful ❤ Love hearing your voice Vicki. I'm glad they are doing well and am anticipating the new season❤❤❤❤❤

[@janetrobbins5452]

M15 and F23 look great!! Thank you for the update!

[@evasperling7707]

Thank you for this beautiful update.

[@jackiebrown8043]

Thank you, Vicki ! I think they knew you were there for a visit. ❤❤

[@bjsteinhoff9810]

Think you were being 'eagle-eyed'Vicki! 🦅

[@marycameron7293]

Love love love

[@nittygritty9418]

Thank you :)

[@Puh_ya]

God bless you for being our eyes during the on season, AND the off season!

[@kawaaisa383]

Thank you for nice video how M15 and F23 are going recently. 🥰❤❤

[@Paula-mq5ch]

Good o see mom and dad, and hearing your voice Vicki I like💖

[@serapmehmet3346]

I cant Thankyou enough Dear Vicki ❤🌸🤍💕 Greatly Appreciate your Wonderful update ❤, So Good to see M15 and Beautiful F23 ❤❤, Thankful they are both safe and well 🙏🦅❤🦅.. We miss them so much, Tysvm Dear friend Vicki 🥰🌺❣⚘ You have made us all So Happy, i wish you and all Friends a Wonderful weekend and a Beautiful Blessed Summer , take care Everyone! 🤗💞💙💜💫🦅❤🙏💕🤍

[@beckyrademacher8325]

❤hiya Vicki. Love hearing your voice.

[@luiscarvalho6807]

🦅 QUE BOM VER M-15 , ESTÁ MUITO BEM COM NOVA COMPANHEIRA F-23, ESTÃO LINDOS, OBRIGADO VICKI POR TRAZER ATUALIZAÇÕES PARA NÓS 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷🇺🇸🇧🇷✝️🌎

[@rosehudson6583]

Thank you Vicki for the update.

[@Paula-mq5ch]

Good to see you!!!! 👏👏👏👏💜💜🦅

[@erika8382]

Great report. I am excited

[@pumpupjam9648]

Wow, so great to hear your voice Vicky, and finally, back to Sqee's baby nest! M15 n F23. Hope they both show up!

[@silviacoste3761]

Thank you so much Vicki for the update. ❤❤❤❤

[@alexibrial16]

Wow was it really our team Eagle ❤

[@marilynmorgan8677]

Wow!! Thank you for showing this to us!! Love ❤❤

[@TomSawyerEaglePro]

Thank you Miss Vicki! I always appreciate you keeping us informed of our beloved M&F's whereabouts in the off season🙏. They looked too cute perched up on the cell tower together🦅🦅💙❤️

[@judytruax8876]

They both are simply magnificent! Thank you, Vicki.

[@Peggy180]

Thank you so much, Vicki! ❤️🦅

[@lindacrowe4652]

So glad you went to see them! Love you and them!

[@bee7974]

Hello, Vicki, so nice to "see" you!😀 Thank you for the video. Glad M15 and F23 were there that morning. It was great to see them, too. Lookin' good. Take care, Vicki. Thanks again, for all you do.❤🦅🦅 And hope E23 is doing great, too! Squeeee!

[@TavisolaMBARealtor]

Thank you, Vickie!

[@Ladybug23940]

Nice to hear you Lady Hawk‼️😊

[@SusanClark-ig3rm]

This is great! Thank you🤓

[@andronicase]

Just as my eagle 🦅 withdrawals were starting to get bad. 😊TYSM. Missed your voice as well as M15 & F23.

[@LemonLadyRecords]

So happy you made a visit, Vicki! Tysm for bringing us the beautiful celebrity couple (they ARE striking!)! And news of N2's demise, which was inevitable. Looks like mom's replacing some tail feathers and love their punk molty heads, unruly feathers! But they look *great*, fat and happy, must be staying cool in the heat of the day. And enjoying each other. Love how M was reaching toward his lady love. A small, but meaningful gesture. What a guy! I said I wasn't going to wonder about E's. I've been trying to act like a bird and let go, move on, when it's that time, as it inevitably is every year, with the enduring mystery that dispersal is. But I'm not an eagle, so my eyes get moist and I dream of what can never be known. It's odd to not see E23, or whoever, in the nest, just waking up to the beautiful dawn. Stretching, squeeing for breakfish. But mom and dad are together and doing well, so hopefully we'll see eaglet yoga again in a few months! Happy and safe travels to all! ❤️🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅...

[@marilynmorgan8677]

Again, many thanks for the video. I love 💕 seeing them.

[@dubwilkinson1341]

Love your videos

[@Ladybug23940]

I can see and hear M15 talking there!😊

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Yeah !! Our favorite couple is back looking lovely. So great to see the - it’s been awhile ❤❤🦅🦅

[@cindythomas5895]

Hello Vicki ❤ Thank you so much 😊

[@plogan1149]

Thank you Vickie, good to hear your voice and see our beautiful eagle couple. Been going through eagle withdrawal…😊

[@schen5425]

🦜 ~ what a treat to see them 💞 thankful Vicki!

[@kathyberger6650]

Thank you so much for updating us on M and F23. So glad to see them still together and in the area. 💙🦅❤️🦅❣️❣️

[@kathyhensarling2537]

Hello Vicki, great to hear your lovely voice, just one thing, show us your face too! Love you 😍

[@lorrainejackson2881]

😊 Wonderful to hear your voice Vicki and see this beautiful eagle couple ❤ Thank you so much Vicki 😊

[@lynnthomason6589]

Good to hear your voice again. The eagles really look good. A beautiful morning for a chance to see them. Thank you so much. Stay safe and well. Looking forward to the new season. Lynn in Naples. 😎

[@donnat9753]

Lovely to hear they are watching over their territory, looking forward to season 13! Thank you for the update!

[@deb3710]

💙🦅💙💜🦅💜

[@susancooper9577]

Lovely video! 💖💖

[@sharonw4325]

Thanks!

[@mariaparra8025]

Wonderful Mom and dad doing great 🙏🦅❤️🙏🦅❤️

[@mariaparra8025]

Thanks 🙏🙏🦅🦅❤️❤️

[@barbcockram4368]

❤❤

[@Ladybug23940]

The tower❤️! One of their favorite places! 😊

[@pesyira]

Thank you so much, Ms. Vicki❤🦅🦅😍 Daddy M and Mom F are Majestic and Gorgeous!😍🦅🦅❤🎶🌄 Be blessed, our beloved Eagle family❤, wonderful Daddy&Mom💖🦅🦅🌄 and our precious Squee E23💓🎶🦅🎵, wherever you are❤🦅🦅🦅🎶🙏🌄 God bless everyone❤ Have a pleasant amazing Summer😊🎶🌄🌞💞💞

[@francheech941]

Thank you so much vicki.

[@bootsiekeegan4401]

Hearing your voice seeing your videos gives us smiles laughter hope for new season to come

[@StuartCarmichael-r4r]

Grateful for the update - love our eagle couple!

[@Ladybug23940]

Great closeup’s Lady Hawk!😊

[@wskrsnwings]

Thank you. Just to clarify, Lady Hawk and I, Wskrsnwings, are two different videographers with separate channels. Lady Hawk records videos from the live cams from her home without narration. I physically visit the nest and record ground videos with narration.

[@lilbirdztube3698]

Vicki, thanks for this, especially your running commentary. It's wonderful to know that they are doing well.

[@wallygator325]

Thankyou for the beautiful video and commentary. The nest area looks great, shame about N2. M and F are obviously in molt, but still look wonderful. I love the way that they follow each other, they truly enjoy each others company. I'm so glad that you still have the desire to go to the nest area after the loss of Harriet, and that you have warmed to F23 as M's new lady. He made an excellent choice as she showed everyone that she could carry on the duties of a new mother perfectly. M showed her the way whenever she was slightly unsure, the same way that harriet taught M when he was a young mate to her. So I guess in a way, Harriet is teaching F23 through M. Surely that's a nice thought.

[@wskrsnwings]

Very nice thought. 😊

[@lois.mepstein5830]

Nest needs work. Will they get an early start?

[@wskrsnwings]

The nest always needs work after the rambunctious juveniles leave. M & F may do some nest work over the summer but they will get busy preparing the nest for new eggs and eaglets later in September.

[@sharondavis5720]

I knew you would be at the nest ,thank you Ms Vickie

[@judywirhanawski3420]

Gd morning Vickie. So good to hear your voice my friend. Lov you so much & all the work you do for our family. M & F23 look so good. Happy to see the pasture our nest tree too. Oh how I miss evry one. Our E23 left too soon. So lonely. Ty ty ty for sharing your video Vickie & Happy Fourth to you & yours. ❤️❤️🦅🦅

[@Ladybug23940]

It’s so good to see them! I agree F23 is closest!❤️😊

[@darlenehope227]

Thx for the update! Be safe out there!

[@lindav.1966]

It is wonderful to see M15 and F23 still near their nest. I can't say I am sorry that N2 is gone. Thank you for your awesome video. They look very good and M15 rousing makes me so happy. I love seeing them fly.

[@Ladybug23940]

Not much left for the owls! know M15 and Harriet built that nest. I hope the owls find a place further away to make their own nest this time. 😊👍❤️

[@candyr7299]

hope E23 is well and has plenty of food and shelter. Miss her

[@bootsiekeegan4401]

Yay vicki so good to hear from you🎉❤ I've needed this been in out hospital 4 times i thought maybe these two would be hanging together😅😂 since F23 drove M15 crazy with her attitude he's Mr patience❤❤ thank you so much for still checking for us. Good to hear your voice and info😅🎉

[@wskrsnwings]

I’m glad seeing the eagles made your days better.

[@bootsiekeegan4401]

@@wskrsnwings your videos of Eagles gives smiles laughter thank you God Bless

[@AbibaKhatun-i3f]

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[@diane9501]

Thank you Vicki for giving up your time to keep all of the fans of this nest updated. Great to see M15 & F23 together after their successful first season together. I am visiting FT. Myers in october from UK and hopefully i will get to see this wonderful pair Thank you from UK 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@wskrsnwings]

That’s wonderful. October is a great time to come visit the nest. M and F will be busy with nestorations (rebuilding the crib rails and nest bole for new eggs).

[@diane9501]

@@wskrsnwings yes i really am looking forward to getting there, hopefully i will get a couple of good pics to take home with me

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Anyone know how far the babies go when they fledge & where they fledge to ?? So they ever stay close to where they hatched or do they fly long distances away from where they hatched ??

[@cj57]

Good questions 🤔

[@wskrsnwings]

When fledge occurs, the juveniles usually return to the nest, remaining close to the nest and then continue to receive food from one or both adults and learn by flying with them about finding food for 6-8 weeks before dispersing from the area. They initially ‘congregate’ at abundant food sources where there are other raptors of all ages to steal food from and learn from. Past research shows our juveniles in the SW FL region travel all the way to Chesapeake Bay. Also they may travel back to their natal nest area in the spring, returning NE again. And studies show when they reach maturity at 5 yrs of age, they return within 50+/- miles to raise their own families.

[@markwendleton5641]

@wskrsnwings Is the eagle at Blue Pearl hospital over the weekend F23 or M15?

[@wskrsnwings]

I don’t believe so. The area the eagle was found is over 5 miles from the nest so it’s out of M & F’s territory. The Pritchett family (cam owner) is aware and has not been contacted that it is ours. I heard the eagle was transferred to CROW yesterday.