SWFL Eagles ~ Precious Moments & Beaking! M15 Delivers Armored Catfish ~ Both E's Eat! 4.9.23

[@elombard39]

Look at those two! M15 has really held it down since Harriet vanished. Caring for two eaglets by himself. BRAVO! TY, LH👋

[@RayaEagleWings]

Harriets’ babies carry on her legacy.. smart, fierce when needed , close to each other & to dad, strong , intelligent , beautiful & they will carry her memory on. To see them like this is precious and we’re all so happy they’re together once again. This is beautiful to see , we love you little family - thank you Lady Hawk 🦅💟

[@silviacoste3761]

Amen to that. A great legacy.

[@RayaEagleWings]

@@silviacoste3761 Amen 🙏

[@eileenjones3918]

It seems like a stronger bond then others , maybe because Mom wasn't there ? Like humans , everyone needs a mother's love. Let's hope life gives them a break for all the hard times they've suffered so young.

[@loritac1170]

So happy to see them beaking each other! Their amazing Dad deserves an Eagle Warrior statue or dedicated sign at the bottom of their tree nest for his unbelievable effort and completed survival of his babies Thank you lady Hawk so much!❤🦅🦅👍

[@lindakaymills8746]

I agree! A permanent engraved plaque - it doesn’t have to be big - attached to the tree gets my vote! M15 is the Hero of the SWFL nest! I just hope he’ll stay in the area once E21/E22 fledge and come back in Aug/Sept with an F23 close by his side.

[@kathleenclark1866]

I love they were being playful today. Stick on the back, where he she learn that! Love them quiet.❤❤❤❤❤

[@taffyb4007]

This eagle family has shown incredible resilience. Harriet lives on in these beautiful eaglets. M15 deserves a name!

[@lisajenkins9775]

Yes he does!!

[@silviacoste3761]

How the roles have change. Now is E21 the submissive one. 😂😂😂😂E22 is like daddy can you feed it to me. Not up to the job. ❤❤❤❤

[@karenparker6644]

It's hilarious to see E22 taking after dad with the stick thing😂 M would lay a stick across Harriets back and she would look up at him like "really?" lol Love and miss her so much ❤ Dear Harriet, M and your babies have done you proud and your legacy will carry on through them, your last 2 babies ❤😢 May God protect them always ❤️🙏

[@debrareilly5969]

M always wanted to incubate the eggs! ❤️ Always such a great daddy right from the start! Miss Harriet & M's stick wars. Miss them laying sticks on each other to get the other one up off the eggs! 🥰 I SO miss seeing Harriet & M sitting on the branch together at sunset. But, I know Harriet is always with them. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@michele0317]

All the beakies, preening and laying side by side….❤❤

[@lissarodrigues8950]

Very touching to see them beaking again. I ❤️ love it when they are nice together .❤🎉💧💧🐟🐟🛁🛁⚘️⚘️🌳🌳🌳❤️❤️.

[@Jomama02]

Better enjoy them being together because it won't be to long until they go off on their own journeys!

[@evonnehartline1420]

They are so beautiful and Dad, a wonderful heroic dad. Bless his heart for staying with his babies after beautiful Harriet’s disappearance. I wish them all the strength they need to survive and have lots of babies. They’ll grow up to be the beautiful magnificent raptors we see soaring the skies. Love them so much. Thank you LH. 🌹❤️. ❤️🦅❤️🦅❤️🦅❤️🦅❤️

[@angelawagley5937]

Oh my goodness…lots of special beakies and closeness❤❤❤

[@lindakaymills8746]

I just caught up with yesterday’s nest time and can’t believe the dreaded owls left them alone one whole night, wow! Fingers crossed for tonight🤞It was sweet watching them on the nest beaking, picking at each other’s feathers and then both eating the ACF. I watched them in the nest Saturday as well. Beaking and bonding. I love these babies! Hard to believe they’ve three months old already. I’m really really going to miss them when they leave the area. Thank you, Lady Hawk, for being able for once to bring us a lovely video of the E’s getting along so much better each day. Giving the time stamps takes up a lot of your extra time, and I so appreciate it. I think you’ll start feeling better once you see the dr. and get your test results back. Take care.🕊️🌺🍀

[@ladyhawk]

Hi Linda you are very welcome! I am glad that the timestamps are of help to you and the viewers to find those key moments! Sometimes they are hard to locate from a phone and trying to scroll back and forth so it is much easier to just click on the TS and there it is! Yes it does add to the amount of time it takes for me to put out a video but I think it is worth it!! I hope I can get my insurance co to authorize this one test they have denied - it may hold the diagnosis I need to start getting treatment!! TC and have a great evening!!♥

[@lexirose7327]

Love seeing the siblings together with the cute antics. Loved watching M15 ( Super Dad)looking over his shoulder down at his babies, proud Daddy. I love this family and the journey they took to success after Harriet disappeared. These babies I believe will be their strongest. Harriet your babies have grown up strong because of you and M15, because of your love for each other he was strong and his babies were his first concern, he carried on through many difficult days, you can now rest your wings, sit on a cloud and smile and enjoy just watching no more worries. They are stronger each day.

[@kathleenmccaffery1313]

Very sweet and heartbreaking share LexiRose🙏 God bless you! 🫶❤️‍🩹

[@lexirose7327]

@@kathleenmccaffery1313 Thank You, yes the situation is very Bittersweet. May God and all his angels keep you and yours safe!

[@nancycrayton2738]

Thank you! They are so enjoyable to watch at times like these. I'm amazed at how E21 has become submissive and E22 always seems to win the fish. But then there are these quiet affectionate moments. I will treasure these once they finally fly away to begin life on their own.

[@pesyira]

Cutest smartest E21 and E22😍💕 Thank you, Mom Harriet and Daddy M❤❤ For now our smartest fluffy teens lie in the nest tucked in for the night!!! (Thankfully!!! 🙏😍) Stay safe, precious Eagle family🙏💞 Thank you, Lady Hawk😍💞

[@cherylwieser307]

To see them together like this makes me smile. Harriet would be proud of these two. They have to deal with a lot in their young lives. M15 has done well.❤️

[@kmsbanr]

22 is curious about what 21 has all over it's beak lol. You did that 22! 22 says payback is well deserved❤

[@dianmarks9241]

They are adorable! So sweet to one another..thanks LH

[@serapmehmet3346]

No matter how the day goes.. These two will always have their Sweet, Precious moments ❤❤.. I'm so glad to watch them together like this.. This certainly makes us all very Happy.. Thankyou for capturing the best moments Lady Hawk.. continued prayers for them .. 🙏🦅🦅🦅🦅❤💙💗

[@fereshtehyun475]

Thank you super dad 😊😊😊❤❤

[@rosemary2144]

Dear Lady Hawk ♥️ TYSVM for this video - great to see them together again. SED 😴 To Everyone❣️

[@debdew7125]

Such sweet tender moments! Thanks Lady Hawk🌷💞

[@rosemary2144]

Hello Debi❤ Hope you had a Wonderful Easter Sunday❤ Yes, it's great when these two have these special moments❣️ Hope you are doing well❤ Nope, still can't make up my mind, but hopeful. Take Care - SED😴 and Hugs to You, My Dear Friend 💖

[@bt.c.1829]

These are the moments I cherish.💞🦅💞🦅💞🦅💞ty LH! 💙🐇💙🐇

[@SecretSquirrel24]

Well it's easy to tell them apart for now 😉🤭 I love the bond these two have. I always have. When 21 got knocked into the nest 1st the other night, and 22 sat there (before he was taken out by the owl and flew away), he sat and talked, chirping at her, looking down, so concerned. They love each other. They have had each other 99% of the time, dad has been off and away, I believe keeping the intruders away, while he's eaten, and hunted. But they had each other. M has been so clever doing this alone. He's such an awesome dad knowing they'd bond - and all the joy we've seen from it! And the laughs! 😅

[@thndr171]

I'm sooooo in love. The beaking melts my heart to a million pieces Do we really think they will eventually go there separate ways? I feel like the love is so strong and what they have been through, maybe not, I'm in denial. I could watch them forever ❤🙏🏼 Stay safe and so many prayers for a safe and restful night.

[@judyledbetter3915]

Amen. Same, Prayers For A Peaceful Night 🙏🌛 God Bless 💗🙌🦅

[@marinaguedez9127]

I think the same way. They will stay in the nest and have their own kids 😊

[@judyledbetter3915]

@@marinaguedez9127 That Would Be Nice, In Fact, I Was Just Thinking The Same Thing, Moments Ago.☺️ God Bless 💗🙌🦅

[@naomisgram1]

They do usually go their own ways eventually when they are mature, to choose a mate and build their own nests. ❤

[@judyledbetter3915]

@@naomisgram1 ❤️God Bless.💗🙌🦅

[@alyneorleans5018]

E21 needs to hit the pond today with that white beak, lol!

[@susanc9457]

Love how the dad is a provider to them at this time.. they benefit from it, though they are such smart Es☺️!! Peace to all!

[@annwilliams1073]

Praying they had an owl free nite,Sunday night 🦅🦅

[@sunnysunnywu6971]

E22給E21嘴唇的烙印，那是……愛的烙印💋😁

[@ladyhawk]

嗨，陽光，這很有趣！愛的吻 - 不是！！ 💋😁

[@CleverClarkCreations]

Thank you so much! I feel like Harriet continues to fill my heart from places beyond!

[@franceshenry2239]

Great dad..

[@pattimiller9157]

Love these two babies 💗💗🙏🙏🤗🤗🥰

[@js7246]

Those two have been through a lot with the owls and Harriet missing, and intruders. Thank goodness for a strong dad

[@PossumLover1111]

Well, now we can tell them apart since E22 pooped on E21's beak! The mark of the beast! Love these two. Their sibling relationship is endearing and enchanting.

[@pamelamorgan7596]

LOL, I was afraid that's what it was. She'd better dip it in the lake tomorrow.

[@judyledbetter3915]

Thank You, Lady Hawk.✨ Really Nice Video. A Perfect Ending To A Perfect Day. Have A Blessed Evening 🌛 God Bless 💗🙌🦅

[@annwilliams1073]

You would love to think the bond lasts forever..do they ever see each other again when they go their separate ways? Do they even remember if their paths cross somewhere? If they ever return to the nest are they hoping to say hello? These r precious moments indeed & one to remember. Thank you

[@bootsiekeegan4401]

I wonder same things do they remember each other and their dad and how he taught them everything and protected them and fed them i wonder ? If they realize how good their dad is and how they both were siblings together I wonder ?

[@ladyhawk]

Hi Ann both E's will go their separate ways when they are ready to leave the area for good. We have seen a lot of the juveniles head up the coast to find good fishing grounds. I would love to know how long they retain their memory of each other and their time with Mom and Dad but they have imprinted this area and they will return to their natal nest area when they are mature and ready to find a mate. We do see a lot of juveniles and sub adults flying through the area - there is a large population of eagles in the state of FL.

[@vrramsey3380]

I love watching both eaglets trying to pick up sticks in their talons. Flying with an object in the talons appears very difficult for them.

[@Youneverknow222]

These two are so sweet.❤

[@mariaparra8025]

Lovely precious Harriet babies blessings and be safe gorgeous 21🙏💞💗🌸🤍and 22🙏❤️💚🌼☘️☘️🌹🌹

[@pathenshaw7952]

Sweet video. I can’t help but think how alone M15 will. be when his kids take flight for good.. he & Harriet were together a long time such sm incredible bond ❤

[@maxsonthonax1020]

Nice long one.

[@loretalabitag9744]

I was watching them in d TV and they're sooo cute and beautiful to see.and with e22 on her beak,easy to recognise now,you can see that she like plan on how to eat d fish since it's stock. She step on d branch and she was able to eat some of it😊❤❤❤❤🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@i-dx2ow]

Lady Hawk, I really appreciate all your great notes, thank you for depicting the life of multiple nests...

[@ladyhawk]

Thank you so much L that is awesome that the Timestamps help you out with finding those special moments!! TC ♥

[@dianestiner8602]

How nice to see the siblings friendly together 🥰 no fierce instincts commanding ...😊. Thank you LH for precious moments 🙏

[@vladanaj.9698]

They love each other with the motherly love of Mama Harriet. 💓Thank you, Lady Hawk. 👏❤

[@lim9623]

Treasured moments. Thank you Lady Hawk!

[@loriematthews6418]

🙋💕😆😊 Thank you Lady Hawk!😉 As long as the poop stays on 21...I can at least tell them apart real well!😂

[@ladyhawk]

LOL 😂

[@beths4934]

They are so cute together. Happy for these last views of them enjoying life. Childhood living is Easy to do...Dad brings the catfish... and I'll beak with you ❤

[@leahrenee1013]

The way they tend to each other ❤❤

[@sergei7995]

That's really awesome! Thanks!❤

[@hairdowntohere]

absolutely adore watching the 2 E's preen each other, I luv M15 and his little family, such a bond *smiles* 🤍❤🤍

[@naomisgram1]

So cute! Glad they each got some fish. Moving sticks around too ❤

[@SilvanaSouza-wy5rv]

🥰💕🌴🦅🦅🦅💕 Thank you so much for capturing these unforgettable tender moments between these two that we love so much, Lady Hawk. 💙💙 Oh those sweet beakings between them are so heartwarming and make my day. 💘I'm so glad they had a wonderful day strengthening their bond as a family. 💕💞💕 May God continue blessing our precious eagle family and watching over them. 🙏💞🙏 Thank goodness they had a peaceful and calm night 🚫 no owl strikes. 🙏🙏God be praised for hearing our prayers for them. 🙏🙏 Thanks again Lady Hawk. Many blessings and healing hugs to you, my dear friend. 🫂🙏 You are in my prayers. 🙏🙏 Stay under divine protection. 🥰🥰💕👑🦅🦅💘🦅🦅💕🙏

[@ladyhawk]

Thank you for your wonderful comment Silvana!! ♥ We have many blessings this season even with the tragic loss of our Queen Harriet. May E21 & E22 go forth and live long and healthy lives in her honor!!! God bless you my friend! 🦅💘🦅🦅💕🙏

[@Andijt]

"wings everywhere" Love it!

[@Tees1up]

This just warms my heart watching these two beaking and preening each other. Was hoping they could be there for each other while M taught them the ropes! Thank you for these precious moments LH ❤️🦅❤️🦅

[@MegaCeledonia]

What a beautiful eaglets by Harriet and M15. m15 is amazing father and did a great job raising his two babies alone. 😂❤❤❤❤❤

[@mariaparra8025]

Marvelous and gorgeous together daddy doing the best bring food to the precious babies 🙏🙏🤍💚💞🌼💛

[@theunstoppabledriver6978]

Nice cam work

[@deannacoleman913]

Simple sweetness going on here😊!! I adore these precious Es🥰🥰 thanks LH

[@ladyhawk]

You are very welcome my friend ♥ I love seeing the E's like this - so sweet. Have you seen CuriousCat lately? I haven't seen any comments from her in a while - I hope she is okay!

[@deannacoleman913]

@@ladyhawk Hi Lady Hawk thank you for the reply🙂 I was just thinking the same thing I have not seen any comments either of curiouscat 🫤 I'm with you on that I hope she is okay also. And I only see a few comments from Silvana not as much as always and she love to write and I love reading their wonderful comments! Sure hope all is well with the both of them🙂 you stay well also take care💜 I am really enjoying those little loving Es video's 😊💕 can't get enough of them.

[@ladyhawk]

@@deannacoleman913 Hi Deanna I just saw CC on my albatross video with SP eating the octopus! Guess the title sucked her in lol And I see Silvana on all my videos you might have to scroll down a bit!! TC ♥

[@deannacoleman913]

@@ladyhawk Hi LH I was checking on the E's this morning the video with the horses running and saw a comment from her I was happy to know she was ok🙂 the video was cute with the E's playing with the squirrel, Silvana is usually at the top of comments so I will definitely start scrolling a bit further down, lol! Thanks so much for your reply 🙂 I haven't yet checked on the Little prince today sounds like another cute video! Take care💜

[@allavladimir1030]

Старший птенец Е21 очень похож на папу. Такая же широкая , гладкая спина и белые плечи( верхний край крыла) , как у М15 . У мамы, Харриет, спина и плечи другие были.

[@annayeagle9429]

M15 you are a magnificent father , you are AWESOME raising those precious beautiful babies on your own. You should be sooo proud for what you have accomplished. God bless you and those babies. Stay safe and healthy. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🦅❤️🦅❤️🦅❤️🦅❤️🦅❤️🦅❤️🦅

[@seabreeze7378]

Thank you LH, it doesn’t get any better than this! Wow just amazing how the times have changed with these two. This is beyond heartwarming ❤❤

[@girardmelinda4975]

M15 is a very great father to E21 and E22. So very proud of him. Harriet must be so proud of him. We miss her so very much.

[@enricotoesca3941]

Hello Lady Hawk 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ladyhawk]

Hello Enrico - Hope you are doing well ♥

[@enricotoesca3941]

@@ladyhawk Hello Dear Lady Hawk . I Hope you are doing well too 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Mlkkwlpn]

Пестрый клюв большого птенца привлекает маленького маленького птенца

[@1500-j6v]

Что это цвет клюва какой-то не естественный. 😮

[@Jomama02]

​@@1500-j6v Yes that color is yellow and it's very natural! This is The Great American Bald Eagle! Our National Bird.

[@hopeisback9171]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@melissakline8738]

Love these 2. M has done an amazing job! So sweet in the nest together!!

[@NielBohr]

Eagles just amaze me, just a week ago E22 would not allow E21 into the nest and would constantly harass her/him. Now over the last few days they are both buddy buddy, allowing one another to land in the nest and also perching side by side on the Nest Branches. My favorite Eagle nest to check on to just see what amazing things M15 has done with his 2 Eaglets. 👍🙂

[@mariamerandolinacostacosta7292]

Eu sinto um amor tão grande pelos animais primeiro Deus segundo os animais as aves são lindas fascinantes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@deb3710]

💙🦅💜🦅💙

[@girardmelinda4975]

Lot's of 💛💛💛💛💛 love for them

[@brandio2826]

TY LH. And, the PS 'incident' is certainly making it easier to tell who is who! 😂

[@ladyhawk]

Yes it is!! 😂

[@CissyBrazil]

Maybe 22 trying to clear 21’? Nahhhhhh not happening! 😅 Maybe a dip in the pond will clear the beak. Lol

[@CissyBrazil]

What E 22 did with that stick reminds me of when Harriet was incubating the eggs and M 15 would put a stick on her back to get her to move. Precious stuff.

[@shiraisrael-levin1651]

It must be easier for a male Bald to provide for two Eaglets by himself than it is for a female. Our Nancy here in St. Paul, Minnesota lost one her babies last year after her mate went missing.

[@ladyhawk]

Hi Shira yes it usually is easier for a male to be able to provide for the eaglets because the female will be brooding them and expecting the male to bring in food. Sometimes they are not able to hunt and brood successfully and the chicks don't make it. The E's were still young when Harriet went missing but they did not have to be brooded day and night. That made it okay for M15 to roost on the attic branch (not in the nest like Harriet would do) and also he allowed him to spend the majority of the day away hunting and fishing. He did feed them for a few weeks but once they were old enough to self feed, his job became a little easier. There was a nest in Decorah Iowa where Mom Decorah has three eaglets and her mate went missing when they were very young, She did raise them to fledge by herself but there was a trout fishery next to the nest so food was in ample supply and she would only be gone very short periods of time. Other nests don't have that luxury and the female would have to go out and hunt and fish and defend her territory too. I was watching MN DNR nest with Nancy losing her mate Harry and also E2 last year. That was so tragic. And this year she lost her nest and her only chick! Nature can be cruel at times - I hope that Nancy and Beau will be able to rebuild a new nest and have a family next season!

[@notfree2899]

Mama Harriet has managed to work her soul into E22.

[@sharonr.6612]

THESE 2 R GTN SO BEAUTIFUL AND BIG,HASN'T BEEN EASY FOR M ALONE SINCE HARRIOT VANISHED,HAS TO B THE HAND OF GOD AT WORK.

[@flyfreeqhrt5484]

Tables sure have turned e22 gets the food and E21 waited submissively 5:25 E22 has M’s trick of stick on the back So cute. . I’m glad we get to watch the E’s a little longer. And M probably loves it too!

[@susanmccarty5013]

Nice to see E21 and E22 peacefully sharing the nest again.

[@Firebird-65]

🦅🙌🦅❤️❤️❤️

[@parakeet8157]

I'm glad the E s are getting along better. So heartwarming to see. M15 is the BEST!

[@victorapalkow8681]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💙🤗

[@ChanelNo005]

I love these 2…❤️🦅🦅❤️ And Dad too! 💙🦅💙 I was just wondering what ever happened to that R23-3? She was around quite a while then disappeared? I thought she might stick around but she didn’t?

[@lizannecave8482]

If you mean R23-3 the one that was bathing so close to M in the pond and trying to mate on the branch (even though he wasn't into it, lol) I really liked her. I'm hoping maybe they'll meet up now that the kids are grown. 🤗 🦅🦅

[@ChanelNo005]

@@lizannecave8482 Yes I meant R 23-3. I edited) What ever happened to her? She was around a few weeks and then was just gone? I didn’t care much for her, but just curious?

[@lizannecave8482]

@@ChanelNo005 I don't know, maybe since M was not interested in mating at the time, and she very much was, maybe she decided to go and find someone else? I mean she certainly did make her intentions clear! Lol 😂

[@SW13333]

Maybe she was tired of that mean owl attacking her for several nights 🦉 Stephanie

[@ladyhawk]

Hi Chanel No 5 - R23-3 has not been seen in weeks! When she disappeared this new female intruder that we see now at the nest showed up and took over so I believe that she chased R23-3 out of the area. I liked R23-3 and I was secretly hoping she would return!!

[@barb987]

Don’t know one from the other. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@hsharon7234]

I think 22 remembers getting PSd on by one of Ms girlfriends😅

[@donnagelina8548]

E21 seems to have poop on his beak. 😆

[@DLionheart]

Saw this live and love it ALL! 😀 ~To those who struggle in telling them apart = great opp when they're together. E21 is bigger, longer tail feathers and we can see a line over each eye. Most likely her supraorbital ridge coming out. E22's are covered by his feathers, so we don't see the lines. Both males and females have this but it's usually more prominent in females. ~~I continue to believe E21 is female, E22 is male based upon both physical characteristics and behaviors. Not fact, just my opinion. ~~~Thanks Lady Hawk! 'Back to work I go... See ya'll later!❤

[@kathleenmccaffery1313]

Thanks DLionheart! 😊 Love having the education.. TC! ❤️‍🩹👍

[@bootsiekeegan4401]

Please cam people we depend on cam focused on e's to see what where thank you

[@ryanh4700]

What does beaking ❤ mean and preening each other? Is it a show of affection? It was so wonderful to watch

[@ladyhawk]

Beaking is a term we use to denote when they touch each other with their beaks or seem to be jostling at times with one another. Birds mutually allopreen one another that is a sign of affection yes. Usually Harriet does the preening on her E's ♥

[@retired0307]

Unusual coloring on E21's beak?

[@ladyhawk]

LOL that is poop from E22 😂

[@maryreese4822]

Wow, that nest is falling apart. I wonder who will stay there and fix it? M15 ("Emmett"), one of the E's, or the owls?

[@ladyhawk]

Hi Mary the nest will be fixed next season when M15 begins to add new sticks and guard rails on that side of the nest.

[@pam-cl5qf]

Somebody, please.. why does the beak look white like that ?? Do they shed their beaks, like a cat loses their claws ??

[@АнжеликаИванова-л9д]

Его обкакал другой птенец 😂

[@jimyoung194620]

E22 pooped right onto E21's beak!

[@juliar.7121]

@@АнжеликаИванова-л9д Покрасили в честь католической Пасхи 😉

[@jomaby3693]

Poop on beak aside, beaks do grow continuously like fingernails and shed at the tip in thin layers if normal wear and tear doesn't keep the surface ground down.

[@АнжеликаИванова-л9д]

@@juliar.7121 👍 Либо Е22 нанёс ему раскраску на клюв как индейцу)

[@emilyjordan2605]

Is one of the E’s injured? One is staying at the nest and his wing doesn’t look right. 🤔

[@cherihazeleyes]

I was wondering the same. The E fell over on it's side like it's not feeling well. I hope it's okay!!! 🥰

[@cherihazeleyes]

Ok phew!! The E is eating and on his/her feet 💕

[@emilyjordan2605]

@@cherihazeleyes I just saw this too! I was getting really worried. It almost seemed like his foot was injured or something but maybe just resting.

[@mariamerandolinacostacosta7292]

E triste saber que a mãe águia não pode criar os filhotes vê-los crescer

[@cassieo4337]

Lady Hawk, it's now 1:13pm and E22 is lying in the nest since 11:42am. Is this normal behaviour?

[@ladyhawk]

Hi Cassie yes that is perfectly normal behavior. The E's are learning so many new skills and flying around and even branching 24 hours a day is tiring for them. They need to rest and lie down on the nest like that. They are still young eagles!!

[@cassieo4337]

@@ladyhawk Thank you, Lady Hawk. It's so good to hear that there's no need for concern for our precious E22.

[@kittyiam2206]

It's good to see sibling love. Does anyone know what is on E21's beak?

[@kathleenmccaffery1313]

Yes😅E22 did a ps on E21! (I don't think it was intentional) 😂❤

[@kittyiam2206]

@@kathleenmccaffery1313 Good to know. Although, I wish it was something more permanent so I could tell the two apart.

[@DorisannKraniak]

Oh, how I wish I knew where their future nests will be when their time comes to leave this one. I'm so nervous not knowing when it will happen. Also, they haven't caught any fish of their own yet.

[@ladyhawk]

Hi Dorisann they E's won't be catching fish for quite a while. They will be finding carrion, roadkill to eat and stealing food from other raptors and predators to survive until they can learn to hunt on their own. It takes time to hone that skill too - it is usually trial and error and observation. Fishing is a skill that comes later - they have to be able to dive into the water with their talons, grab the fish and get back up in the air with it. Many times, the inexperienced juveniles will land in the water and not be able to fly out because they misjudged the fish and depth. Also their talons lock around the fish and they don't want to let of it - if they are in the water they have to let go of it to swim to shore. It is a hard skill to learn!! Once they master it, their odds at survival will increase substantially!!

[@kathleenmccaffery1313]

​@@ladyhawk You are so insightful with the education you provide for us Lady Hawk! 🫶❤️‍🩹 I do hope your insurance company shows some mercy in approving the diagnostic test you need. It's a necessary tool to move you forward with your treatment. It's so senseless.. Insurance companies are often the barrier between the darkness and the light🙄 I'm sorry you're going through that stress right now 🙁🙏🫶

[@ladyhawk]

@@kathleenmccaffery1313 Thank you for your kind words Kathleen! I called this morning and the insurance co is asking for more information from my doctor so hopefully they will approve soon!! If not, I will self pay just to get the test done and move forward. If there is something abnormal in the results then I can go back and appeal that decision and hopefully get reimbursed for my extra out of pocket costs. I will not let this stand in my way of getting the medical care I need!! ♥♥

[@DorisannKraniak]

@ladyhawk Got it. At what point do they leave the nest for good? It seems they have a long time to go. I assume M15 stays put in this nest?

[@ladyhawk]

@@DorisannKraniak The E's here at SWFL leave on average at 126 days old. E15 stayed the longest at 216 days but that was quite the anomaly!! The E's are 96/94 days old so hopefully they will stick around a few more weeks!

[@annwilliams1073]

Are beaks changing color?

[@ladyhawk]

Hi Ann no their beaks will remain dark brown until they are mature at five years of age when it will gradually turn yellow. E21 got pooped on by E22 that is what you are seeing on its beak!