Harriet and M15 have 2 eggs!

Harriet and M15 are the resident Bald Eagles on the D Pritchett Farm in Fort Myers, Florida. The couple are blessed with a gorgeous nest tree, a pond to fish and bathe if they wish – or play -and a family dedicated to their well-being. Last year, we worried over the eye infection of E17 and E18 who went into care at CROW. The little ones returned well and happy. No one will ever forget them being fed with their little towel donuts or E17 getting ‘time out’ for being too aggressive.

Harriet and M15 are very experienced parents. They shared the feeding duties often to make sure that each of those eaglets was fed. In the end, E17 and E18 were the best of pals. Many dreamed that they would fly off together finding a territory where they could remain close. That is, of course, some whimsical thinking but, it would have been lovely.

Of course, w would all like to know how their destiny played out and it is sad that the two are not banded. I am so very curious about the dispersal area from this nest!

Around 17:10 Harriet was on the nest. Her tail was going up and down in the characteristic movements of laying an egg.

It has been confirmed that the second egg came at 17:10. It was seen on the 360 degree camera. The average number of days from laying to hatch is 35. That could mean that the first egg could hatch on 25 December followed by the second on 28 December. I actually hope they are closer than that! But, hey, healthy eaglets are what we want.

There are still no eggs at Northeast Florida with Samson and Gabby, no eggs for Jackie and Shadow at Big Bear, and no eggs yet at Captiva. There are other nests that already have two and that includes Hilton Head in SC.

Congratulations to M15 and Harriet, to the D Pritchett Family and all those who love this wonderful Bald Eagle family. You can join the fun by watching one of three streaming cams. Here is the link to one of those:

Thank you so much for joining me on this update. Take care. See you soon.

Thank you to the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam and the D Pritchett family for their streaming cam where I took my screen shots and to the SW Florida FB page where I obtained the images of E17 and E18 in care at CROW.