Eaglets making fast progress towards hatch at SW Florida!
It is a little past 21:00 at the nest of Harriet and M15.
Have a look at those pips!
Then Harriet rolled the eggs.
I am not even certain you can call that huge crack going all around the egg a pip. Looks like we are getting close to hatching, E19.
It is not going to be long now!!!!!!!!
I cannot wait to wake up in the morning and see a fluffy dry little eaglet. This is great progress from twelve hours ago when the first pip on each egg was spotted. Nice strong chicks. Positive wishes as they make their way into the world.
Thank you for joining me for this quick announcement. I get so excited around hatch time that my joy overflows everywhere. Take care everyone.
Thank you to the streaming cam at SWFlorida and the D Pritchett Family. That is where I took my screen shots.
I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.
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Thanks Mary Ann for this evening updates! Good luck to them
And I pray all goes well and we wake up to
The twins!🐣🐣🙏🙏
Have a good evening Mary Ann!
Linda
Ah, we didn’t but maybe tomorrow. I thought E20 was further along but…we take what we get and one healthy hatch today is fantastic. All the best to you.
Thanks Mary Ann for this evening updates! Good luck to them
And I pray all goes well and we wake up to
The twins!🐣🐣🙏🙏
Have a good evening Mary Ann!
Linda
Ah, we didn’t but maybe tomorrow. I thought E20 was further along but…we take what we get and one healthy hatch today is fantastic. All the best to you.