NEWS FROM OTHER NESTS - 2022

scylla said:

...Looks like butcher's leftovers:

I'm checking the Hancock Forum, where they monitor very closely and get "inside info", and see that "After a consultation, it looks like M brings a nine-banded armadillo to the nest".

Re eggs - I see from my own vids that a few years ago H laid egg #1 on 12 November, so we're not very late yet.  Hancock watchers are hoping for 2 within a week.

Bedtime routine last night:

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Northeast Florida Bald Eagles - Samson & Gabrielle (Sam & Gabby)

I don't know whether they're ahead or behind SWFL in their breeding timetable - they were not badly affected by the hurricane.  Here they are now:

Is that a 'first' capture of mating between H & M?

WendyBartter said:

Is that a 'first' capture of mating between H & M?

By no means, Wendy - there's no excuse for eggs not to show themselves

That's good news!

SWFL - Harriet and M arre both on the nest at this moment but neither is sitting down and there's no egg. Quite a lot of soft stuff has been added tho.

NEFL - S&G were working on the nest earlyish morning, and look who then took advantage of their absence for a 40-minute nest test!

I think its eyes are more oriental than usual ???  (Windswept view.)

Samson & Gabrielle's afternoon (bits of it)

Harriet had been on 'n off the nestcup about 4 times before she eventually seemed to settle for more than a few minutes - she's still there as I type:

SWFL

Harriet had two different categories of bird pass by - the first was probably an Anhinga:

She is spending the night on the nest - I can't yet see any detail, due to no IR, but I'll check again before packing up.  If you doln't hear from me...

Nothing much to see here but H&M are spending some night-time on the nest too - I shan't be up to keep tabs on them:

Heart  warming video Scylla, thank you. But my heart goes out to all nature everywhere at the mercy (or otherwise) of the elements.