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| Harriet and E9 |
I have become obsessed with eagle watching. I saw on the news the video that took the internet by storm of the eagle pair that was hatching 2 eggs in Naples, Florida. Of course, I had to watch it. Then I went to the
site, which has streaming video. And I was watching when the first little guy (E9) pipped the egg and finally hatched. And my heart was stolen. Sadly, the 2nd egg didn't hatch, but that doesn't stop the eagle family from sitting on it. This nest is on private property and the property owner bore the expense of putting up the cameras for our enjoyment and enlightenment.
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| E9 leaning on the unhatched egg |
I have learned a lot about eagles. For instance, did you know Bald Eagles are not buried. Instead, their bodies are sent to the National Eagle Repository in Colorado. It's purpose is to provide a central location for the receipt, storage, and distribution of bald and golden eagles that are found dead, and their parts. The eagles, and their parts, are shipped to qualified Native Americans for use in religious Native American ceremonies.
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| E9 gets fed |
They are majestic birds, for sure. And they are great parents. The eagles on the nest I'm watching are named Harriet and M15 and the baby is E9. Harriet used to have a mate named Ozzie (the name given to them by the people in the neighborhood when they first appeared. But because they are wild animals and not "pets", when Ozzie passed away it was decided not to give them names. So M15 is so named because he is a male who appeared at the nest in 2015, and E9 is Eaglet 9 who has hatched.
There is another nest in
northeast Florida, which is overseen by the American Eagle Foundation. The eagle parents there are named Romeo and Juliet, and there is currently a contest to name the 2 babies at that nest. They are about 10 days older than E9, and there is a huge difference in size and development.
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| Juliet with the baby eaglets |
There are other eagle cams across the United States, and a quick Google search will help you find them. I encourage you to visit today.
