Harriet and M15

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For those of you who don’t know these are the names of the Bald Eagle couple in Fort Myers. You can find an Eagle cam on You tube

they have an interesting history. Harriet and her first mate, Ozzie nested in this tree in this farm for ten or so years, having eggs every season. Then Ozzie was in a fight with a young male Eagle. He was taken to a wild life rehab place where he recovered and was returned to Harriet. The other eagle returned and killed him. That Eagle is M15. He became harriets new mate and they have had eaglets annually for several years

the web site estimates Harriet is around 30

they laid two eggs this season, only one hatched. The eaglet, named E14, died at around two weeks of age. The wild life people recovered the body to find he had died of rat poison. Likely from a rat or mouse fed to him by his parents

fast forward to now. The pair of eagles continued to hover around the nest after E14 died and it was very sad to watch them on the cam. Sitting on the branches

and then they started fixing the nest up and five or six days ago laid a new egg. Followed by a second new egg. According to the web site this is rare behavior. Though honestly I don’t know how they would really know what eagles do in the wild

so now we are all watching the nest again in anticipation of two new eaglets


I mainly am just passing this on for those of you who might want to follow them. But I also know we have any bird lovers and animal lovers who watch our own robins and rabbits have new babies annually.
and in these days of political turmoil and virus scares, it is quite nice to watch nature unfolding as it always has
 
And an important message for those plagued by rodents. Do not feed them poison. Live- or kill-trap them, or discourage them.
 
And an important message for those plagued by rodents. Do not feed them poison. Live- or kill-trap them, or discourage them.

This has been attempted on alien neighbours ... putting down body and the mind of emotional conflict with alien intelligence ...

It is a racket as loud as rabid holes ... c'est nu ... just as a trap for those despising news in the forte ...

There are folks that hate anything different, thus god differentiations ... divined?

If you get beyond that stage ... you can observe it from far side ...
 
In one of those "unanticipated consequences" decisions, at one point, grain mills in Ontario could use barn cats for rodent control (it actually works quite well; when my children were young, our visits to Eastern Ontario always included a visit to the Dungannon Mill to visit with the mill cats and check out the year's crop of kittens). Someone in a bureaucracy decided that rodent poison was a superior solution. Wonder how many predators/raptors have died over this decision?
 
I recall in some of my work with feed mills the use of black feted ferret NG of the critters out ...

Then the weasels turned on extracurricular cats and neighbour Hoo'δ tress ... allowing for transliteration to amuse an essence of human floss!

Humans aren't that smooth ...
 
Certainly food safety has become a huge issue for farms and the rest of us who eat the food

we have lots of apple orchards near us. Now, they need to be fenced to keep out critters. Who could contaminate the area. Including farm dogs. Honestly not sure why

but the issue of mice and rats destroying crops, and contaminating crops and grain harvests is a big one

the Nest is on a large tree near a farm. Not sure what sort of farm as I have never driven out to see it but occasionally I see a horse in the background. That means grain and hay and straw. big issues for mice and rats
 
Three weeks to go for our eggs.
I am amazed when I watch the nest how alert the parents are. All the time. Eyes and head revolving. Watching for predators. The camera watchers who post the news often comment about other large birds in the area that cause some up roar for Harriet and M15
 
Cool. Once our robins come back, I might have babies on my porch again. We shall see. I can usually see the nest from either the window by the front door or the living room.
 
Robins are the stupidest nest locators of the bird world. Far too often, they're very accessible to cats.
 
Robin Adair is a character meant to beit in kitties ... thus forest cats from Scandinavia ... they are large ...
 
Certainly food safety has become a huge issue for farms and the rest of us who eat the food

we have lots of apple orchards near us. Now, they need to be fenced to keep out critters. Who could contaminate the area.

Our orchard was securely fenced to keep out the deer, elk, moose and bears. No worries about diseases - lots of frustration when they gobbled down the crops.
 
For those of you who don’t know these are the names of the Bald Eagle couple in Fort Myers. You can find an Eagle cam on You tube

they have an interesting history. Harriet and her first mate, Ozzie nested in this tree in this farm for ten or so years, having eggs every season. Then Ozzie was in a fight with a young male Eagle. He was taken to a wild life rehab place where he recovered and was returned to Harriet. The other eagle returned and killed him. That Eagle is M15. He became harriets new mate and they have had eaglets annually for several years

the web site estimates Harriet is around 30

they laid two eggs this season, only one hatched. The eaglet, named E14, died at around two weeks of age. The wild life people recovered the body to find he had died of rat poison. Likely from a rat or mouse fed to him by his parents

fast forward to now. The pair of eagles continued to hover around the nest after E14 died and it was very sad to watch them on the cam. Sitting on the branches

and then they started fixing the nest up and five or six days ago laid a new egg. Followed by a second new egg. According to the web site this is rare behavior. Though honestly I don’t know how they would really know what eagles do in the wild

so now we are all watching the nest again in anticipation of two new eaglets


I mainly am just passing this on for those of you who might want to follow them. But I also know we have any bird lovers and animal lovers who watch our own robins and rabbits have new babies annually.
and in these days of political turmoil and virus scares, it is quite nice to watch nature unfolding as it always has
We have wounded nature deeply. She has the ability to heal herself with our cooperation. Persistence in the patterns of money will bring unwelcome consequence.

My treasure is found in the natural order. The assorted Manitoba song birds keep me grounded. As does the rising and setting of the sun, with its light reflected by the phases of the moon. Orion is my companion walking in the night. Flowers and trees bring beauty to my heart and soul during the day. Most of all I delight in the sights and sounds of young children at play. With all this in mind I consider myself truly rich.
 
BetteTheRed said:
Robins are the stupidest nest locators of the bird world. Far too often, they're very accessible to cats.

Amen.

And if it isn't easily accessible by a cat it is on something that generates so much heat the egg cooks rather than incubates.

They are also pretty nasty and territorial.

Odds were always short that we'd have a Robin nest somewhere by the beginning of the Camp season. If they weren't sitting on eggs we would keep the area clear until all hatchlings fledged then take the nest down. Getting close enough to check on the nest not a highly sought after chore.
 
They are also pretty nasty and territorial.

Tell me about it. I pretty much lose the use of my front porch while they are there. Or else have to risk having them screaming at me the whole time I am trying to unlock my front door.
 
Doorways must be popular robin spots. We generally get a nest at front and back door. I always feel so bad when I exit and startle them

red wing black birds are particularly protective. Have a pair that attack as you walk past their nest. Good to wear a hat


Harriet and M 15 continue to incubate. 11 days to go for first egg
 
red wing black birds are particularly protective. Have a pair that attack as you walk past their nest. Good to wear a hat

Been there, done that. Had a pair nest near my deck one summer and the male was a serious pain in the butt whenever I was doing anything outside.
 
Nine days to go for eaglet number one

i have seen lots of spring birds around but no obvious nest building. Yet
 
As we get to the last week for egg one it is interesting to see the change in the parents. The first couple of weeks they were constantly on the eggs. Now they step off, preen, even leave the nest. Though the blog that goes with the camera notes that as eagles they can be back at the nest in one second

a lot of rolling of eggs going on. And the egg sitting is constantly moving little sticks around. Bored? Who knows. It they are very dedicated
nature is amazing.
 
The parents continue to leave the eggs to get air for quite long periods. Sometimes they are just standing near by. They also appear to listen to the eggs

right now they are off the nest and the camera shows what looks like one egg starting to pip

reassuring that life goes on
 
E15 has hatched. Second egg is pipping

Tried to post photo but can’t. But even in gloomy times, with all the bad news, nature keeps on going
 
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