Watch the SWFL Eagle Cam live from Southwest Florida and follow beloved bald eagle pair M15 & F23 through nest building, egg-laying, hatch, and fledge. Below you’ll find the live stream, today’s highlights, season timeline, and FAQs to help you get the most from the cams.
Season Timeline
- Nestoration: late Oct–Nov — sticks, rails, soft grass & moss
- Egg window: early–mid Nov (watch for increased food deliveries & nest time)
- Hatch window: ~35 days after laying
- Fledge window: ~10–12 weeks after hatch
- Post-fledge: parental feeding & flight training near the nest
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Meet M15 & F23
- M15: Veteran provider & nest engineer; known for multiple fish deliveries/day in pre-lay.
- F23: First egg of 2024 laid Nov 8; 2025 Nov 12th; in pre-lay periods she often eats on the nest and increases time in the nest tree.
How to Watch (Cam Tips)
- Playback: Use the DVR bar to rewind ~12 hours.
- Audio: Wind can mask vocalizations; try the 4K cam for clearer sound.
- Behavior cues: Mantling over food, aerating, rolling eggs, “chortle” vocalizations.
- Tip: For the best audio of chortles and wingbeats, use the 4K cam.
- Local time: The nest operates on Eastern Time (ET).
Nest History & Notable Moments
- Stick engineering: Watch M15 test & wedge branches to raise rails.
- Food log: Tilapia, catfish heads, mullet—varies by season and water levels.
- Visitor notes: Loggerhead shrike, anhinga, and the occasional raven fly-by.
FAQs
Q: When do SWFL eagles usually lay eggs?
A: Typically early–mid November, with hatch roughly 35 days later.
Q: Why is F23 eating on the nest?
A: In pre-lay, females often conserve energy and stay close to the bowl, so on-nest feeding increases.
Q: How can I tell who’s on the nest?
A: F23 is larger with a rounder head; M15 shows a slightly slimmer frame and often arrives with sticks or fish.
Q: Do you intervene?
A: No. These cams document wild eagles for education and research; intervention is not part of this project.
Q: Best times to watch?
A: Sunrise and late afternoon for deliveries and nest work; overnight for incubation shifts.
Support & Alerts
- Get email alerts for eggs, hatches, & first flights
- spo-newsletter
- Support these cams & conservation: dickpritchettrealestate.com
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Community Discussions
Questions and topics started by viewers.
Mom comes back just as Dad is snuggled back in place. I wonder if she’ll make him move.
16:39…lol….she was gentle about it
Aw, I know he didn’t want to get up. What a sweet mate he is. 🥰
Daddy stood up and gave us a little peek. Looks like things are progressing!
YAY!!!
Amazing!!!
It seems like it happened faster this season. Time is flying by!
Hi Vicki, I think the laying eggs was earlier, so everything seems faster.
YAY!!!! ♥️♥️ Right on the date!
Right on time! Hooray!
Posted on the Pritchett site!!! “We have a PIP! Day 35, 12/17/25 at 6:45:44 am. 12:21p F in with grass, M up, PIP not in view. M vocal to the inner limb, to the pond. F incubates. 12:30p M to office oak.”
HORRAY my cams are working again. I must have done something right, lord knows I tried everything just in time for babies to make their way into our world
Excellent! 🥳😎🥰
Day 33 for Egg1 and Day 30 for Egg2
So close! 🥰
is anyone else having problem with cameras i keep getting sign in so we know your not a bot i am signed in even tried signing out and in again but no cameras
Oh no bozsmom! I have had other problems, but not that one. Have you tried to contact HNF or is it HFN? I get the letters confused, sorry. Do you have this problem on all sites?
No, not getting that message so far.
from my understanding of that its an issue with youtube. sign in and out of youtube or try clearing browser cache and that should fix the issue.
i cleared the cache and i’m not on youtube signed out of here and back in and no luck so i’ve been watching on Pritchard site
thats so strange. How long has this been going on?