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
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Community Discussions
Questions and topics started by viewers.
Every morning I wake up hoping that you are okay and will come home to your baby and partner, dearest mommy eagle.
You are a beautiful girl and do good to you baby. Please help the mommy to come home.
Dad and baby need you and miss you.
I keep hoping to see her
Yes, our hearts 💕 are heavy without the sweetest mommy to be with her family.
Please come home with good health sweetheart mommy.
F-23 your baby misses you and needs you, so does M15. We hope you are okay and we want you to come home. You are such a good mom and mate.
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E26 playing with the nest grass
Gotcha!
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It looked like the fish that was brought by M this morning was meant for F23. M stood on that fish from 10:09 until 10:44 and didn’t move. It was as if he was waiting for F23 to come and claim it, since E26 had already eaten a bird and had flown up to the branch. At 10:44, E26 flew down and then M finally gave up the fish, but right afterwards, he was calling out for F23. (I can’t rewind prior to 10:09, so I don’t know the exact time that M brought the fish.)
Pritchett: E was up early wingersizing. With a high hover E landed on the attic with ease for the first time. M is taking great care of E26 with F23’s absence. He delivered 2 fish and a bird. M roosts in the front pine. Sleep safely Eagle Family. Come home F23. 2 hours ago
Thank you. Glad that E26 flew up to the attic. Saw M roosting in a pine by the nest tree yesterday evening. He was high in the nest tree as it was getting dark, and an owl flew fairly close by. M chased it and then settled in the pine tree lower down to the right of the nest tree.
Is dad staying close by e26?
he’s in a tree close by the top camera shows him perched on a branch and you can see the nest lit up with the infrared light
Thank you bozsmom😊
your welcome
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