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.
that pond egret should thank her lucky stars that 26 isn’t advanced enough to attack it or it would be LUNCH!!!
awesome job with the cameras today thanks😃
Even at 3 months E 26 looks majestic
Indeed she does! Thanks for the photo, bozsman. 🤗
your welcome Karen she definitely looks ready to take on the world
I agree, it’s like she absorbed everything while in the nest, and now she is ready to test it all. She is definitely a smart girl. 😍
The nest tree has been claimed! 😂😂😂
every year they show up lol😀
What a sweet, happy picture!!! Thank you!!!
😊 You’re welcome!
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That is so funny! As long as they give it back. 😂 Thank you, Carolyn.
lol…we’ll see!
😂
https://sportsmansparadiseonline.com/2026/03/23/m15-didnt-chase-her-away-one-quiet-swfl-eagles-morning-may-have-changed-everything/
Thanks Ardy.
Good Morning all.
Way to go E-26 with bringing home your first meal !! We are all so proud of you.
M-15 you and F23 did a wonderful job bringing E up. M-15 you are still a great dad teaching E everything it needs to survive in the big world around him/her.
Happy Sunday!
M15, E26 and an intruder in the nest tree…. 07:56
Hmm…
15 is allowing the other eagle to perch in his nest tree so I assume it might be a new lady friend that he does not want to chase away💘
I saw her on another tree, on a branch yesterday or the day before. E-26 chased her off, then M-15 did also, but he followed her. I think she came back a couple of times, with no resistance from M-15. I don’t know what E-26 must be thinking. M is so lonely. 😥
E is young!
On FB they think this may be his new interest. Comments were made that to keep the nest tree he needs a mate. That he alone can’t go against a bonded pair challenging for the nest. I’m just repeated what was said.
Debbie, I think that could be correct. It makes perfect sense in the eagle world. I remember that back in 2023, after Queen Harriet disappeared, M-15 allowed several females to remain in his territory (not necessarily in the nest tree). I think he was trying to choose a new mate then, and their presence did seem to allow him to catch a few winks of good sleep off and on while raising E-21 and E-22. I also think F-23 was one of those prospective mates, only known by a different name at the time. Happy Monday! 🤗
Hi Karen the people who were talking about this are a FB group that closely follow this nest. Gayle. FB has two big groups I’m not sure this one has Lady Hawk. So I felt like I was reading credible info.
It’s nice when my thoughts and opinions are shared by credible sources. I follow the FB groups too, but haven’t had time to check on them lately.
You are a credible source.
Interesting!!!
thanks for the update, after watching this nest for years, I could tell that this other eagle was a ” friend” he went thru a lot of turmoil after Harriet went missing and then to lose 23 so soon after. he is one very strong eagle
He is very strong. I guess we will have F26 soon.
sure looks that way well another chapter starts
Yes, and if we want to continue seeing M15 we need to be glad.
I think you’re right bozsmom, we can only hope!🙏🙏💜💜🦅🦅
He knows best, 🦅💕🙏