After the five food gifts that M15 brought in for F23, they both go to the pond in the evening. They share a sweet beak kiss (maybe F23 was saying thank you for all the food gifts ♥) Then they mate on the ground at the pond!!

M15 then finds a stick on the grass and flies with it back to the nest. F23 joins him and they do some nest work, digging and moving sticks and working on the guard rails. M15 accidentally hits F23 with a stick :) They have some discussions while working. F23 will head to the attic and fly off and F23 will follow.

Their matings are becoming more frequent and they have upped the amount of sticks and grasses to the nest as they prepare it for future eggs.

In Bald Eagle Mating: Courtship, Bonding Copulation & Other Things Romantic by Raptor Resource Project says "Male eagles, like most male birds, lack an external phallus. Eagle mating goes something like this. An eagle (usually but not always the male) approaches its partner, vocalizing, swishing its tail, and leaning into or looming over its object of desire. An uninterested female (not now, dear!) might respond by standing up and starting what looks like a breastbumping competition. An amorous female tilts forward, allowing her mate to land with his curled feet lodged on her back. She twists and moves her tail feathers to one side so he can press and twist his cloacal opening around her cloaca, passing sperm from his cloaca to hers. Intense, rapid vocalizations often precede and accompany mating, which takes seven to twelve seconds." Thank you for watching!

For more information read here: https://www.raptorresource.org/2024/0...


To see the highlights below, please click on the timestamps to advance to that portion of the video.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Opening M15 & F23 at pond beak kiss & Mating on ground
01:16 Pond cam M15 & F23 at pond
01:56 Pond Cam Beak kiss & Mating
04:57 M15 flies to grass and finds a stick & brings to nest pond cam
05:58 M15 flying with his stick to the nest
07:25 F23 flies to nest & joins in on nest work
11:36 Both jointly working on nest rails
13:26 M15 accidentally hits F with his rail stick
14:32 Discussions
15:42 M15 flies off attic & F23 follows Cam 1 and pond cam

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

Thank you SWFEC , hosted by Dick Pritchett Real Estate, for allowing us the opportunity to view these amazing eagles.
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Cam 2: https://dickpritchettrealestate.com/s...

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