Well OK then. No stopping to say Hi this morning. The lone Eagle showed up on the cell tower today.
So we sit there talking and waiting to see if they come back. One of the gals goes and checks the poles to see if they are still there which they are. Not to long after she got back we See them flying in the west heading over towards Publix. Both Harriet and Slim are flying together circling each other then close together again , circling, one above the other, then next to each other. Up higher they go until I can't see them any more. I sit and wait to see if they come back down from the clouds and sure enough they do. Flying next to each other then a part and across the road they come and thru the nest area way north and up in the clouds again. I think we all just watched the courting flights. No locking talons and cartwheeling downward but just flying together. A couple of times it looked like they might grab talons but it didn't happen. Wow. I sit there going back thru my mind and now I realize I have seen this so many times before with Ozzie and Harriet , then PB and Harriet and now I see it for what it is ... Not just flying together but a part of their courtship. I'm just blown away. To see this and have it finally hit home to what I was witnessing . I wish I had a good video camera so I could show you what we saw.
Donna then tells me about her visit last night to the nest. Harriet was vocalizing trying to let Slim know that she was hum ready,interested and Slim just vocalizing back and not really getting the hint. Donna was waiting for Harriet to side kick Slim like she did with Ozzie and M15 but she didn't. Slim takes off and Harriet follows right behind him to the tree by Publix.
I have to say this is such at great learning experience for all of us. To see what we saw with Ozzie and Harriet start to come about with M15 and now Slim that M15 still has not been seen since the 23 of Sept.
For Harriet her clock is ticking and she is in the mating mood and her instincts are driving her every move with Slim. How fast he catches on ,only time will tell and I hope it's soon. We know with Ozzie and Harriet's history that her most fertile time is in November . Will this change with a new mate or does it stay the same I don't know. I have tried looking for any information on this and can't find anything. FWC stated that Eagles in FL could lay eggs as early as Oct ,so I just don't know.
So in the meantime I sit and watch and wait right along with the rest of you and see how this plays out. The photo's are not the best. But Bob did give me some helpful advice on what to do next time I take photo's of any bird up in the sky like today.
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| Harriet up above ,Slim lower to the left. |
