Is it the cooler weather or could we have Eggs on the way?

Was good to see both of them in the nest tree sitting side by side this morning. Harriet as usual does her morning vocals. Then we hear what sounded like mating vocals but not mating. I guess Harriet was letting M15 know she was large and in charge. Not long after that , they both drop down into the nest. Again the list is being made and some restorations being done. The past few days more rails have been brought in and lots more fluff. I like the "lots more fluff" part. We can tell from the ground the nest bowl is coming along just fine by how far down Harriet's heads goes and how far up in the air her tail is when she is aerating. Well this might not be the most scientific way of judging but hey it works right?!
Today was another early morning gathering of nesting material. a few sticks and a small amount of moss was brought in by M15. Boy he sure is doing great. Harriet the supervisor let M15 know she was pleased with each stick and the moss brought in. M15 's first attempt at a branch was with a pine branch right there by the porch branch. He tried and tried to get that branch to break and it just wouldn't . Even with grabbing it and dropping down to fly away didn't work so he went to one of his  stash trees and found a small bit of moss then back to the nest.

  Then off he went to the front pine tried to get some pine from there didn't get it then off towards Publix pond .Jay one of the other photographers was at the pond to get sunrise photo's saw M15 fly to a tree and get a branch and came back with what Donna likes to call a puzzle stick. You know one that takes a bit of moving around before it fits just right. Then they have to move it again . Well Harriet tried working with it a few times before it got placed. M15 is on the attic branch and by now you can kind of tell he is scoping out another place to go for more nesting material. Yep off to the other stash tree and this time he lands on the lower branch and is looking around. Ah-ha he found what he was looking for on the ground and off he goes heading back for the nest.

After that was placed M15 headed over to the west treeline. Went to one tree then over to the left and on the ground. I lost him on the ground but then he came up with some vine and back to the nest again. Harriet helped some what with the placement then out to the porch branch she went.

M15 puts his finishing touches on the the rails then hops up to the attic branch. Both are surveying their territory then M15 leaves heading SE way past the Publix pond. I guess he's off to do a check of the area.  Harriet watches him go then does some preening. She looks every now and then to see where he is at. You know she can see him even if we can't. Harriet vocalizes then preens and vocalizes some more. I wonder if she is telling him to bring home a fish for break fast? LOL
Harriet moves up higher and is looking off towards the SE again. About an hour and a half after m15 left ,Harriet heads off in the same direction that M15 went.
Well there we are  and no one home.
Both Harriet and M15 sure have been staying around longer most mornings. They have been coming back to the nest off and on during the day too. While working on my photo's I have the cam up and heard Harriet come back home. Then she started vocalizing and here comes M15 with a fish gift for Harriet. How about that . He brought her one last night also. Could she be getting closer to egg laying? M15 is showing her he can provide and not eat the food himself . Oh my Harriet starts vocalizing again and I have to look at the cam . OMG M15 brought her another fish !!!! That's two with in maybe 30 Min's ? I'm not sure because I didn't check the time. Boy he sure is on the ball.
Harriet stands on this fish and I don't know if she ate it or M15 because I had to finish my photo's.

Harriet is filling out even more. She's a "Girthy " Gal as I call her any way, But she will fill out more for egg laying and incubation of the eggs. Harriet will spend most of her time on the eggs and then the Eaglets to keep them warm. She will have time off the eggs to stretch and maybe even go for her own food. Hopefully , She will feel comfortable to  let M15 egg sit and Eaglet sit.  This will be his first time and I soo hope all goes well. Harriet at times didn't let Ozzie sit to long with the Kids. He so loved sitting with Kids.
So I can't help but wonder if we are getting closer to egg laying time. Hope and Honor were 11/26 /12 and 11/29/12 and hatched  1/1/13 and 1/3/13.