*Harriet shields hatching eaglet from camera's view- South West Florida Eagle Eggs *
FORT MYERS (FOX 13) - Sometime before 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, an eaglet hatched in the Southwest Florida eagle's nest.
Unfortunately, mother Harriet shielded the moment from Southwest Florida Eagle Camera and thousands of online viewers around the world.
Harriet moved just long enough for us to get a view of E10's beak. He moved a little, just to let us all know he was there.
The world has once again taken note of the pair made famous by the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam. The pair has spent about a month taking turns sitting on the two eggs.
According to the eagle cam website, the first egg was laid at 3:24 p.m. November 19. The second egg appeared at 5:36 p.m. on the 22.
The eggs are incubated for between 34 and 39 days, so the eaglet should be ready to appear anytime.
Last nesting season, Harriet laid two eggs, but only one of them proved to be viable. The entire world watched as Harriet and M15 took turns incubating the eggs, eagerly waiting until there was a crack, and finally, an eaglet called "E9," born on New Year's Eve. The second egg never hatched.
E9 grew and flew out of the nest after an accidental fledge in March and was last seen in the area in May.
The nest is located on private property in Fort Myers owned by Dick Pritchett Real Estate. Though the Eagles have been nesting in that tree since 2006, the eagle cam began live streaming during the 2012-2013 nesting season when Harriet laid two eggs with her first mate, Ozzie.
Sadly, Ozzie died in 2015 after a fight with another male eagle in the area.
In 2015, Harriet bonded with another eagle, M15, and they successfully hatched two eaglets in the 2015-2016 season.
Source: www.fox29.com/news/pip-visible-in-1-of-2-southwest-florida-eagle-eggs