My Season 13 Playlist on my channel includes ground videos from my summer visits to the nest pasture. There are also four ground videos from early summer (after the cams went off for Season 12), in my Season 12 Playlist. Here are the playlist links, if interested:
Season 13:    • SWFL Eagles Season 13  
Season 12:    • SWFEC Season 12 2023/2024  

Video opens with F23 arriving on the nest, bringing just her beautiful self. M15 flies in over the back side of the church, bringing a stick. M15 places his stick. They work together in the nest, aerating, moving nest materials, and nipping. M15 leaves, and F23 moves to the attic. M15 returns with a stick, and F23 drops down to help. After placing the stick and working in the nest, M15 is off again. He returns with another stick and gets it placed.

F23 takes flight, and M15 watches. F23 returns, flying in from the right, down behind the nest. I do not see anything in her feet going frame by frame. They work together in the nest, with a little nipping here and there. M15 moves to the rails and takes flight. He returns with a stick, places it, and works in the nest with F23. M15 takes flight again, heading to the pond oak to hunt for a stick. CamOps tracks him as he hunts on the ground for just the right stick for his nest. M15 makes his selection, and does a beak to feet transfer heading back to the nest. I used Zoom for this section.

CamOps pans and catches F23 on her way in with a stick. Nice catch, CamOps! M15 tries to get F23's eye poking, claw looking stick; however, she makes it clear with a few nips that she will be placing her own stick. When done, she moves to the rails, then the veranda. She takes flight, and CamOps tracks her to a front pine. M15 leaves the nest and cam view. F23 watches M15 leave, and also takes flight, leaving cam view. F23 returns several minutes later with a stick. After placing it, leaves the nest for the veranda/attic/inner limb. F23 left, heading S and out of cam view.

M15 brought five sticks, F23 brought two. F23 flew in twice where I could not see anything in her feet, frame by frame. Video includes Cam1, Cam2, slomo, and zoom views are included. Video also includes captions. Time stamps below, if interested. Click on any time stamp to advance to that part.

Time stamps: Provided in DVR time; actual time is on the cam clock.
00:00. Opening.
00:07. F23 arrives on the nest.
00:21. M15 is seen flying in behind the church.
00:21. M15 arriving with a stick, Cam2.
02:20. M15 to the veranda, flies out in the background.
02:26. F23 to the veranda, then attic.
02:53. M15 arrives with a stick, as F23 watches.
03:08. Cam2 view, M15 with a stick, F23 drops down to help.
04:12. M15 to the veranda, then off again.
04:44. M15 returns with a stick.
05:23. F23 takes flight, M15 watches.
05:47. F23 flies in from the right, down behind the nest. I do not see anything in her feet.
06:43. M15 leaves the nest, taking flight from the rails.
07:02. M15 returns with a stick.
08:53. M15 heads to the pond oak. CamOps tracks on Cam1 at 09:08.
10:56. Zoom view of M15 making his stick selection, + beak to feet transfer on way to the nest.
11:53. Cam2 view of M15 arriving with his stick.
12:23. CamOps pans, catching F23 on her flight in with a stick.
13:10. Cam2 view of F23 with her eye poking, claw looking stick.
14:31. F23 to the rails, preens, then to the veranda.
15:49. F23 to a front pine, CamOps tracks her.
16:41. M15 leaves the nest and cam view.
16:57. F23 watches M15 leave, then takes flight also.
17:12. F23 with a stick.
17:46. F23 to the attic, then the inner limb.
18:02. Close view.
18:29. F23 leaves cam view heading S.

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Cam video captured & edited by Androcat. Ground video by Androcat.