New season and new egg at SWFL eagles

Harriet has laid the first egg of the 2021-2022 season at the Southwest Florida Bald Eagle nest, at 15:48:56 EST yesterday. Looking forward to another successful season of eaglet-raising.

Harriet (front) and M15 a little over an hour before egg.

Harriet by herself.

She drops to the nest, and gathers nest material around herself and aerates it, getting ready...

And soon...

The egg is here!

Settling into the newly fluffed up nest, to keep the egg warm.

M15 returns home with a bid bundle of grass for the nest. He finds a good spot for what he brought...

...and greets the new egg! ♥

Congratulations, you two!

Harriet has the final say on the exact placement of the grass bundle.