Interesting discussion going on in NE FL Chat about the gestation period and incubation. It seems that it takes about 70 hours for an egg to form and be laid. The parent eagle will modify incubation to allow all eggs to hatch at about the same time. So even though it may be two days between eggs being laid, the hatching may be closer together based on how they are incubated. The example they were using is the eagle pair at Pigeon Forge, Indy and Frank, and the two eggs they hatched last year on the same day.

One person commented that "it also helps to prevent the first hatch from having too much size advantage. They aren't nice to each other when hungry, and especially if first is female."

Published on Nov 15, 2013 by eaglewhisperer18 aka Priscillash
Hello everyone,Enjoy this special video Pete,Darci and I have put together for are special couple"Juliet and Romeo"amazing couple.Thank you Pete and Darci.

Northeast Florida eagles,Juliet not happy with something being around nest area,11/15/13 eaglewhisperer18

Very nice video published by Carolyn Stalcup
Published on Nov 15, 2013
Romeo and Juliet (resident Bald Eagles of a NE Florida nest) have been preparing the nest for weeks in anticipation of eggs to come. "Nestorations" have been in full swing - Romeo has brought in many, many sticks (which have been arranged and rearranged multiple times) as well as fluff for the nest bowl. We have watched them bring in fish and other small wild life, we have watched visitors come to the nest - a Peregrine falcon, an immature Bald Eagle, owls, a lizard, the ever-present bugs ---- keeping us occupied as we waited patiently (sometimes not patiently) for this BIG EVENT. On Nov. 14, 2013, at 1:42 EST, the first egg was laid. This is a composite from the day's events.

This is a cute video eaglewhisperer made of some kind of discussion going on in the branch office.

One of those "not in front of the kid" discussions? That is priceless!

Congratulations Romeo & Juliet and thank you for giving us some little eaglet elves to watch for Christmas.

Great view of both eggs from eaglewhisperer

Someone asked about whether they would band any of the eaglets. Lstaudt told us that the state of Florida does not allow banding generally.