2 eagles in Southwest Florida welcome new eaglet after losing 2 to disease
Dec 19, 2025
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) — A pair of Florida eagles have welcomed an eaglet into the world.
The Southwest Florida Eagle Cam caught the hatching of the little one, Thursday night.
The nest is on ground that has been watched carefully by the Florida State Monitoring Program for the past 16 year
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The birth has been highly anticipated, as both the mom and dad have overcome avian flu. They lost two eaglets to the disease in the spring.
However, things are looking up, as a second egg is expected to hatch in about two or three days. ...read more read less