SWFL Eagles ~ Adorable E26 At RAILS! Little WINGERS, PALE TOES & TALONS! MOVES A FISH FIN 🐟 12.28.25

E26 is 10 days day and is now scooting to the rails & moving around the nest more frequently! E26 enjoys looking through the gaps in the rails at the pasture below. We have some nice closeups of E26 showing its ear covert (featherless hole on the side of its head) . The ear hole can only be seen when the eaglet is very young - the opening will soon be covered with ear coverts (auricular feathers).

E26 also has pale beige colored toes & talons at this age. The talons will gradually darken to black over the next couple of weeks. E26's dark grey thermal down is starting to come in which will give E26 the ability to thermoregulate its temperature for warmth & cooling.

E26 will find a fish fin on the rails and is curious about it. E26 will pick it up with its beak and move it and then use it as a pillow ♥ E26 is thriving and hitting all its milestones! Thank you for watching!

Elfruler does a section on " EAGLET DAILY PHOTOS AND MILESTONES" for each week of development. Be sure to check the milestones weekly for E26's progress! https://www.elfruler.com/?page_id=1610

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 F23 on nest - E26 scoots to rails
02:05 Closeups of E26 at rails
04:20 Little wingers E26
04:46 E26 uses wings for balance back to Mom
05:23 Ear covert
05:57 - E26 - THAT FACE ♥
06:38 Gray thermal down growing in, pale toes & talons
09:00 E26 snoozin at rails
09:40 Closeups of E26 pale toes talons
10:36 Sun highlighting E26 at rails
11:08 Crop drop
13:30 Fish Fin - E26 notices it!
14:02 E26 picks up & moves fish fin with beak
14:50 E26 using fish fin as pillow

SEASON 14 DATES:
Egg #1 laid on 11/12/25 at 3:08PM
Egg #2 laid on 11/15/25 at 7:23PM
Egg #1 Hatches (E26) on 12/18/25 at 7:26:08PM - Day 36
Egg#2 Non viable, no hatch

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

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