630K views · 30K reactions | The two adult bald eagles have been observed mating in the nest and bringing in sticks over the last couple of weeks. This video shows the eagles organizing new nesting material. Two to three eggs are usually laid in February around Valentine’s Day. Video by M. Gonzalez/USFWS | National Conservation Training Center | Facebook

Bonding, Trust, and Mating Bald Eagles | Mature Audience | The mating takes place when the female is securely standing on a perch, and the male gently lands upon her back, using both of his wings to carefully balance, and then curling his tail and cloaca under the female’s tail, which she has simultaneously moved to the side as she turned her cloaca upwards so the two cloacas touch face to face. The sperm them passes from his cloaca to hers and then travels up the oviduct to meet the downward fl