First Nest: TWO bald eagle chicks!! They are about 2 weeks old.  You can easily see one chick, fluffy very white fuzz ball with two very dark eyes right at the rim of the nest, looking towards us.  The second chick is harder to see … look to the left of the chick at the rim and then find a white fuzzy tennis ball under a long horizontal thin branch.  Did you find them both?

Grayced the Cat …
Doc Ellen was so sad about not being able to go watch the big eagles because of the very awful weather that I thought I would make myself into a nautilus shell and help her remember days of yore with warm tropical seas.

Yes, it is cold out…
but if you hurry, Doc Ellen, to get breakfast made,
you’ll warm up — and my tummy will be much happier.

Priorities, people. 🐾☕️

While watching the bald eagles bounce along the cold winter air,
I couldn’t help thinking ahead to gentler days — when neighbors like the eastern bluebirds will begin thinking about nests and new families.

Winter still has its hold, but the promise of warmth feels close.

If you’re needing a few reminders of warmth right now, I keep some of those close at hand in my Etsy shop.

I never need much encouragement to talk about Bald Eagles.

I’m grateful to WRAL and Scott Mason, the Tarheel Traveler, for the opportunity to talk about the Jordan Lake Bald Eagles and EagleFest, alongside Elaine Wittry, Natural Resource Specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Any chance to help share accurate information about these birds — including their nesting behavior and the role both parents play — is something I care deeply about.

The clip is here if you’d like to watch: https://www.wral.com/video/tar-heel-traveler-moncure-bald-eagles/22306057/

Worth repeating as winter settles in.
Warm water matters — for horses, livestock, pets, and wildlife.