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By New Webinar: Jordan Lake Pollinators and Wildflowers

Are butterflies close to your heart? Do you enjoy the wildflowers of Jordan Lake? Do you know which critters pollinate the wildflowers and trees of Jordan Lake? Join Doc Ellen as she explores the interactions of the flora of Jordan Lake and some of the pollinators involved.Please register for Pollinators: Jordan Lake Wildflowers, Butterflies, Birds and Bees! on Aug 24, 2021 7:00 PM EDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7300334313178877709
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By Miffed Bald Eagle

Jordan Lake. I watched this four-year-old bald eagle catch a very very tiny fish … tiny for an eagle. I could just barely see the fish’s tail past the eagle’s talons. She made it to the tree, landed, did a foot dance, turned around and looked absolutely miffed. I think all of us know where the eagle’s fish ended up. Refusing to look down at her lost fish on the ground any longer, she ignored my quiet laughter and flew off.

By Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

Jordan Lake: I had a couple of inquiries into exactly what the heck was a blue-grey gnatcatcher … the little bird that was in this morning‘s natural minute. So here are a couple of photos of the little gnatcatcher and they are indeed small. They are about an inch or so longer than a hummingbird. They feed on all kinds of small flying insects and they really really love to get a mouthful of a spider or a mite.

By Chocolate Osprey Fledgling

Jordan Lake: life at the lake is always surprising me … as with the female fledgling osprey in the first two photos … who is much, much darker in plumage coloration than most ospreys.  Her markings are a rich chocolate brown.  I have included a photo of a female fledgling osprey in the normal plumage colors I see at the lake.  Note the beautiful amber eyes of both birds as well as the white markings at the tips of their feathers.