Jordan Lake Dam, July 13, 2021. I was tracking this new fisher to the dam this morning when he crossed between me and most of the rising sun. Suddenly this fledgling male osprey was a sepia image somehow brought to the present by my digital camera but relying on the experience of yesteryear’s fragile film. The osprey was composed of feathers, sharp talons, utter concentration and incredible beauty. I thanked him for blessing my day.

Jordan Lake: as we all know all too well the heat has been almost unbearable of late. Osprey parents, when it gets hot, make a shade producing umbrella out of themselves. Osprey nests are out in the open so there’s no shade producing tree branches above them. That means when the babies get very hot, as this one has, the parent will spread out its wings and let the chick shelter underneath of them. What a marvelous display of parental responsibility and ingenuity. In this case it is mom that’s making the shade. Dads do too, but I more often see the moms being shade trees – probably because mom is bigger than dad and can shelter the chicks easier.

Jordan Lake. The lake level is at 217.03 feet this morning. I thought I would bring you some lake water sounds this morning after all of the sky raining sounds yesterday. Have a blessed day, take care, be safe.