To celebrate the launch of my new art gallery website, I’m giving away a 8”x12” metal print of “Bald Eagle Fishing” – retail value $92! 🎉

👉 ENTER HERE: https://ellentinsley.artstorefronts.com/new-website-giveaway

The winner will be announced on February 5, 2024.

I will also be providing EVERYONE who enters (even if you don’t win!) a one-time discount to buy anything on my site at 20% off.

Good luck! 💪

BTW – I’d love if you would let me know what you think about my new site in the comments below!

Bald Eagle Fishing

Jordan Lake. First Nest. An immature bald eagle tried to invade First Nest in hopes of stealing the eggs. Dad Bard was the one incubating the eggs. The youngster – about a three-year-old – came barreling in straight at the nest and realized it had made an error. A very very fast encounter – all of about 30 seconds! Everybody was fine … including the youngster who I saw pop out on the other side of the tree line and go barreling up the lake. Whew!

Join the blue-eyed lake glider for a quiet interlude. As the double-crested cormorant gets closer to its breeding season its eyes will become a brighter deeper blue … a hint that though it is winter now spring will follow in March-April.

It was 22°F, clear, crisp and thankfully almost wind-free just after sunrise this morning. I didn’t see any bald eagles during my nest checks. The lake level is 220.24ft. I got home to find Grayced enjoying a patch of sunshine … I brewed a cup of hot Earl Gray tea and joined him. Am thawing out!

First Nest update… Nope the photo is not of one of the eagles! Yesterday the lake level was still so high that I could not see the nest but I did manage to glimpse one of the parents dashing across the cove and into the tree with the nest and that is good news especially in this cold cold weather. The photo is a little brown-headed nuthatch that was looking at me like “well Doc what are you going to about this cold weather? I have to fluff my feathers all up and you have to bundle all up.” Frigid air indeed.