Jordan Lake. Still no eggs. Gate is open. The photo is a four-year-old bald eagle. It is one of a couple of juvenile eagles that have been testing Loblolly and Pitch’s territorial limits at their nesting site. This is a normal behavior for immature bald eagles. These youngsters will quite literally raid a nest of eggs or chicks if they get a chance. Loblolly and Pitch are having to defend their territory against these intruders and also cope with visitors in the parking lot.
Jordan Lake: two-year-old bald eagle / eyes hinting at brilliant gold to come / flight feathers replenishing / realm of heaven ripe for claiming / scoop the wind / fly onward
Jordan Lake. It’s that time of the year when all kinds of moms think about future young ones. I watched Mom Squirrel make several dashing trips up and down various trees carrying leaves for making her nest. If you will notice she goes up a tree away from her nest tree then comes down the nest tree above the nest. That allows her to put the leaves in without having to climb over the edge of the nest. I think that’s pretty smart. I also think her fancy footwork is pretty neat.
Jordan Lake. Gate to 8 is still open. There are still no eggs. The photo is of Loblolly in the upper right and Pitch in the lower left. They were enjoying a good turn together in the bright sky.
Jordan Lake. While Captain Doug and I were out checking various nests we managed to watch the mom bald eagle from Captain’s Nest do a spectacular launch. In the nest photo that is Dad incubating. As you can see he looks small in the nest because all nests are constructed to fit the girth of the much larger bald eagle hen.
Here is where the current of the Haw River stops, and the river transitions into the ever changing depths of Jordan Lake. You can hear the river murmuring – perhaps wondering when its soliloquy will once again become heard as it passes through the Jordan Lake Dam. My thanks to Captain Doug for bringing me to the beauty of this place so I could share it with all of you.
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