I will be doing an exhibit of Doc Ellen’s Photography at the Fishing Fiesta at Jordan Lake State Park this Saturday. Bring the family, enjoy the fun and sun! Here is the information:
eagle families of Jordan Lake
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JL Eagle Nest report: First Nest, 1 photo, 1 video 4-16-2018
First Nest
Resolute is going ever higher up in the nest tree.
Preparing for that first flight.
In the photo, Resolute had gotten up in the tree and dad Petruchio showed up with a fish.
Resolute wanted the fish but couldn’t quite figure out how to get down into the nest.
Finally, the chick just let go and fell down into the nest and onto dad.
Yep, there was quite a ruckus!
In the video you will see Resolute trying out all kinds of new perches.
JL Eagle Nest report: H&G Nest video 04-13-2018
H&G nest snippets
I think the smallest of the eagle trio may still be with us. The State Rangers, one of the other monitors and I have been watching closely since we saw the first of my video snippets in this movie from 2 days ago. In the first snippet: the large and medium chicks are playing to the right of the main trunk. Mom Godiva is on the horizontal limb in front of the nest. Hershey is in the nest to the left and he appears to be feeding the smallest chick. I wish I had a long enough lens to film the nest directly, maybe one day … in the meantime thank you for putting up with my sway as I use my iPhone to record the video on the back of my Canon camera – which is on LIveView at 10x zoom. One of my friends is working on a jig to mount my iPhone directly behind the Canon so that the recording will be level and without my sway. Hope we can get there sooner than later! The rest of the snippets are family life in the H&G nest – chicks playing, mom and dad nest repairing, a good scratch or two and flights by the parents in and out of the nest.
JL Eagle Nest report: First Nest and Resolute, 1 photo, 1 video 4-11-2018
Kate going to the nest with a fish for Resolute.
Resolute has begun to branch: to jump up on low branches.
First flight in about 10-14 days.
He is also beginning to feed himself.
JL Eagle Nest report: Ranger Nest 1 photo 1 video 04-09-2018
Ranger Nest
2 Big Birds! Ranger Dad and Delta flyby. Dad ignored the plane.
In the video:
A morning spent with Ranger Mom and Ranger Dad and their family.
Mom and Dad come and go. Bring nest materials. Remove debris. Ignore the big bird in the sky.
The chicks play and one poops!
JL Eagle Nest report: H&G Nest 1 photo, 1 video 4/3/2018
Godiva caught a big fish and Hershey gave her an escort back to the nest.
You can really see in this photo just how light brown Hershey is colored.
In the video two of the chicks are playing and one of them gets bossy with mom Godiva.
I have not seen the third chick in a week.
The third chick may simply be being pushed to the back, or,
it has lost the competition and passed away. I will keep watching for it.
I apologize for the odd mixture of types in the video.
The oldest of my two cameras is the one I use for video.
It has served me well but is coming to the end of its usefulness.
I am filling my piggybank because I need to replace it. Thank you for your understanding.
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