2017

By neighdoctor March 15, 2017 JL Eagle Nest Reports, 2 photos 03/15/2017

Bald eagles and their growing chicks thrive on cold windy weather.
On the other hand, doc got kinda sorta wind-blown and chilled today –
but that’s ok because the winds blew the limbs aside and gave me a better view of the nest.
Coffee is on the left, hollering something to H.C. whose back is turned toward us.

H&G Nest

In the wild winds I only managed to get one chick in view – don’t know if it is Granola or Raisin.

Notice that it is starting to replace its grey fluff with dark feathers around its face.

Jordan Lake Neighborhood, 7 photos, 03/09/2017

By neighdoctor March 9, 2017 Jordan Lake Neighborhood, 7 photos, 03/09/2017

Petruchio returning to the First Nest after pushing an osprey back to the east side of the cove.

A beaver on an early morning swim back towards his dam.

This mallard drake was traveling so fast with his hen, that I missed getting her in the photo.

A ring-billed gull with a mouthful of fish fresh caught on the surface of the lake.

Wood duck drake starting to glow with his breeding colors.

In the winter you can find two varieties of kinglets at the lake.

This is a golden-crowned kinglet pouting at me.

Here is the other kinglet. A ruby-crowned kinglet popping his ruby-crown at me when I startled him.

JL Eagle nest report: First Nest, 5 photos March 7, 2017

By neighdoctor March 7, 2017 JL Eagle nest report: First Nest, 5 photos March 7, 2017

Each year when the ospreys return to Jordan Lake, territory disputes occur.
The east side of the First Nest Cove belongs, more or less, to the ospreys.
The west side of the cove, more or less, belongs to the bald eagles.
The osprey female initiated this encounter when Petruchio crossed the “line”.
Ultimately Petruchio pushed the osprey back east of the line and for the moment quiet reigned.
I gotta admit I admired the spunk of the much smaller osprey!

JL Eagle nest report: H&G nest, 2 photos March 7, 2017

By neighdoctor March 7, 2017 JL Eagle nest report: H&G nest, 2 photos March 7, 2017

Godiva is just in front of the nest.
The 1 year old bald eagle to the far upper right made the mistake of flying too close to the nest.
I sure wish I was equipped to be able to show all of you better photos of this nest.
There are only a couple of viewing points that will not disturb the nest –
they are more than 1000 feet across the cove from the nest.