Jordan Lake. Captain Doug and I were out cruising and we rounded the shoreline underneath one of the causeways. Found a double-crested cormorant doing his best to get a fish into just the right position to swallow it. Sometimes things go awry. He did go back to try to find it but failed.
birds
CategoryRusty? Blackbird?
Oh the eyes of this bird! This is a rusty blackbird in its winter plumage. These birds are in decline and are considered to be a vulnerable species. I see a few of these rusty blackbirds every winter here at Jordan Lake. Keep your eye out for the golden eye of this blackbird!
Breakfast Biscuit
The crow had found a leftover biscuit somewhere. Apparently it was a very hard biscuit. Crows know to soak things that need to be softened. This biscuit gets several dips. The shorebird that shows up occasionally is a greater yellow legs. I hope you enjoy the crow and his breakfast.
3-year-old bald eagle minute
There is nothing quite like the arrogance of a 3-year-old bald eagle. This one is showing the definitive 3-year face stripe that is almost a mask. It’s beak still has some smudges of darkness as it goes towards the bright yellowing of an adult. Raptors often rest with 1 foot up like this one is doing. If it were cold that resting foot might have been tucked up against its tummy. Hope you enjoy this part of the cruise that Captain Doug and I took yesterday at Jordan Lake.
Cold!
Jordan Lake. The 28°F weather this morning caused the normally very sleek little brown-headed nuthatch to get all puffed up as his feathers trapped heat against his body. That did not slow down his hunting. He’s got an insect of some sort for his breakfast.
Oh …
Out of the drizzly rain and gray mist this morning, appeared a common loon. They are back! If you are out at Jordan Lake at dawn or dusk stand very still and you might hear their haunting call.
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