Jordan Lake. The tufted titmouse was quite proud of his acorn. He showed it off in one direction and then to make sure you saw that he had it, he turned his head and showed it off from another direction. Then the titmouse looked at me and said “oh you do see my acorn don’t you!” Then he cocked his head at a jaunty angle and smiled at the world because he did indeed have one beautiful acorn.
Jordan Lake. Watch lower left hand corner! A pair of 3-year-old bald eagles realized an osprey, sitting across the cove, had a fish. Of course the eaglets were certain that they should have that fish. The chase was on. First clip in video is at normal speed and is followed with a very slow speed so you can actually see the osprey! What a wild chase.
Jordan Lake. The great egret came floating in about 50 feet above the water when it suddenly headed down and started to dance on the surface. He was looking hard to his left but I couldn’t see what had his attention. He danced a moment or two and then headed back to the shoreline.
Jordan Lake. A red-headed woodpecker was thoroughly enjoying the morning sun. Then, somebody else wanted its perch. Hmm.
Jordan Lake: The turkey vulture on the ground on the left is looking sadly down at the spot were there had been a piece of fish. Another vulture had just launched taking that piece with it. Then Captain Doug and I both spotted the bald eagle fledgling on the log as it watched the food morsel rapidly leaving their area. Alas.
Jordan Lake. Captain Doug and I were still cruising on the lake when we saw an adult bald eagle come over the top of the trees and right on its tail feathers was a juvenile eagle. The adult did not have a fish so the youngster wasn’t chasing it to try to steal a meal. I do believe bald eagles sometimes just get all huffed up and have to chase anything that passes their horizon.
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