Jordan Lake. There are three days left until 21 December and the beginning of winter. Kate is making the most of the last of the autumn weather. She is one magnificent bald eagle!
Autumn Kate
birds
CategoryFledgling Bald Eagle Soar
Jordan Lake. This is one of this year’s bald eagle fledglings. Note the wonderful flexions he does at different points along his wings as he adjusts for a very smooth flight in his soaring.
Common Loon in Flight
Jordan Lake. Loons and grebes really do not like to fly. I was delighted this morning when this common loon flew into sight. Note his legs…they are long and begin right under his tail … great for swimming underwater but means the loon can’t stand up and walk so he avoids being on land.
Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute
Jordan Lake. The Bonaparte’s gull can easily plunge-dive to catch fish. In this video watch carefully and you can see sometimes they actually dive under the water rather like an osprey. However, the gull catches the fish with its beak and not its feet.
Bald Eagle Tries to Steal a Fish…
Jordan Lake. Very occasionally I see an immature bald eagle think about trying to take a fish from a great blue heron. The juvenile eagle gets within about 6 feet of the heron’s long beak and backs out. I have never seen before what happened here. The adult bald eagle went after the great blue heron’s fish. Wow!
Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute
Jordan Lake. Doc Ellen‘s Natural Minute. The Bonaparte gulls have started to return. They visit here at Jordan lake all through the winter. They are a very elegant small gull. The sound they make reminds me of parakeets chittering.
doc ellen's journey 