Godiva quietly flowed past me, about 50 feet over my head.
Did a turn to the far bank and went fishing.
Jordan Lake
Categorydoc ellen’s Jordan Lake Thanksgiving message
the Creator feeds us all
squirrel enjoys his feast
whilst I give thanks
to having seen
creature small
continue to eat
seeming to sense
mine and his
shared contentment and peace
The BIG One …
The BIG one doesn’t always get away …
this immature great blue heron caught this fish
at the Jordan Lake Dam in the fog early this morning.
I didn’t get to see if he managed to swallow the fish.
The heron headed for the far bank and I lost him in the shadows.
Just Whose Fish Is It?
2 year-old bald eagles will do just about anything to get a meal …
especially if it means little work on their part.
I watched the gull catch the fish and suddenly drop it.
The young eagle swooped in,
snagged the fish from right at the lake’s surface
and headed for shore where he consumed the gull’s catch.
Doc Ellen’s Winter Lecture dates
Doc Ellen is giving a lecture on Sat and Sun Dec 9 and 10 at 2:00 PM
on the bald eagles of Jordan Lake and the winter migratory birds that join them.
American bald eagle.
Red-breasted merganser.
Gulls chasing a fish.
JL Neighborhood: Bald Eagles and American Coots
There was a lot of splashing way, way, way across the lake from me. A bald eagle had found a small raft of American Coots – about 20 of the birds. The bald eagle began to harass them with, I am sure, some serious intent to have coot for breakfast. The coot’s best defense is to madly splash water up into the air to confuse the eagle’s aim and for the smaller bird to then dive. Every coot in the raft was doing its best to evade the eagle. The coot would rather dive than fly. The photography is not the greatest, but I decided to share the action with all of you. One of these days I hope to be able to fulfill the top goal on my bucket list and get a longer lens. Thank you for putting up with my efforts!
doc ellen's journey 