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By Bald Eagle Fledgling

Jordan Lake, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Captain Doug and I were out on the lake this morning checking on Bald eagle fledglings and fairly new Osprey hatchlings. We came across this bald eagle fledgling, one of this year‘s newest fliers, and had to chuckle as it tried to figure out how to stand on a rolling log. I do not know which nest it was from since we were pretty much midlake. I do hope you enjoy all 30 seconds!

By Osprey Feud!

Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River. Ospreys don’t often really get angry with each other and actually go after each other with talons and beaks at the ready. This morning 2 male ospreys got very angry. I don’t know what started the argument because there were no osprey nests nearby to cause a territory dispute (those kind of disputes are almost always a lot of screaming and mild threats). I wondered if the osprey being chased was an immature bird, from last year, and had some how gotten on the wrong side of the other bird. I couldn’t see enough the plumage or eye color to know that. I was just glad to see the threatened bird fly out of the mouth of the tailrace and safely away. PS: the smudges and soft focus are the result of my determined efforts to shoot through the trees on the riprap…life in the photographer’s lane…

By Bald Eagle Nest SURPRISE!

Jordan Lake: Bald Eagle Nest SUPRISE!!! at Captain’s Nest. You never know, during a bald eagle breeding season, how the cycle will end. Once in a while you’re completely surprised right near the finish … There were actually THREE chicks who fledged from the Captain’s Nest – usually there are 2 chicks. It is always difficult to track the number of eaglets while they are in the nest and Captain’s Nest proved just that. If you look just below the arrow you can see the face of the 3rd chick. We have now seen all 3 of the chicks fledged and enjoying their cove. Way to go Captain Mom and Dad! Triplets! My thanks to Captain Doug for sharing his photo and the Captain Nest journey with us.

By Tomorrow’s webinar

Come join tomorrow’s Webinar: a journey through a year with the Bald Eagles of First Nest at Jordan Lake. We will explore what it means to be a parent bald eagle and how to grow as a bald eagle chick and then fledgling. Thursday June 3, at 7PM at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regi…/7604824265165301005 . There is a registration fee of $9.50. I hope you will come and join Mom Kate and Dad Petruchio and some of their chicks during the 1 hour presentation.

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By Sculling at Jordan Lake

As I have been wont to say: you just never know what you’re going to get to see when you’re out at Jordan Lake. This morning, I watched two athletes, in perfect synchronization, sculling a shell across the surface of the lake. There was only a whisper of a wake behind them. There was absolutely no sound of oars dipping in unison into the water. There was beautiful purpose and form and motion. If anybody out there knows these two gentlemen, please let them know how much I appreciated getting to sit in peace, watch them this morning and revel in their seamless flow.