Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River: Sometimes, the 12-year-old heart of me just has to play with a photograph and find new ways to see bald eagles. Such as this 2-year-old bald eagle at the riprap this morning, in all the fog. I hope the changes let you see the concentration of the youngster as he aims for just the right branch for his landing.
Jordan Lake Neighborhood: I am a Song Sparrow. Normally I am happy and love to sing, but not today. No way. Today I am just grumpy. I am not a duck and I wish the rain would go away. I am not a penguin and I wish the cold would go away. How I long for Spring and warm sunshine so I can sing the day away. Sigh.
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River, Friday, February 26, 2021. The lake is finally dropping some which means the Haw River is dashing hard through the dam. Lake level is at 229.74 feet. The rushing river sure brought in a whole lot of great blue herons. Matter of fact, it almost looked like it was raining great blue herons there were so many of them dashing all about. I hope you enjoy their dancing above the waters! Have a great day, take care, be safe and oh be well.
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River, Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The lake is all all all the way up to 230.32 feet. It’s a long ways above normal at 216 feet. Glorious golden hour this morning. The water is flowing hard down towards the ocean. Take care, be safe. Stay well!
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River. The morning was grey and a little chilly. All of a sudden a bright sportster arrived! Our smallest falcon, the American Kestrel. He zipped in, landed for a heartbeat and zipped out over the dam. Whoosh! I worry about the kestrels as their reproductive capacity has dropped in the last 10 years or so, due to herbicides and pesticides. If you should spot one, would you send me notification of date, time, gender and a crossroads? I have been trying to get a sense of how many are still here in NC. I used to see them on the fence lines and power lines on a daily basis … now I am seeing them a couple of times a year.
Jordan Lake: winter weather makes bald eagles feisty, just plum full of themselves. The yearling bald eagle on the right was sure that there were no boundaries on its flight, anywhere in the sky it wanted to fly. Its arrogance only lasted for a few moments once the parent bald eagle on the left said oh no you don’t play any where near my nest! The aerobatics only lasted a few seconds and the baby went right and the parent went left. Awesome to see!
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