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!
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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.
Oh No You Don’t!
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!
Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute 02/19/2021
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River, Friday, February 19, 2021. The lake level is all the way up to 227.91 feet. And it’s going to continue to go up. It is certainly good to be back out at the lake this morning. Don’t think I’ll be able to stay long because the rain is going to come back in a little while. Take care, be safe. Stay well.
Valentine’s Day 2021
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River: Valentine’s Day 2021. Sometimes I glance away from the birds and find that the environment that is Jordan Lake has both a surprise and a delight for me with a natural message … a blessing for all of you and me too with a heart that is 100% Creator-sculpted.
Next on the Preferred Branch…
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River: Remember the ruckus yesterday when the 3-year-old bald eagle knocked the 2-year-old eagle off the preferred branch? The 3-year-old got to spend 27 minutes on the favored branch. Then an adult bald eagle decided the branch was now its sole perch. Another tumble in the chilly wind!
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