Jordan Lake, Saturday, February 6, 2021. I am finally back out at the lake. Oh it was a good feeling being where my heart sings and soul abides! Hope you enjoy the tranquility and serenity of the lake with me this morning. Take care, be safe. Stay well!
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CategoryPodCast with Doc Ellen & Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
I have been under the weather for a while, but am on the mend and very anxious to get back out to Jordan Lake and the Bald Eagle Families and the Eagle Gathering at the Jordan Lake Dam. I was recently interviewed by Jenn Galler who is with the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. We talked about the Bald Eagles of Jordan Lake. If you have a chance, you can listen to “Doc Ellen and the Jordan Lake Eagles” by Jenn Galler at https://anchor.fm/bredl/episodes/3–Conservation-of-Bald-Eagles-Through-Photojournalism-epf0uh/a-a4eqisj
Take Care, Be Safe and oh, Stay Well, Doc Ellen
Help Protect the Bald Eagles!
Help Protect the Bald Eagles at Jordan Lake! We all want to see the bald eagles and perhaps get a photograph. Here is how to see the eagles and not bother them. This time of the year it is breeding season for our bald eagles. It is up to us to protect the parents and their families. The MOST important rule is this: stay at least 660 feet from a nest – that is the length of 2 football fields. If there are ANY signs of agitation by the parents, even if you are far away, please simply leave the area. Do you know that bald eagles are very sensitive to human intrusion and will get so upset that they will abandon their nest and its eggs or chicks! Yes, the parents will do this. So, if you find yourself near a nest, please leave and let the parents have the peace and quiet they need in order to take care of their families. If the eagle isn’t near a nest, then you can approach within 330ft – that is 1 football field away. We would also ask that if you see a disturbance at a bald eagle nest, please call the Jordan Lake State Recreation Area office at (919) 362-0586. Help us keep these distance rules and you are helping the bald eagles take care of their families and giving us generations of sightings!
Bald Eagle!
Jordan Lake: Sometimes a black and white photo can bring startling emphasis to a subject. In this case, an adult female bald eagle.
Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute 01/13/2021
Jordan Lake, Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Lake levels at 215.88ft. You can certainly see that the lake is below its normal pool level of 216.00ft in the little video this morning when you look across and you can see so much of the actual shore below the trees. I brought to you this morning pretty much a whole minute of just nature. Take care, be safe. Stay warm.
First Nest bald eagle update 01/11/2021
Jordan Lake: Time is of the essence when it is cold and the parent eagles need to trade places on the eggs. Eggs left uncovered in the cold winter air will die if left uncovered for more than 2 minutes. Mom Kate was on the egg(s) when I arrived. 2 hours later she started calling and Dad Petruchio arrived. Kate jumped up on the branch next to Petruchio (she is closest to the trunk). They glanced down at their eggs. Dad Petruchio jumped down into the nest and settled onto the eggs and Mom Kate left for some flight time. The whole exchange took 38 seconds. This is a critical time for the eggs and then for chicks up to 2 weeks of age because any disturbance by humans can cause the parents to leave the eggs or chicks exposed too long and the disturbance could quickly become fatal to the new family.
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