Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River. The lake level is at 220.67 feet. The world was bright with frost this morning at the dam. It was beautiful. Have a blessed day, take care. Be safe and stay well.
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CategoryChristmas Bald Eagle, 2020
Jordan Lake, Haw River: Christmas 2020. May our hopes for light, peace, contentment, healing and loving kindness ascend to the Heavens with this Jordan Lake Bald Eagle. Blessings, Doc Ellen.
I Did It!
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River: This fledgling bald eagle has got the grab-the-fish-and-run sequence down pat. Note that she is carrying the large fish with only her right foot and still manages to do a great landing deep inside the tree branches. However, like bald eagles are prone to do, she yelled about her accomplishment … luckily for her none of the other eagles decided to accept her challenge!
Fish Fight
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River. Winter Solstice. The riprap was busy!
1) the 3-year-old male bald eagle on the left had caught the fish and the 1-year-old female bald eagle barreled in on the smaller eagle and he dropped the fish.
2) the 1-year-old was very lazy and banked off to the right.
3) the 3-year-old male did a 180º turn and grabbed the fish a second time and then dashed for the treeline before some other eagle could try to steal his meal.
Haw River Bald Eagle Gathering print
Instead of a partridge in a pear tree, how about 5 bald eagles and 3 great blue herons in this view of the Haw River Bald Eagle Gathering from the Jordan Lake Dam? At https://docellentinsley.smugmug.com you can stroll through this and other landscapes in my gallery. Thank you for your consideration of a possible purchase that will help support Doc Ellen on her journey at Jordan Lake!
Caught It!
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River: I love the plumage patterns and colors on the 3-year-old bald eagles. This eagle had been watching the river flowing inside the riprap for some time. A flash of a fish caught her eye and almost instantly she had caught her dinner. What a beautiful display of her fishing abilities!
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