Tonight at 5:30 PM CBS17 is doing a segment on the Bald Eagles of Jordan Lake for their Destination Vacation. The meteorologist Melissa LeFevre interviewed Jordan Lake State Park Ranger Steve McMurray and Army Corps of Engineers Ranger Jon Bannerman for the program. I believe some of my bald eagle photography is also shown. If you miss the live broadcast, the feature will be on their web site later tonight at https://www.cbs17.com/news/destination-vacation/
The sun was hot and bright. The Haw River was running gently. A great blue heron fledgling was fishing … sometimes he got his fish … sometimes he missed. Practice is both the key to the catch and the key to getting the fish from the front of the beak to inside the beak and down the throat!
Just as nectar is the sweet dream for a tiger swallowtail butterfly, may the butterfly then become your sweet dream for the night. Sleep well.
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute. The sunrise this morning was a very different one. I hope you enjoy watching the sun edge upward into our sky. Take care, be safe. Please, oh do stay healthy!
Jordan Lake: Usually when ospreys have a disagreement, it is worked out through lots of chatter, high pitched squeals and a couple of bluff dives. There was no bluffing involved in this dispute between two adult female ospreys. None. I think the aggressor was on her own turf and decided she was going to make sure the other female left. I have never seen one osprey deliberately strike another osprey but that is what happened. Yikes! Neither seemed the worse for the encounter as both flew out over the lake, still screaming.
Jordan Lake, Haw River, Sunday, July 26, 2020. It was a very quiet morning out at the lake this morning. At one point a pileated woodpecker decided to talk for a moment. Very peaceful morning. Good start to a new week. Take care, be safe. Stay away from all viruses. Keep well!
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