Hershey came by yesterday.
Gave me a gift: his majesty and artistry as he landed above me.
I am delighted to share it with you.
– please have your audio turned up –
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CategoryJL Neighborhood: 4 Wing Beats August 13, 2017
Hershey, a bald eagle, came this morning and perched almost above me.
Oh, dear friends, I and my iPhone tried hard to capture Hershey’s takeoff.
I wish it were clearer, but wanted you to at least see a little bit. Sigh.
Video is just not my forte; the format is not really suited to my equipment.
Will have stills for you tomorrow.
JL moment …
I know you have had that feeling: you just know you are being watched …
I slowly turned my head.
Less than 100 feet from me Hershey was perched.
The photographer was the one now being observed.
As I steadied my hands for a shot I was sure would not soon be repeated,
a fisherman came down the slope behind me and Hershey glanced past me.
I pressed the shutter button and Hershey lifted off the branch and was gone.
Sigh.
Osprey Parents and a Bald Eagle…
The raptors at the lake this morning got very, I do mean VERY, active…
Uh, oh, wrong nest in the JL Neighborhood 08/07/2017
The osprey fledgling wandered into the wrong territory.
The mother osprey of the nest he tried to get to took exception to his visit.
Firmly, but without any damage to the youngster,
the adult osprey escorted the juvenile away from her nest.
Notes: the juvenile is in the lead;
he is much smaller, because he is a male – not because he is younger
when you can see their backs, the youngster has a white line that bisects his wings.
I call these white spots “rivets”. They are camouflage spots at the end of his feathers.
JL Neighborhood, 1 video 8/5/2017
This immature great blue heron had confidently strolled past me
– about 25 feet away –
when he decided the speeding boat let him abandon his “show off” display …
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