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By doc ellen’s 4th of July thoughts…
I made this photograph.
Without any concerns that my action was wrong and I could be jailed.
Without any fears that this statement would be seen as subversive.
Without having to apologize because I love Old Glory and the reasons for its existence.
 
Some in this beloved country of mine have yet to be able to fully exercise this way of living.
May the coming year bring peace, stability, loving kindness and an awareness: 
democracy is not simply a word to be bantered about
but is the living Truth of the United States of America.
All of us have the Right and Responsibility to practice the Gift of Democracy.
My prayer this Independence Day: 
may I share this democratic gift without any hesitations in my giving.
peace and grace, doc ellen

By Osprey Drop-Like-A-Rock
Some days I am spot on, in the right place…
other days I am in just the wrong place!
Thankfully the father osprey caught his fish for his chicks.
I only caught the spray from his entry.

By Jordan Lake Neighborhood 07/02/2017
This morning at the Jordan Lake dam was a rarity.
I often see several species…but today was extremely varied:
 
 I saw a bald eagle fledgling, the largest bird at the lake.
 
A ruby-throated hummingbird stopped by; the smallest bird at the lake.

 
A male osprey caught a fish for his nestlings.
 
 
Some immature little blue herons flew past.
The youngsters are not blue at all, 
but are white with black tipped wings, yellowish legs and dusky bills.
At first glance they look like great egrets!
 
 

By doc ellen’s Celebration

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Celebrate the 4th of July with your own copy of my American Bald Eagle eBook! 
 
Celebration price of $9.99 (regular $12.99) on my Bald Eagle Jordan Lake eBook from today through July 4th. 
 
Celebrate our country’s birthday by learning interesting details about its National Symbol, the American Bald Eagle. 
 
Book has excellent primer on identifying the ages of bald eagles (they don’t all have the white head and tail). 
 
There are lots of stories of how I learned what it takes to be an eagle. 
 
Laughs, gasps, long looks and an awareness of why eagles do what they do. 
 
Book has 74 original photos (never published before) and 144 pages. 
 
Available for Kindle Fire, Apple iPad, Android devices, Mac or PC computers. 
 

By doc ellen’s 1st two Jordan Lake Neighborhood eBooks

1st book is Bald Eagles: Jordan Lake Neighborhood.  My exploration of the lives of the Bald Eagles of Jordan Lake.  Photos and text are drawn from my field notes and photography at the lake as I followed bald eagles from fledglings to adults. 72 original photos (not published before) accompanied by explanations of the behavior and wonder of our National Symbol, the Bald Eagle. 144 pages   Go here to preview or purchase.

2nd book is Stumpy: Great Blue Heron of Jordan Lake.  True story of the healing journey shared by Stumpy, a great blue heron of Jordan Lake, and me. Both Stumpy and I found ways to cope with injuries and continue to explore life. Contains 58 original photographs.  116 pages.  Go here to preview or purchase.

peace and grace, doc ellen

Available for Kindle Fire, Apple iPad, Android devices, Mac or PC computers.

By Bald Eagle Pestered by an Osprey; Jordan Lake Neighborhood
The tables got turned this morning.
Usually it is the bald eagle harassing the osprey.
Not this time!
The osprey, carrying a fish, dive bombed the bald eagle.
Sassed the big bird!
I don’t know why the 4 year-old bald eagle didn’t leap up 
and snatch the osprey out of the air or at least take its fish……
Interesting morning at the dam.