This mallard hen is heading for the cool water of the pond on a hot muggy southern spring morning.
photography
Categoryblue river, great blue heron
early light eagle
In the very early morning light, 06:10 AM, this bald eagle quickly appeared from down the river and over my head almost before I could react and snap this photograph.
osprey splash
Ospreys certainly make quite a splash while fishing – the sound the osprey makes as it hurtles into the water is distinct. Even with my back turned I know when an osprey has struck the lake.
hover point
The osprey has come to a hover while deciding whether or not to dive into the river for a fish. Always takes my breath away to see a bird this large have the strength and agility to stall in its flight – and then tip over into a swift dive or level out and continue the hunt.
great blue heron detail
flight over the river
doc ellen's journey 