Jordan Lake. A great egret does a MoonWalk! How often do you see a bird walking backwards? I have seen the occasional crow step backwards a couple of steps. Woodpeckers certainly back down trees. I’ll confess I had never seen a great egret backing up. I don’t know what he was chasing… ended up looking like a chunk of bark.
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CategoryBreakfast Nibbles
Jordan Lake. The hispid cotton rat gets up very early in the morning to have its breakfast. Reminds me very much of a person nibbling on an ear of corn. Watch how carefully the small critter decides just what bits are the very best bites to eat.
Osprey Mid-Air Shake
Jordan Lake. When an osprey dives into the water to catch a fish it also picks up a lot of water. Water is heavy at 8lbs/gallon. Ospreys weigh from 2-4.5lbs. To shed the excess weight the osprey does a shake: from the tip of its beak through its body and off its tail… just like a wet dog does. There are 3 video shake sequences and I hope you enjoy them all.
Swivel and Go!
Jordan Lake. The eastern wood-pewee is a medium sized flycatcher. And as is true of all flycatchers their heads are always in motion – swiveling all about looking for insects to dash after, catch and gobble up. Then repeat the dash and catch!
OH MY!
I wanted all of you to have a chance to see this marvelous video by Mark Smith Photography. It is a very common ritual between would be and permanent pairs of bald eagles but very seldom videoed and especially not in this wonderful quality. Please enjoy.
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Uncommon Visitor to Jordan Lake
On our cruise this morning all of a sudden Captain Doug said “Doc do you see that smallish long-legged bird standing on that log over there?” Goodness! It was an immature white ibis. They are common in our coastal areas but don’t often come this far inland.
