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By doc ellen is going to be interviewed!
Dear Friends:
 
Oh, my.  I have just been invited to talk with Frank Stachio on The State of Things, on WUNC radio 91.5, public radio.  We will talking about my Bald Eagle eBook and my eagle observations at Jordan Lake.  I hope you have a chance to listen because it was the interest each of you gave to my work that inspired me to write a book about the lives of the Jordan Lake bald eagles.  The interview will be Thursday, July 13 at 12:40 PM.  I surely hope I don’t let the bald eagles or any of you my dear readers down! 
peace and grace,  doc ellen
 
Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 12:40 PM on 91.5 FM WUNC radio; it is also available as a podcast.

By Streak!
The male osprey folded tightly.
Twisted as he plunged toward the water.
Determination in every last inch of him.
His chicks and mate needed food and so he fished.

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 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.