Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River: Maybe the sign should have read “danger: Vultures subject to sudden rise …”. There were 7 black vultures on the sign. One of them felt that the situation was a mite crowded and so began a domino effect!
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CategoryDoc Ellen’s Evening Note 10/31/2020
Jordan Lake, Doc Ellen’s Evening Note: I celebrate October 31 as All Saints’ Eve. A time to remember those gone Home before me: be they family, friends, furred or feathered companions. I miss them all and visit their memories, gently, in the crispness of the autumn eventide. Take the thoughts of those you also cradle within your soul, with you into the beginning of a new month on the morrow. Peace and Grace, Doc Ellen
Bald Eagle Storm Front
Jordan Lake: The storm front late yesterday afternoon was no match for this 4-year-old eagle. He dared the skies. Laughed at my surprise. Disappeared into the quickly deepening evening sky. Oh, my.
Doc Ellen’s Evening Note 10/20/2020
Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River: Doc Ellen’s Evening Note 10/20/2020. Just as this fledgling great blue heron is gathering himself to take the mists of dreams with him to his evening roost, may you too gather your dreams and sleep well. Peace and Grace, Doc Ellen
Eaglet Brooch
Jordan Lake, Haw River: Out of the fog that completely blanketed the riprap at the dam this morning appeared this 3-year-old bald eagle. For a brief moment a diffused beam of sunlight lit the tree and the eagle. The autumn morning suddenly had an eaglet brooch and I smiled.
I am Two!
Jordan Lake: I am a two-year-old bald eagle. Anything I survey is mine. I have wings that can carry me across the lake in 3 beats. See my stretch? That is power … feathered power on display. Ha!
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