all of this great blue heron’s attention is on the slippery rocks where he wants to land
wild birds
Categoryyouthful glory
Cadet in full flight. He is showing the white tipped feathers of an immature osprey and the bright orange eye.
lesson learned
This is Cadet; he is this year’s male offspring of Amelia and Ace. He is recently fledged and working hard to learn how to fish. This morning he caught this medium sized catfish.
eagle and osprey chase
The eagle jumped Ace the osprey as the smaller bird lifted his fish from the river. For about 90 seconds the eagle pursued Ace, trying to get the osprey to drop his fish. An eagle will ram an osprey then catch the fish midair if the osprey drops it. Ace finally flipped up on one wing and dove between two closely growing trees, his fish still in his talons. The eagle sulked off down river.
fearsome itch
fearsome itch for a wee ruby-throated hummingbird body
natural vignette
great egret in natural vignette on Haw River
doc ellen's journey 