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Jordan Lake Dam and Tailrace Area are Open! Please be very careful as the Haw River is flowing very fast and forceful. I would avoid going on the riprap rocks! A slip could be dangerous. I made the clip this morning and it has the Haw River, ospreys and great blue herons fishing.
The crows and I watched as Mother Nature began to dye the silk of her skirts with the liquid golds of autumn. The sunrise of the first day of fall filled air, water and my heart with the changing of the season.
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A great egret stands about 3ft tall. That makes this great egret a good example of how deep Jordan Lake got in certain areas during the recent flooding … 216ft is normal pool and where the egret is standing the flooding was at least twice the height of the bird! All of the environment surrounding the egret was underwater at one point and the leaves couldn’t tolerate being under water and most of the plants died.
OK! Hang in here with me and the fog. The clip shows some of the peculiarities you can run into with fog and a camera. I was at the dam before sunrise this morning. Really wanted to show to all of you the incredible flow of the Haw River and maybe, just maybe a sunrise too. Fog! The river was much warmer than the air above it and so fog was scattered everywhere. Cameras don’t like to try to focus a video through fog. One thing to take a shot of fog hanging in the trees or being still on the lake … another thing totally when you want to track through the fog. Please hang in there with me as I try to show you the fog, the river thundering out of the tailrace and across the fishing pier, and just maybe a snippet of the sunrise. Thanks for putting up with me.
Jordan Lake. The rushing Haw River continues to escape the dam. The morning golden hour was fading away. This fledgling osprey caught itself a catfish. I caught the reflection of both bird and fish.
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