B. Everett Jordan Lake

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By Line of Flight

Jordan Lake. In the bird world, when you are startled you don’t usually make a beeline for the closest human … suddenly there was an incoming mallard drake filling my lens!

By Fresh Fish and Nest Linings

Jordan Lake. First Nest. Mom Kate had a big fish and she had a long way to travel to get it back to the nest. She was in a hurry! Then almost right behind her came Dad Bard with some fresh nest lining material. I don’t know how many chicks are in that nest but I can tell you this: they are well fed and pooping a lot so they have to be doing pretty darn good.

By Great Blue Heron Dexterity

Jordan Lake Dam. This great blue heron deftly moved the fish he had speared, flipped it into the air and caught it again so that he could swallow it head first. Note the two long white-tipped black plumes on the heron’s head … these plumes elongate during breeding season … this adult is ready to find a mate.

By Chick!

Jordan Lake. First Nest. CHICK!!! What a wonderful way for us to start this week. The pale green arrow is pointing up at the chick. Look for a medium gray fuzzy ball… kind of a triangular shape ball if you get my drift. Hope you enjoy the chick and I sure hope that at some point soon I can see two heads in that nest since most bald eagles have two chicks at a time. Enjoy!

By First Nest Intruder

Jordan Lake. First Nest. Mom Kate was in the nest feeding a chick or chicks. A bald eagle fledgling flew into the cove. I quickly saw that it was not one of the fledglings from First Nest from last year. Mom Kate and Dad Bard were also sure it was not one of their offsprings either.

By Wee Small Wood Chipper

Jordan Lake. The brown-headed nuthatch is only about 3 to 4 inches in length. Makes it much smaller than the woodpeckers in the Jordan Lake Neighborhood. However, it certainly holds its own when it comes to drilling underneath the bark looking for bugs and spiders to eat. The occasional high pitched chittering that you hear throughout the clip is this nuthatch’s mate who is further up the tree also drilling for insects. Hope you enjoy the determination that this little bird shows.