Hershey came by yesterday.
Gave me a gift: his majesty and artistry as he landed above me.
I am delighted to share it with you.
– please have your audio turned up –
bald eagles of Jordan Lake
TagJL Neighborhood: 4 Wing Beats August 13, 2017
Hershey, a bald eagle, came this morning and perched almost above me.
Oh, dear friends, I and my iPhone tried hard to capture Hershey’s takeoff.
I wish it were clearer, but wanted you to at least see a little bit. Sigh.
Video is just not my forte; the format is not really suited to my equipment.
Will have stills for you tomorrow.
JL moment …
I know you have had that feeling: you just know you are being watched …
I slowly turned my head.
Less than 100 feet from me Hershey was perched.
The photographer was the one now being observed.
As I steadied my hands for a shot I was sure would not soon be repeated,
a fisherman came down the slope behind me and Hershey glanced past me.
I pressed the shutter button and Hershey lifted off the branch and was gone.
Sigh.
JL Neighborhood, black & white photography
Some days there is nothing like black and white photography to show details.
Unknown 4 year-old-bald eagle. Oh, so, self-assured.
A pair of ospreys. The female is the upper bird. Note her bigger bulk.
As in all raptors, the girls are bigger.
A glare that would be worthy of a bald eagle.
The eastern kingbird certainly seemed to be issuing an edict about whose territory I was on.
Male osprey taking home a fish for his chicks who are close to fledging.
Bald Eagle Lectures this summer
JL Bald Eagle Lecture dates:
I will be giving a bald eagle lecture at the Jordan Lake State Recreation Area on two different dates this summer. The lectures are free and fun for all ages. Info at https://www.ncparks.gov/jordan-lake-sta…/events-and-programs
Dates: July 15 & August 12, Saturdays at 2:00 PM
Location: Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Visitor Center at 280 State Park Road, Apex NC 27523
4-year-old bald eagle photo was made yesterday at the dam during the quarterly bald eagle count.
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.
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