Jordan Lake. This is one of this year’s bald eagle fledglings. Note the wonderful flexions he does at different points along his wings as he adjusts for a very smooth flight in his soaring.
bald eagles of Jordan Lake
TagBald Eagle Tries to Steal a Fish…
Jordan Lake. Very occasionally I see an immature bald eagle think about trying to take a fish from a great blue heron. The juvenile eagle gets within about 6 feet of the heron’s long beak and backs out. I have never seen before what happened here. The adult bald eagle went after the great blue heron’s fish. Wow!
White Dots …
Jordan Lake. A field ID mark on a fledgling osprey is all of the white points at the end of its feathers. They are quite distinct. I have also noticed some of this on fledgling bald eagles, and fledgling hawks. Not near as definitive but it is there. I keep asking the experts do they know why. So look at the neck and head ruff on the eagle and osprey and on the wings and see what you think.
Silent Orb
Jordan Lake. moon setting / naught but rounded cloud / bald eagle / passes silent orb / shutter blinks / oh if only / I too could fly
Twig Toy
Jordan Lake. Most raptor species seem to enjoy carrying around various objects that have really no practical use. Like this adult bald eagle, carrying around this twig of dead Pine needles. They just seem to get a kick out of hauling things around … playing!
Bald Eagle Autumn Song
Jordan Lake. Bald Eagle Autumn Song: millions of years of being / sky empress of North America / each fish, tree, human seeing / she passes through autumn’s rising mists / my earth-bound heart now pleading / free me, tell me, how too can I fly?
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