Jordan Lake. This morning, two pairs of adult bald eagles set about trying to decide who owned what part of the lake for the coming breeding season. The first couple, down lower edge of the video, is from the east side of the lake – the other pair is from the west side. My understanding is in these kind of disputes, females go after females and the males go after males. You can sometimes see in the video the size differences. The constant squeaky chirping is the bald eagles talking.
bald eagles of Jordan Lake
TagMom Godiva Goes Fishing
Jordan Lake. Bald Eagle Mom Godiva catches a fish with her feet then bends double and transfers the fish to her beak for the dash back to the safety of the trees on the shoreline.
Fog!
Jordan Lake. If you have caught my postings of the last couple of days, you have noticed just how foggy everything has been. Yet, even the heaviest of fogs cannot take away that fierce self-possessed attitude of the bald eagle. This is LadyLake as she appeared out of the fog this morning and passed me.
Black and White
Jordan Lake. The adult bald eagle is a magnificent bird in natural tones of dark dark brown and brilliant white. We tend to think of them as being black-bodied with a white head and tail but the body is actually feathered in dark brown. However, I do enjoy occasionally taking a chance on seeing how a bald eagle would look in black and white and silver tones. Hope you enjoy!
Size!
Jordan Lake. Bald eagles really emphasize size… when it comes to female vs male. I have posted many photos of a mated pair on a branch side-by-side and you see the size difference. This is the first time I’ve been able to really capture that size difference in flight. That’s the female above and the male below – you can see the differences in wing length and her over all size is massive compared to his.
Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute 10/21/2022
Jordan Lake. A bald eagle floated across as I was making the video for this morning. I don’t know which adult it was. I was sure hoping it would turn around and come back and we could get a second look at it, but we will have to make do with the first pass only. Have a blessed day, take care, be safe.
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