Whether it is a teenager with the keys to the car or a fledgling that has the whole sky in which to fly, this time in a youngster’s life is hard on a parent! The father blue grosbeak has caught a bug for his youngster. Now, he has to find the fledging. Ever consider how hard it is to keep track of a teenager … especially one that can fly?
blue grosbeak
TagJordan Lake Palette: Blue Grosbeak 07-02-2019
Jordan Lake Palette
where doc ellen interprets nature a wee bit differently
blue grosbeak in the dawn’s brassy light at the Jordan Lake Dam
Jordan Lake Dam: June Flight Jamboree 06-02-2019
Jordan Lake Dam: June Flight Jamboree!!
Sunday morning was cool and bright. All the feathers in flight glittered with life.
Parent birds. Juveniles. Big birds and small ones.
1) Northern Cardinal, male juvenile
2) Blue Grosbeak
3) Common Grackle
4) Brown-headed Cowbird
5) Fish Crow
6) Great Crested Flycatchers, juveniles
7) Eastern Bluebird
8) Osprey
9) Summer Tanager
after the rain
male blue grosbeak landing in the soft morning light just after a rain shower
blue grosbeak, male
I was at one of the Ebenezer boat ramps, hoping the grey weather would let up enough for me to catch some birds in flight. There was a flick of a tail, off to my right, on the rocks that line the parking apron. What need did I have of much light when a feathered piece of the blue sky waited for me to capture its rich colors.
doc ellen's journey 