Jordan Lake. Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute. Killdeer have a very distinct call. I almost always hear them before I see them. But, this morning this killdeer did his bobbing dance just above the bluff from me so we get to enjoy his morning song and his body work too.
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Jordan Lake. Sparkle/blinking beating heart/life of plant water sky … Is that shimmering light/persistence/showing somehow/roots found place/amongst jumbled rocks/thrusting living leaves/above lake’s waters
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Jordan Lake Dam. The Haw river flowing. The sun a-rising. Herons on the wing. Have a blessed day!
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Jordan Lake. The Bonaparte’s gull can easily plunge-dive to catch fish. In this video watch carefully and you can see sometimes they actually dive under the water rather like an osprey. However, the gull catches the fish with its beak and not its feet.
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Jordan Lake. Doc Ellen‘s Natural Minute. The Bonaparte gulls have started to return. They visit here at Jordan lake all through the winter. They are a very elegant small gull. The sound they make reminds me of parakeets chittering.
Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute 10/26/2022
Jordan Lake. Autumn is often full of the softness of fog. This morning a great blue heron surveyed the fog and announced his presence. Take care, stay safe. Be well.