Jordan Lake. The following critters show up as brief clips from this morning: adult chipping sparrow feeding its fledgling, immature red-headed woodpecker, blue-gray gnatcatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, pennant dragonfly, great egret and an osprey. I hope you enjoy these little pieces of my morning!
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TagDoc Ellen’s Evening Note 08/05/2021
Jordan Lake. As the day’s heat leaves the sky, dragonflies come to rest on a favorite perch for the night. Like this saddleback dragonfly, may you too find a safe haven for your needed rest this night. Peace and Grace, Doc Ellen.
Jordan Lake Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute, Springtime Dragonfly
Sometimes I am blessed and one the largest creatures of flight at the lake, a bald eagle, will come and perch above my shoulder and watch the world with me. Sometimes, one of the smaller creatures, such as this dragonfly, will come and sit, weightless on my foot, and we too watch the world together. Video was made on May 25, 2018, Jordan Lake.
JL Neighborhood 3 photos 05-15-2018
It was fun to capture these 3 dragonflys at the Ranger Nest cove!
JL Neighborhood 4 photos 05-04-2018
Blackberry blossoms: soon to be fruits stewed and served on biscuits.
Dragonfly in black and white.
The Canada goose plowed into the water and the mallard hens ignored the big bird.
Iridescent mallard drake.
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge trip 8 photos 7-27-2017
A trip to Lake Mattamuskeet needs to be on everybody’s list.
It was at Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge that the Bald Eagle was re-introduced to NC.
The Bald Eagles then made their way inland to Jordan Lake.
Try your hardest to get there at sunrise – they are almost always spectacular from the causeway!
Adult bald eagle way across the front impoundment at Mattamuskeet.
This time of the year the eagles can be hard to find at Mattamuskeet.
The lake and its surrounding area has beautiful cypress trees.
The still waters of the lake and the impoundments often give reflections that are wonderfully detailed.
Great Blue Heron fishing.
The insect life at Mattamuskeet is very diverse – with many different dragonflies.
Did you see the dragonfly shadow?
The white-tailed deer really enjoy the browsing at the lake.
The yellow-billed cuckoo is also found at Jordan Lake.
I hear rather than see them most of the time.
The zebra swallowtail butterfly is the only swallowtail in our region with white stripes.
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