Crispy weather and brightening sunlight was filled by the game of peek-a-boo-I-see-you between two of several yellow-bellied sapsuckers at Jordan Lake.
I See You
Haw River
TagNatural Minute October 25, 2024
Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute. Sunrise Jordan Lake 10/25/2024. The prominent song you can hear is a tiny Carolina wren. I could occasionally hear a golden-crowned kinglet but never saw it. A duck floated past. A couple of woodpeckers occasionally knocked hello.
4-year-old Bald Eagle Plumage
A four-year-old bald eagle, to me, often has very interesting plumage patterns. They are in the process of finally attaining the totally white tail and head and a body cloaked in deepest dark brown feathers that at 5-years of age marks their maturity. Captain Doug and I found this youngster landing as if she owned the whole cove. I’m sure that’s what she thought.
Great Egrets
Having already seen several bald eagles on our cruise, the brilliant white delicacy of the great egrets gave Captain Doug and I a very different point of view!
Migration
BirdCast is a website that will expand your birding. Migration is in full swing. Look up your area on the site and be better prepared to find new birds and old friends. https://birdcast.info/
Eagle Eye
Bald eagles like to hide while keeping an eye on their territory. Captain Doug and I floated past LadyLake this week while we were out checking on the health of each bald eagle nest.
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