solar circle at sunrise over the Haw River and Jordan Lake
Haw River
Taggreat egret dawn
the great egret, brilliant white, glowed in the golden hour light of the dawn
Amicus, head detail
This is Amicus.
He appears to be an elderly eagle.
But I have no way to tell his age other than he is more than 5 years old.
Yet, there is something, an infusion, that speaks of ancient wisdom within his gaunt face.
colorful raptors
I always check out each bird in a vulture kettle.
The raptors of all sorts often soar in the thermals together.
This morning a red-tailed hawk joined the black vultures.
I happened to catch the two species at almost the same focal distance for a colorful photo.
you just never know…
You just never know when an eagle will appear – or where it will land.
In this case the landing pad is one of the warning signs at the Jordan Lake dam.
The eagle balanced on the thin edge for four minutes.
My friend and I were still discussing the strange perch when a second adult eagle came up river.
The second eagle flew by the first eagle. Neither bird made a sound or seemed to notice each other.
The second eagle soared out over the dam and on to the lake.
The first eagle eventually gave up its balancing act and flew a very short distance – and this time landed in a pine.
doc ellen in the field – LITERALLY
“doc in the field LITERALLY” – was the subject line in the email from my friend Scot. I laughed and replied “Too funny! I reckon we best hope I don’t go to seed along with all the other wildflowers.”
Scot and I were involved in the quarterly eagle count for Jordan Lake when he took this photograph of me.
doc ellen's journey 