Jordan Lake. An example in clarity. This beautiful flower is a passion fruit-the same passion fruit that sometimes flavors our drinks. I don’t make a habit of posting non-native flowers – this one is native to Brazil. I used these photos as an example for a student about how to study the structure of a plant or an insect or a bird. The conversion to black and white allows you to see with greater clarity the structures involved.
Jordan Lake. I sometimes find that the transition between 3.5 into 4 years of age for the bald eagle presents a quite striking appearance. This eagle has not been injured … he is molting. Even though he might look a little ragged and tattered to us he is very sure that he is might nigh perfect.
Jordan Lake. Introducing Doc Ellen’s Snippets. I am planning these videos as a way to share with you a collection of several brief video moments that occur during a single outing in the Jordan Lake Neighborhood. Enjoy!
Jordan Lake. This morning was considerably cooler than it has been for more than a week. Apparently it was cool enough for this bald eagle to dare to cross above the glowing heat of the solar disk as it rose into the mists above the lake at dawn. Leave it to a bald eagle to be that arrogant.
Jordan Lake. The four-year-old bald eagle saw the fish jump. The race was on! I will probably never ever get another chance to photograph a bald eagle literally chasing a jumping shad. BTW the fish won. Hope you enjoy the race.
Jordan Lake. When I realized that this female Pileated Woodpecker was going to stay longer than just a couple of minutes I switched on the video. She was happily foraging. I hope you enjoy the time with her like I did.
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