This immature great blue heron had confidently strolled past me
– about 25 feet away –
when he decided the speeding boat let him abandon his “show off” display …
Jordan Lake State Park
TagOsprey Fledglings at Jordan Lake
The ospreys are fledging at Jordan Lake – taking their first flights.
Male osprey fledgling. Note his orange eye. Adults have a golden eye.
This is a female osprey fledgling. Her dark feathered “brooch” marks her gender.
A little easier to see her dark neck patch.
By far the easiest way to tell that these ospreys are fledglings are by the white “rivets” on their feathers.
The “rivets” are white dots at the ends of their feathers and will wear off as they age.
JL Neighborhood 19 seconds of flight…
This swallowtail butterfly was visiting the button bush blossoms this morning.
J Neighborhood: 2 Birds, 2 Butterflies and Bumblebees
Elegant, graceful, simply beautiful, Great Egret
Eastern Kingbird fledgling – yelling for a parent to feed him.
the Common Buckeye butterfly
A Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly sharing a button bush blossom with some Eastern Bumblebees.
All these insects, along with the Common Buckeye are important pollinators.
Osprey Dances the Blues: JL Neighborhood
To lose the weight of the water that it picked up when it dove for the fish,
the osprey does a shake beginning at the tip of the beak and running all the way to its tail.
the osprey does a shake beginning at the tip of the beak and running all the way to its tail.
JL Neighborhood, black & white photography
Some days there is nothing like black and white photography to show details.
Unknown 4 year-old-bald eagle. Oh, so, self-assured.
A pair of ospreys. The female is the upper bird. Note her bigger bulk.
As in all raptors, the girls are bigger.
A glare that would be worthy of a bald eagle.
The eastern kingbird certainly seemed to be issuing an edict about whose territory I was on.
Male osprey taking home a fish for his chicks who are close to fledging.
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