I could sense the strong wingbeats as this eagle came into sight working for altitude as he carried the huge fish up and over the riverbank.
Jordan Lake State Park
Tagautumn thought
a tree, a thought, a moment of golden light at sunrise this morning
calculating look
now I would definitely call that a calculating look on the face of this 3 year old bald eagle
just what she is calculating is her secret…
aloof
At the age of two years, this young eagle has quite a regal outlook on life.
He almost totally ignored me even though I was only about 200 feet from him.
His demeanor glowed in the golden hour light this morning.
surprised…
Jordan Lake surprised me again today.
I had been counting bald eagles for the quarterly eagle count when a large bird of another sort flew past.
It was a white pelican. I see these occasionally at Mattamuskeet or at the ocean shore but not here at Jordan Lake.
What a wonderful sight on a crisp autumn morning.
honest…
Honest, there is a great blue heron in the photo!
The high waters of the lake have flooded all of the shoreline.
This allows the heron to stalk his fish and other snacks far into the tree line.
The lanky body of the heron becomes almost invisible until a stray sun beam lights his eye.
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