Big Chick wants to be fed.
She does not want to have to go get her toes wet by fishing.
Fledgling bald eagles are demanding!
Near the end of the video you can hear her high pitched begging.
see the video at https://flic.kr/p/Ks9XPf
Jordan Lake
Tagwood duck family, 4 photos
as I was watching for eagles, this wood duck family flew over me
mom in the lower left and juvenile male above her
wood duck hen
wood duck male juvenile
wood duck drake
distinct call…
Come warm weather there are certain birds I listen for –
and sometimes spend most of the summer trying to see!
My friend taught me to hear the cuck cuck cuck of the yellow-billed cuckoo.
These birds are secretive and hearing them helps me to find them.
It is unusual for me to catch one flying well out in the open.
sunshine dollop
Ah, how’s this for a dollop of feathered sunshine?
He is a yellow-throated warbler…
wonder how he earned that designation…..
egrets and egrets
This was a mixed flock of egrets that passed over me at Jordan Lake.
The large birds are great egrets.
The 3 smaller birds are snowy egrets.
It is fairly common for me to see the great egrets during the warm months.
I see a very, very occasional snowy egret.
enjoying Jordan Lake
My meanderings about the lake often go un-noticed by birds, critters or humans.
I was looking for an immature great blue heron that I had seen fishing this spot a couple of days ago.
Instead I found a fisherman, lost in his craft.
I snapped the photo and eased back up the bank –
glad to see a human enjoying the tranquility of Jordan Lake.
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