The 2 year-old bald eagle was sure that every tree in the neighborhood belonged to him and this particular tree was only there for his use.
The fish crow and Dad osprey disagreed with that opinion!
male osprey
TagJordan Lake: Osprey Fledgling field id markings, 2 photos
Jordan Lake: The field identification marks on a fledgling Osprey are beautiful and unmistakable. The bright almost red-orange eye is very intense. As an adult the eye would be a clear golden yellow. At the end of each flight and back feather there is a white marking that looks like the head of a “rivet” to me. As the osprey ages these white markings will wear off and be un-noticeable in a 1.5 year-old-osprey.
Jordan Lake Dam: Another Big Bass Capture!
From one end of Jordan Lake to the other, the ospreys are hauling in big bass.
Dad osprey was fishing in the Haw River, inside the riprap at the dam.
Into the flight path of the osprey a great blue heron appeared.
The osprey ignored the squawking heron and concentrated on the bass.
You can see that the raptor was struggling to get the whole fish above the water.
Dad osprey managed the lift and was up and away towards his nest. Whew!
Jordan Lake Osprey Fledgling Fishing Flight 07/20/2019
Osprey Fledgling Fishing
From the start of his turn over in the sky to plunge toward the lake and the capture of his fish,
this male osprey fledgling was successful in his fishing flight this morning.
Jordan Lake: 3 Raptors and 1 Fish
The fledgling bald eagle chases father osprey and tries to get the osprey to drop its fish.
Then dad Hershey changes the game.
Jordan Lake Dam: Osprey Hover 04-25-2019
This time it is PineCone Osprey sky dancing.
He held this hover over the Haw River in the riprap below the Jordan Lake Dam for 57 seconds!
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