Jordan Lake. First Nest. It was foggy yesterday morning but I could still see the bald eagle triplets. Mom Kate is looking at the smallest of the three chicks while the other two siblings look on.
Mom Kate and her Triplets
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TagTriplets!
Jordan Lake. First Nest. Triplets!!! Kate and Bard have three chicks. The usual number of chicks in a nest is two – 3 is uncommon. The small chick laying across the front of the nest is probably the youngest of the 3. Sometimes eggs are laid and hatched several days apart. The 2 bigger chicks are looking up at Dad Bard – you can see the back of his head and his tail.
Shelter 8 update
Jordan Lake. I saw Loblolly last week (that is her in the photo) but have not seen Pitch in more than 3 weeks. We will all have to wait until this coming December to see what Loblolly does. My thanks again to each of you in all your support of not just Loblolly and Pitch but also for the Jordan Lake Neighborhood. Peace and grace, Doc Ellen
First Day of Spring 2023
Jordan Lake. Darn it all! It is the 1st Day of Spring … and the osprey is making an effort to shake out the cold of a winter that seems determined to stay. I’m with the osprey … go winter, go away.
Osprey Dawn Hunting
dawn / sky aglow / metallic /
osprey / eyes glinting / feathers dancing /
sun furnace / bird hovers /
both entities / pulsing /
alive
Measurements
Jordan Lake. We can look at this photo in two ways. We can see that the female 3-year-old bald eagle has a wing length of ~7ft. The female osprey has a wing length of ~ 5ft. The fish, well, has a fin length of ~ 4 ins. Or we can look at the fact that the bald eagle weighs ~ 12#, the osprey weighs ~ 6#, the fish that the eagle wants to steal weighs about a pound… the osprey is carrying ~ a quarter of its own weight.
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