Jordan Lake. Out of the fog I heard the distinct chirp of a song sparrow. It took me a while to find him. He looked at me and gave forth a trill that was beautiful. The fog rolled back across and the delightful singer was gone. Sigh. You might want to increase your volume as some of his single chirps are very high pitched.

4 year-old bald eagle watching an osprey across the cove

osprey determined to get his fish to his mate

trio of red-breasted mergansers

lead bird is an immature male, called an eclipse phase

second bird is a mature female and the last bird is a mature male

close-up of the mature male red-breasted merganser

the red-breasted merganser trio taking flight

double-crested cormorant resplendent in its green black body and neck, accented by the bronze of its wings

the small trees and tall bushes edging the lake in many areas are full of the sweet calls of the song sparrows