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By Jordan Lake, Bald Eagle Captain Nest: I Am The Fastest…

 

All parents, be they human or eagle, need an occasional break from parenting duties.  Captain Mom came zipping past the nest with Captain Dad not far behind her.  They flew hard and fast down the cove trying to be the first eagle to the tree.  I think Captain Dad, the lower eagle, just barely won the race!

By Jordan Lake: South Cove Ospreys, Nest Repair

The pair of ospreys have been repairing their old nest, getting it ready for egg laying and the next generation.  Dad osprey goes hunting for a stick, finds one and then has to fight the wind to get it into the nest.  He gets the stick to the nest and Mom osprey then begins the work of weaving in the branch.  Cooperation!!!

By Jordan Lake Bald Eagle Nest Reports & Note; 5 photos
A note about Keeping ALL of Us Safely Together:  Please check back on Monday … I am working on a Keeping-In-Touch plan if the coronavirus keeps us from the lake …
H&G Nest has TWO chicks.
Kinda hard to see, but the two dark lumps at the brim of the nest and between Mom Godiva and the trunk are chicks.
Dad Petruchio at First Nest seems to be as confused about the way the world is atilt as we are.
One of the chicks at First Nest … BIG isn’t it
Both of the chicks at First Nest
From left to right is one of the chicks and then Dad Petruchio;
see what looks like a piece of typing paper above Dad and where the chick is staring… that is Mom Kate’s tail.

By Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River: Quiet Moment for You

I was trying to choose my photos for tonight’s posting and stopped searching when I got to this Carolina chickadee from this morning.  I paused and looked at the softness of the almost spring in the pinks of the redbud tree blossoms and the elegant contrast of the small bird’s black and white plumage.  Thought: we could all do with a quiet moment in these days of stress.  So, take a minute and just be, just be with the little chickadee as he too paused in his day.  Peace and Grace, Doc Ellen