Doc Ellen
Missing My Friend Stumpy...
Sometimes I turn around and into my line of sight, out of the fog, a great blue heron appears and reminds me of my long ago friend Stumpy....
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Doc Ellen
- Nov 8, 2019
- 1 min
Odd Face
There is nothing quite like having a 3.5 year-old bald eagle do a 90 degree turn far across the lake and make a bee-line for the shore...
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Doc Ellen
- Nov 5, 2019
- 1 min
Indifferent Bald Eagle Fledgling
I had been watching a great blue heron on the shoreline fishing. Suddenly the fish were forgotten as the great blue heron looked almost...
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Doc Ellen
- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
30 Seconds
This lovely female bald eagle took less than the 30 seconds of this video to surely, swiftly fly past me. Â What power!
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Lady Kingfisher 10/30/2019
Momma Belted Kingfisher was determined to get a fish and I was just as determined to photograph her fishing!
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Morning Natural Minute 10/29/2019
The pied-billed grebes have come in for the winter. The little grebe this morning decided to go fishing very close. They are very small...
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Jordan Lake EXCLAMATION Point! 10/24/2019
I think Hershey makes an excellent emphatic feathered statement about sticking a landing, perfectly! #AmericanBaldEagle
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Blue-winged Teals 10/23/2019
These blue-winged teals zipped past me this morning. These migratory ducks and other waterfowl spend their winter with us. #BlueWingedTeal
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
One Big Fish ... Two Birds 10/20/2019
The fledgling male osprey had caught a fish so big that even a mature female osprey (who are bigger than the males) would have had...
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Drop Like a Rock 10/16/2019
The osprey fledgling was on a branch about 50 feet above me on a tree only 30 feet away. When an osprey is that close to the water and...
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Crow 10/12/2019
A young sharp-shinned hawk takes the opportunity to chase an American crow. The hawk is pestering the crow. The crow is much bigger...
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Skipping? Osprey? 10/10/2019
Ospreys often get rather messy down their chests when they are eating their fish. One way that an osprey can quickly clean his front is...
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Sunrise Bald Eagle Fledgling
Against the sunrise softness flows the stiff shine of feathers and the sharpness of beak and talons. Purpose relentlessly driving the...
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Bald Eagle Fledgling Catches a Fish
This youngster had his eye on the fish and successfully caught his mid-morning snack.
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Godiva Challenges Hershey
Hershey is up top and Godiva down below.
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Doc Ellen
- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Practice!
While on the Haw River above the main lake, a friend and I watched a pair of immature bald eagles practicing the maneuver known as a...
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Doc Ellen
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
Osprey Fledgling Landing
Jordan Lake: Osprey fledgling. This is the same bird that was in this morning's Natural Minute video. Thought y'all might like to see...
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Doc Ellen
- Sep 26, 2019
- 1 min
Falcon! Merlin!!
I was tracking a fish-carrying osprey with my camera when I realized there was a small bird also tracking the osprey. Hmmm. Too late in...
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Doc Ellen
- Sep 25, 2019
- 1 min
Osprey Got His Fish...
The osprey fledgling manages to catch a fish but has some trouble keeping it safe and secure where he can eat it. Â This is the same...
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Doc Ellen
- Sep 24, 2019
- 1 min
What a Face!
Ospreys have very animated faces. Â The fledglings get very expressive. Â This one flew in and surveyed the scene, glanced at me and went...
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