In the past couple of weeks I have been visiting the 6 Bald Eagle nesting sites I know in my area of eastern North Carolina. Please review a similar story about Eagles on this Journal last April. In that article, I reviewed the same 6 nests and provided an update on the Eagle population in the area. This spring there are similar and continuing very positive developments for these birds. All six nests are occupied with either eggs or baby chicks. It is early, so chick numbers are not yet known since it is not possible to see the chicks until their size makes them visible from the ground. Also notable are the increasing number of adolescent birds seen around the area. I have a few pictures below showing one Eagle pair at their nest as well as a pair of 2-3 year old birds at their favorite hangout. Other pics show birds at their feeding grounds at area catfish growing ponds.
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It is quite early in Eastern NC to see spring colors as prominent as they are in late Feb./early March this year. The seven day span of 60+ temperatures in late February really kicked off early budding and flowering in the area. The soft pastel colors of spring are always fresh and refreshing after the dull grey/brown of late winter. In The Field, these early spring signs are prominent, with bright green grasses, red buds of the Maples, and the pink and white of early blooming trees. The spring bird migration is not yet in full flow. We are still seeing our winter birds and local residents. We are seeing the nesting behavior of some of our locals, and have seen strutting Turkeys and Bald Eagles on the nest. At The Field, I was pleasantly surprised to see a pair of Wood Ducks at their nest hole in a large Pine some 40 feet above the creek, and was able to get photos of the male. It is rare to see a Wood duck perched on a limb that high. The chicks are going to need a parachute!! All the pics below were taken at The Field in the past week. SEE GALLERY BELOW. CLICK ON ANY PIC TO ENLARGE. USE SIDE ARROWS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. SCROLL DOWN FOR RECENT EARLIER ENTRIES OR CLICK ON ARCHIVES ON THE RIGHT. |
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