Out on the Lake
Yesterday was a great day out on a lake in Central Florida. There are a lot of Bald Eagles that have come back, getting ready to start their new families in a month or so. The Kingfishers were also there buzzing up and down the shoreline.
A male Kingfisher flying fast and low to the water
This Great Blue Heron starting out a foggy morning in its favorite spot
A Bald Eagle watching out over the lake. The fall colors make them blend into the trees
Male Kingfisher pausing to search for fish below
Red Shouldered Hawk watching us pass below
Bald Eagle jumping off from its perch
Bald Eagle sitting atop a dead tree by the lake
Bald Eagle flying away behind the trees
Female Kingfisher flying fast
Female Kingfisher slowing up for a landing
“The Bird that never moves” had some interesting expressions this morning…
… a little scrunchy…
…a concerned look…
…a not to sure about this look
A diving Kingfisher
Bald Eagle lifting off from a lakeside tree
Bald Eagle flying off
A Tern flying in to a popular spot
Bald Eagle jumping off a tree
Bald Eagle dropping down as it flys off
Bald Eagle soaring over the lake
This pair of Bald Eagles recently returned to the lake
Bald Eagle family portrait
Bald Eagle with a fresh fish
Female Kingfisher flying through some low brush
Juvenile Bald Eagle flying over the lake
Bald Eagle hiding up in the pine trees
Sometimes you fly down to take off
This Eagle looks like an olympic diver as it takes flight
Eastern Phoebe searching for bugs…
…and returning with breakfast!
Another pair of Bald Eagles
Bald Eagle sitting in the shady, mossy oaks
Male Kingfisher resting with its catch in its mouth
Male Kingfisher flying off with his tiny fish
Bald Eagle saying goodbye for now
This is a great time of year to go out looking for Bald Eagles. Most all of the migratory ones are back, prepping their nests for this years Eaglettes. Usually they hatch around the end of December. That’s when the real action starts as one of the adults is always at the nest with them and everyone needs to eat. We’ll be going out again to capture that action once it starts!