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In the Sky, It’s a Bird—An American Eagle!

09.22.2020 by betsykelleher //

Reading Time: 4 minutes
American Bald Eagle flying with full wing span. Photo by Betsy Kelleher with article on eagles and their habits.

It’s a thrill to sight an American Bald Eagle! Between December 1st and March 1st in our area, people travel to places near the Mississippi River just to catch a glimpse of our national bird. My husband and I live in a mobile home with a lake at our back yard, and I’ve seen an eagle at least five times without leaving home. I think there is a nest not far away, where eagles stay year round, perhaps because there are several lakes within a few miles to offer sources of fish.

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Categories // Nature's Snapshots Tags // American Bald Eagle, baby eaglets, eagle, eagle habitat, eagle nest, eagle sounds, eagle wingspan, eyries, immature eagle, influence of DDT on eagles, size of eagle, symbol of United States

Double-Crested Cormorants

09.13.2020 by betsykelleher //

Reading Time: 3 minutes
Double-crested cormorant with spread wings on a stump and fallen log in the water of a lake. US. Betsy Kelleher

Many years ago, I knew nothing about double-crested cormorants, until I saw one when we vacationed at Kentucky Lake. And then a few years ago, I saw one closer to home in a nearby lake. Now I see two or three a day, sometimes five in the lake behind our mobile home! I’m not sure if I saw them before without knowing what they were, or if there actually are more of these birds coming here now.

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Categories // Nature's Snapshots Tags // diving birds, double-breasted cormorant, facts about cormorant, pictures of cormorant, seabirds, swimming birds

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Betsy is a Christian author and equine columnist whose passions include horses, Boston terriers, writing, photography, music, nature and a certain gray race horse.

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