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Laurel Bed Lake - December 27, 2008

Michelle, Chazzy, and I spent the day birding one of the most beautiful spots along the Clinch Mountain on Saturday. It was time for the annual Blackford/Russell County Christmas Bird Count for the Audubon Society and we could not have asked for better weather. With deep blue skies filled with tumbleweed clouds, light breezes, and temperatures approaching 70 degrees, it was a perfect day for birding. Eagles were out on the wind and we spotted three Bald Eagles over Laurel Bed Lake and two Golden Eagles over Beartown Mountain. Waterfowl put in a good showing at the lake with Canvasbacks, Bufflehead, Ring-necked, Mallard, Black, Pintail, and Ruddy Ducks on the water. Overall, one of the best Christmas Bird Counts I have ever participated in.
Morning Fire on Beartown
Morning Fire on Beartown		 Sunrise at 3,600 Feet
Sunrise at 3,600 Feet		 Perfect Day for a CBC
Perfect Day for a CBC		 Bird Houses Along Lake
Bird Houses Along Lake
Ed Scans for Sparrows
Ed Scans for Sparrows		 Exposed Roots at Laurel Bed Lake
Exposed Roots at Laurel Bed Lake		 Blue on Blue
Blue on Blue		 Chazzy Walks the Beaver Dam
Chazzy Walks the Beaver Dam
Amazing Engineering
Amazing Engineering		 The Beaver Pond
The Beaver Pond		 Michelle after spotting two Bald Eagles
Michelle after spotting two Bald Eagles		 Lone Sentinel
Lone Sentinel
Chazzy Inspects Beaver Lodge
Chazzy Inspects Beaver Lodge		 Headwaters of Laurel Bed Lake
Headwaters of Laurel Bed Lake		 Launching Into the Wind
Launching Into the Wind		 Marsh Streams
Marsh Streams
Behind the Dam
Behind the Dam		 Gnarled Wood
Gnarled Wood		 Big Tumbling Creek
Big Tumbling Creek		 Ed Talbott
Ed Talbott
Chazzy Enjoys the Falls
Chazzy Enjoys the Falls		 Upper Falls
Upper Falls		 Lower Falls
Lower Falls		 Fast Moving Stream
Fast Moving Stream
Water Slide
Water Slide		 Michelle and Chazzy
Michelle and Chazzy		 Shelf Falls
Shelf Falls		 Convergence
Convergence
Lichen World
Lichen World		 White Water
White Water		 Cloud Colors
Cloud Colors		 Three Stand Alone
Three Stand Alone
Virgin's Bower
Virgin's Bower		 Teasel
Teasel		 Teasel, Weathered Barn and Mountain
Teasel, Weathered Barn and Mountain		 Ridgeline Clouds
Ridgeline Clouds
Peaceful Brook
Peaceful Brook		 Red-legged Purseweb Spider ??
Red-legged Purseweb Spider ??		 Lichen
Lichen		 Looking South
Looking South
Beartown Russell
Beartown Russell		 Framing a Cloud
Framing a Cloud		 Eagle Point
Eagle Point		 Looking up Big Tumbling
Looking up Big Tumbling
Ed and Chazzy Wrestle
Ed and Chazzy Wrestle		 The Fields of the Muck
The Fields of the "Muck"		 Raptor Rapture
Raptor Rapture		 Evening Color
Evening Color
Sun and Clouds
Sun and Clouds		 Teasel at Dusk
Teasel at Dusk		 Pastel Fields
Pastel Fields		 Beartown Mountain at Rest
Beartown Mountain at Rest
Evening Fire
Evening Fire		 Time to Head to the Old Mill
Time to Head to the Old Mill

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michele viers 15-Jan-2009 02:37
Very good!
Guest 28-Dec-2008 23:12
I delight in viewing the photos and the captions. Marie
Guest 28-Dec-2008 20:49
Always enjoy your pictures! These are especially nice..... S Price
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