It was a bright, sunny morning on the lake. We had no more than started heading toward the south end of the lake when we spotted the bald eagle in a tall pine tree along the shore. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay put very long, and I was a ways off when it flew. I did manage to get a couple photos.
![Bald Eagle in Pine Tree](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3901.jpg?resize=640%2C803&ssl=1)
![Bald Eagle in Flight](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3903.jpg?resize=640%2C414&ssl=1)
A bit further down, I heard birds making quite a racket. I spotted their bright red heads, a group of red headed woodpeckers.
![Red Headed Woodpecker on Nest](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3912.jpg?resize=640%2C473&ssl=1)
![Family of Red Headed Woodpeckers](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3918.jpg?resize=640%2C850&ssl=1)
![Pair of Red Headed Woodpeckers](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3921.jpg?resize=625%2C1024&ssl=1)
There aren’t as many water lilies on the lake as there were earlier in the season. However, there were still a few that were beautiful, especially with the reflections.
![Water Lily among Lily Pads](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3928.jpg?resize=640%2C384&ssl=1)
![Water Lily Reflection](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3929.jpg?resize=640%2C250&ssl=1)
![Water Lily and Reeds](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3943.jpg?resize=640%2C416&ssl=1)
There were also lots of turtles sunning on the logs along the water. For some reason, this one made me thing of rush hour on the turtle log.
![Turtle Traffic Jam on a Log](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_3956.jpg?resize=640%2C344&ssl=1)
I know we are getting closer to the end of summer, but there are lots of great days ahead. Get out there and see something interesting.
Mark