{"id":136909,"date":"2024-11-16T02:42:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T08:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=136909"},"modified":"2024-11-16T02:45:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T08:45:02","slug":"charleston-lake-fog-a-start-to-a-beautiful-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/11\/16\/charleston-lake-fog-a-start-to-a-beautiful-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Charleston Lake Fog &#8211; A Start To A Beautiful Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I&#8217;m sharing a view and video of Charleston Lake shrouded in fog, with a Bald Eagle perched high in a tree. It was a beautiful start to the morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-136906 size-full\" title=\"Bald Eagle in a fog on Charleston Lake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Eagle in a fog on Charleston Lake Park, Franklin County, Arkansas\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bald-eagle-fog-charleston-lake-mia-mcpherson-7242.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Bald Eagle in a fog on Charleston Lake Park \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f9, 1\/400, ISO 2000, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I took a few photos of Bald Eagles in the distance, including the image above. I had high hopes that one of the eagles might fly close enough for high-quality, frame-filling shots, but that wasn\u2019t meant to be.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly, I was enchanted by the foggy views along the lake shore. It felt peaceful. It <em>was<\/em> peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>I also recorded videos of the fog and the nearby birds, but the video below practically whispered to me that others might enjoy seeing it too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:950px;--awb-max-height:534px;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Bald Eagle in a fog at Charleston Lake, Arkansas\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"A few peaceful moments in nature at Charleston Lake, Arkansas. There was a Bald Eagle perched in a tree with Canada Geese flying past. Other bird sounds include a Northern Flicker calling and a White-throated Sparrow just before the end of the video.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-11-15\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ca6eiv1NPJ4\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ca6eiv1NPJ4\" \/><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.21%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Bald Eagle in a fog at Charleston Lake, Arkansas\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27534%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20950%20534%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27534%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ca6eiv1NPJ4?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;d enjoy viewing the video on YouTube, click <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ca6eiv1NPJ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lakeshore, with the Bald Eagle perched in a tree and Canada Geese flying past, still seemed grounded despite the dense, swirling fog. Other bird sounds included a Northern Flicker calling and a White-throated Sparrow near the end of the video.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know who else might need a few moments of nature, but after the past 10\u201311 days, I think I could watch this video over and over again simply because it relaxes me. There is only nature, and that is the calm I\u2019ve needed.<\/p>\n<p>Life<em> is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/bald-eagle-images\/\">here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Bald Eagle photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I&#8217;m sharing a view and video of Charleston Lake shrouded in fog, with a Bald Eagle perched high in a tree. 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