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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Another chilly day….

Our morning walk was done in minus 10 degree temperatures…

Icy morning

the only birds in sight were a pair of Glaucous Wing Gull…..

Icy bath

which were actually bathing…..if that doesn’t make you feel cold I’m not sure what would!

Glaucous Wing Gull on ice

that is ice the bird is walking on, now it’s bath is finished.

Gray day

by mid-day the sky had clouded over and we’d warmed up to a balmy minus 4 (centigrade).  The outflow winds we’ve had for the last few days have also died, which means the weather is about to change.

Lunchtime Eagles and Gull

There were a few Bald Eagles and Glaucous Wing Gull around…including the fellow guarding his salmon lunch….

Stay away!

a juvenile eagle was going to join in but thought better of it when it’s approach brought this response.

Eagle Eating

It is always tempting to try to get a bit closer for a better shot – but that is the worst thing you can do in weather like this (or any time for that matter) as the birds need all the fuel they can find in order to survive the cold.  Therefore these pictures were taken from well back with a zoom lens and then cropped even further.

Salmon

I wanted to show that there are still live Salmon spawning, so there will be a food supply, albeit ‘limited’ for a while yet.  The park access path remained blocked today, so once again, our walk was limited in length.

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