tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58774704924140404682024-03-04T22:13:34.066-08:00Kathy'sKorner - IBA BC033Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.comBlogger1287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-80290668743349697982024-01-14T20:00:00.000-08:002024-01-14T20:00:58.718-08:00Some winter<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Yes, it has been a while since I posted anything. Truth be told, there just hasn't been much of anything to report.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The great influx of eagles is over, in fact it was almost like someone threw a switch - one day there were eagles.....and then there weren't. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course the local pairs are still here and sometimes you see a few young ones but that is about it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUS22YzkSam2gHbOeeWlz1ihdNHCVkR7T08HR8ryH6CDYf8dfhyUreKQPjy_w2rO5K6lASwPuh6dsZw7hiVCo_fcmzdorPc1QSqLGLBgwLJXlhP9rlC8SvUqBmpw_1Dh5eVBhDvo7PXoqdZDZU9XuXIOMhMTK4C6D386Co3KXMKppY-m3zsjhMKAWxMb5/s5184/IMG_1497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUS22YzkSam2gHbOeeWlz1ihdNHCVkR7T08HR8ryH6CDYf8dfhyUreKQPjy_w2rO5K6lASwPuh6dsZw7hiVCo_fcmzdorPc1QSqLGLBgwLJXlhP9rlC8SvUqBmpw_1Dh5eVBhDvo7PXoqdZDZU9XuXIOMhMTK4C6D386Co3KXMKppY-m3zsjhMKAWxMb5/w640-h480/IMG_1497.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the weather had been unseasonably warm....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OayZ1VJMMX-PNG1BL7NCYYEvQTfkD44VZebpmX9J2ZQlT1rgFIzq9-wmlAPbRAw_eWPmTf8Ug8Fb0aTI0gFgVL697Uvuqc4Wo4CDcXxWiityApwVknGIyYG0O9eCjnQE8fNTHTDYmuX1Y5RDxN3msawpbwNKtyayE0xGIiYS66YPKuJZbv_cccaHJcpp/s5184/IMG_1402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OayZ1VJMMX-PNG1BL7NCYYEvQTfkD44VZebpmX9J2ZQlT1rgFIzq9-wmlAPbRAw_eWPmTf8Ug8Fb0aTI0gFgVL697Uvuqc4Wo4CDcXxWiityApwVknGIyYG0O9eCjnQE8fNTHTDYmuX1Y5RDxN3msawpbwNKtyayE0xGIiYS66YPKuJZbv_cccaHJcpp/w640-h480/IMG_1402.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">until, suddenly it wasn't....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdjqkQZv_mbnwzVPRKc9U0A7tK2yvj3Dd5Mv359phxMUe0sklgViiaFTRqLKXNYk7LrXaWk06FmsTb9s_pUbAiGSiPrpRdXrRQCKdhwA2j99LMwSt5-eqEnJ3r4CVDG4gBBylTOD2gl5ZKp1n14j0UDI-NJFXHQ-7ZPP50ytiNB91FpMpBEGeQest7Uin/s5184/IMG_1591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdjqkQZv_mbnwzVPRKc9U0A7tK2yvj3Dd5Mv359phxMUe0sklgViiaFTRqLKXNYk7LrXaWk06FmsTb9s_pUbAiGSiPrpRdXrRQCKdhwA2j99LMwSt5-eqEnJ3r4CVDG4gBBylTOD2gl5ZKp1n14j0UDI-NJFXHQ-7ZPP50ytiNB91FpMpBEGeQest7Uin/w640-h480/IMG_1591.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">bitter outflow winds arrived and the temperatures plummeted. For a couple of days it was just too cold to venture out at all.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VHHXrqB0coU9irA4CUyUIiup28QJnlLLA1g9omaqvhVkdlKt8YC4uXd4-25qFcSugc-IFnRbedvWv9QNw0mV4R6ZN4QWscqyHBtezQQwsfJjfGrFnadMWTNskRvBPQgSw1gFRnPU_QzGykHjPcWDT1cDp8jNSE4CGRNu9q3bRVFyxj6yhl7IB-Tg6-rE/s5184/IMG_1637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VHHXrqB0coU9irA4CUyUIiup28QJnlLLA1g9omaqvhVkdlKt8YC4uXd4-25qFcSugc-IFnRbedvWv9QNw0mV4R6ZN4QWscqyHBtezQQwsfJjfGrFnadMWTNskRvBPQgSw1gFRnPU_QzGykHjPcWDT1cDp8jNSE4CGRNu9q3bRVFyxj6yhl7IB-Tg6-rE/w640-h480/IMG_1637.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">although still well below freezing, the winds have died so we've been able to get out again.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5jT1cg9614B_NP75hCtgJePHO_-RZuPCBoM3Mbzz5bvMo5uxkwj7j709S3FCkUW6g3XYk1xkonErjWsUifA4rTu_hAVQhR5bTf_yqBiMLifUabcBlWlFqk5PyNeMykVEgEU-tQsgjRtRU07_DEPerOOe7E0WR-Be1HyLZauNMrE4hzs9i0S5EwM_3zZP/s4936/IMG_1642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3353" data-original-width="4936" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5jT1cg9614B_NP75hCtgJePHO_-RZuPCBoM3Mbzz5bvMo5uxkwj7j709S3FCkUW6g3XYk1xkonErjWsUifA4rTu_hAVQhR5bTf_yqBiMLifUabcBlWlFqk5PyNeMykVEgEU-tQsgjRtRU07_DEPerOOe7E0WR-Be1HyLZauNMrE4hzs9i0S5EwM_3zZP/w640-h434/IMG_1642.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Some Trumpeter Swans in flight today...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NIbDfLxBvW-Kfo12BEMRNg_vDL-4XvwJoZo-MydmXMeZX0RLjDsETKzkoWTYderWHgoXn5j_NApXRmootBQlf41bWomRdacT7eGA8wc_w7dXGnSiuXfnJnJIf4ulte2PMQm1bV1l8c6VB-O3DuV0vjAl5KhvK372ArB5HIXdOd3Arpjt5RiEFUtIrloI/s4701/IMG_1648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3400" data-original-width="4701" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NIbDfLxBvW-Kfo12BEMRNg_vDL-4XvwJoZo-MydmXMeZX0RLjDsETKzkoWTYderWHgoXn5j_NApXRmootBQlf41bWomRdacT7eGA8wc_w7dXGnSiuXfnJnJIf4ulte2PMQm1bV1l8c6VB-O3DuV0vjAl5KhvK372ArB5HIXdOd3Arpjt5RiEFUtIrloI/w640-h462/IMG_1648.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Eurasian Collared Doves were snoozing in a sheltered sunny spot.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCCSGxbtht53B11Q7Z3bJLfbB-xA56zPTrLKPvQJcNaNWqtU85p5hzxkw22kpV8gEEVS71NJx3OlEPl65rt-nn6woUjdhLiv-MFeDLMuqluRCi7oPfH__nrGeJu0aKL9Te1xHUwTPxOdO3aF_E7thB8k3ivcbDWhliWm7o2ixMJ5mEH_YIp-ax_0h_Ufw/s5184/IMG_1682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCCSGxbtht53B11Q7Z3bJLfbB-xA56zPTrLKPvQJcNaNWqtU85p5hzxkw22kpV8gEEVS71NJx3OlEPl65rt-nn6woUjdhLiv-MFeDLMuqluRCi7oPfH__nrGeJu0aKL9Te1xHUwTPxOdO3aF_E7thB8k3ivcbDWhliWm7o2ixMJ5mEH_YIp-ax_0h_Ufw/w640-h480/IMG_1682.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">white this Varied Thrush was working it's way along the shoreline.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtU9cw8_7MIr0Ohdsl5slUWn9Q4WtnjDPNycZ6FuGEmiKqy94OU-DLmZg1tpd2Zkt37uO9zYvvjITSaFbX0s5iZTH0Gu1LJM5SMYXqYu4yddhmxeETlaQf3VIeeczMDZb1p7iZdfDUjVbFf3DHx5jlktXhF-zilBuBqjCLJl_rVh_-x4oBB5eaU_q9L5V/s5184/IMG_1657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtU9cw8_7MIr0Ohdsl5slUWn9Q4WtnjDPNycZ6FuGEmiKqy94OU-DLmZg1tpd2Zkt37uO9zYvvjITSaFbX0s5iZTH0Gu1LJM5SMYXqYu4yddhmxeETlaQf3VIeeczMDZb1p7iZdfDUjVbFf3DHx5jlktXhF-zilBuBqjCLJl_rVh_-x4oBB5eaU_q9L5V/w640-h480/IMG_1657.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">you can tell that everything is freezing up as the depth of the river has dropped dramatically leaving these interesting ice formations.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfk_O_c9rC90wr8OezaIdrA9ZEwKK6bOJnSlsUw1XDrm9O8ypjuyg1fDJU9702mEwaUbDNEzFo5TAAAOPY-tQdGRJa8XI3WTAIOE7y89l32FWGHaR7wqe-AEBf7RVuUjAFjY-Ux8wNlRTvciGRxDGbFc4I2IB0JNhKRPgB2W6n4Y5N_agD7qGYKgPKpPM/s5184/IMG_1659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfk_O_c9rC90wr8OezaIdrA9ZEwKK6bOJnSlsUw1XDrm9O8ypjuyg1fDJU9702mEwaUbDNEzFo5TAAAOPY-tQdGRJa8XI3WTAIOE7y89l32FWGHaR7wqe-AEBf7RVuUjAFjY-Ux8wNlRTvciGRxDGbFc4I2IB0JNhKRPgB2W6n4Y5N_agD7qGYKgPKpPM/w640-h480/IMG_1659.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">here is a more detailed look at the ice.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So what is up next? Well they say to expect snow in a couple of days.....we shall see</span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-67091318867254427152023-12-20T19:32:00.000-08:002023-12-20T19:32:37.068-08:00Last day of fall<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">So as of tomorrow, it will be winter....it sure doesn't feel like it, you could be forgiven thinking it was spring! So mild....but maybe that will change.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The big influx of eagles is finished for the season, but eagle interest is still here, mainly due to...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEUekrXDQhDT9uHkEItHg3wJMOAo6Bb6s75AqEOd1mAT5J-MwA5rsA_VDTIljRsiFYLjG6uDnhlHEX0YS0jEt7OSgzuWxTatcyHZRdaA_uP1uBBhIe6l8LE5k-3XnEHND_QOgjQpuZzmn2TYIerqQjbnepUVRtp_Uhhd7Mm53dWmZyNKmOQm54pnY5CRL/s5184/IMG_1196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEUekrXDQhDT9uHkEItHg3wJMOAo6Bb6s75AqEOd1mAT5J-MwA5rsA_VDTIljRsiFYLjG6uDnhlHEX0YS0jEt7OSgzuWxTatcyHZRdaA_uP1uBBhIe6l8LE5k-3XnEHND_QOgjQpuZzmn2TYIerqQjbnepUVRtp_Uhhd7Mm53dWmZyNKmOQm54pnY5CRL/w640-h480/IMG_1196.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this young Golden Eagle that continues to hang about the general area.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdqLXvDjjLYujmWasKFh_81aXyo8uocYpRXzYPaHsIm69DrZfzg3EHx9LnegGtoIuT8a5Mp25wleDrPTNiq-OcKK-217kopn3EBzNeS_TWtl_VNFjir2Y25T22d3DDP7TMQn3OKOEYoJGYWHZE7nXXvKJ9hQ7GY8o33ty1FK6uJKcO_dypjebGuPaOY6U/s5184/IMG_1190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdqLXvDjjLYujmWasKFh_81aXyo8uocYpRXzYPaHsIm69DrZfzg3EHx9LnegGtoIuT8a5Mp25wleDrPTNiq-OcKK-217kopn3EBzNeS_TWtl_VNFjir2Y25T22d3DDP7TMQn3OKOEYoJGYWHZE7nXXvKJ9hQ7GY8o33ty1FK6uJKcO_dypjebGuPaOY6U/w640-h480/IMG_1190.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">it has definitely caused some excitement.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCettUdhA03zjFWg4CEOT9G5WLhyQgj56_UTPuhruzAw8NXxOrcJVU0saR1nvO88s-slIC5k_hTAiAVjA8BCollsfck697yv-4hTNb0Ozx2Ztbsabb55z-j7CCYfOwhfTKcjmHaV4o2HfHsI1PRMKdAajYa0THdUXxHbA3QcheSeTFwk4wHfPikCmqymvK/s5184/IMG_1064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCettUdhA03zjFWg4CEOT9G5WLhyQgj56_UTPuhruzAw8NXxOrcJVU0saR1nvO88s-slIC5k_hTAiAVjA8BCollsfck697yv-4hTNb0Ozx2Ztbsabb55z-j7CCYfOwhfTKcjmHaV4o2HfHsI1PRMKdAajYa0THdUXxHbA3QcheSeTFwk4wHfPikCmqymvK/w640-h480/IMG_1064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">as a contrast, for comparison, this is a young Bald Eagle. Quite different from the young Golden Eagle. Their calls are very different as well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Another unusual visitor that continues to show up is....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgCDs7Qhx7AgFwAuujn1iKo4NmLGmB-9heJ6nJVDEvRAw1LLXLSTo1I4yM9P49w1MrSGbAh4K1bC0N_Sg_HTma1cc06eT3A0vz-cAKw9RvaVn8OaxnOcSEfgVizSPbcYJ61ldYnvlTCrqPrD_2zbrUdYzgUmSH3CTA-XMAyQ1469rPPG_rkQl9QVOOMFl/s5184/IMG_1082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgCDs7Qhx7AgFwAuujn1iKo4NmLGmB-9heJ6nJVDEvRAw1LLXLSTo1I4yM9P49w1MrSGbAh4K1bC0N_Sg_HTma1cc06eT3A0vz-cAKw9RvaVn8OaxnOcSEfgVizSPbcYJ61ldYnvlTCrqPrD_2zbrUdYzgUmSH3CTA-XMAyQ1469rPPG_rkQl9QVOOMFl/w640-h480/IMG_1082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this Bonaparte Gull....shown with a Mallard pair for size comparison.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Although many of our usual small birds continue to be elusive... Yesterday we had an interesting observation....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9sUqd21YhyRN8sPePOGOX5CFWFklGgr7ON-iz5TKXtIlmzUVgb_wJcbxK7KXqTtuWZw9f0b3b75cH4-55mAqUFkScONynPB-uz_ROfzygi4vNOg5Y4gcSTjwwOgHCM-iDUT1OgIxYWchgpUQKbQQwdFLScC79KBdPHUZ6XM5G-G16o1qdz1OBGB93zA0/s5184/IMG_1129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9sUqd21YhyRN8sPePOGOX5CFWFklGgr7ON-iz5TKXtIlmzUVgb_wJcbxK7KXqTtuWZw9f0b3b75cH4-55mAqUFkScONynPB-uz_ROfzygi4vNOg5Y4gcSTjwwOgHCM-iDUT1OgIxYWchgpUQKbQQwdFLScC79KBdPHUZ6XM5G-G16o1qdz1OBGB93zA0/w640-h480/IMG_1129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">we noticed a number (up to 5) Anna's Hummingbirds buzzing around the top of this cedar tree.....and realized that....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzTaw_YcE7WA3SAoqRc2A4yiuSNwnop4rORIuT3tyES9weRRJCSWUABQMRK06wIOUQTNVt67wNVKK_9yWKhWbT_N2NwvC_-V-FMSfflr-_dg2wd5054UFqDB3MiuRAiaHOLYnuVge7KYVyWajYtudehuoxHrE8shxjmwN5N-qvOaFgjbkBk9CE4hM1SOS/s5184/IMG_1111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzTaw_YcE7WA3SAoqRc2A4yiuSNwnop4rORIuT3tyES9weRRJCSWUABQMRK06wIOUQTNVt67wNVKK_9yWKhWbT_N2NwvC_-V-FMSfflr-_dg2wd5054UFqDB3MiuRAiaHOLYnuVge7KYVyWajYtudehuoxHrE8shxjmwN5N-qvOaFgjbkBk9CE4hM1SOS/w640-h480/IMG_1111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the hummingbirds were harassing a Northern Pygmy Owl! Of course these tiny owls are voracious hunters of song birds, so a good reason for the small birds to stay hidden although we had seen a small flock of another unusual visitors, Common Redpolls, just before seeing the hummingbirds - unfortunately just couldn't manage a decent picture of them.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX5VVP3W7L6nN6A5MkpkVVpl8B_LKvVOFBWVkfcG8r2cBdngdiwzIDa5uM37OYhMImMyyyqtl7WpQbaKMntdc60Pdue1Yn9XHGSCgKd_KOLM5LyGwQGNxEmzIneyt9TTwKssf2Qivna77WhvvzSLMijHz-7EN_561THrj01dkrMbEBTd_GmLbF5Yufab2/s5184/IMG_1054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX5VVP3W7L6nN6A5MkpkVVpl8B_LKvVOFBWVkfcG8r2cBdngdiwzIDa5uM37OYhMImMyyyqtl7WpQbaKMntdc60Pdue1Yn9XHGSCgKd_KOLM5LyGwQGNxEmzIneyt9TTwKssf2Qivna77WhvvzSLMijHz-7EN_561THrj01dkrMbEBTd_GmLbF5Yufab2/w640-h480/IMG_1054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">another day, this Cooper's Hawk was making sure everyone was in hiding mode.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It will be interesting to see how 'winter' plays out. So far it has been anything but what we would consider normal. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-57669596304874960172023-12-10T19:28:00.000-08:002023-12-10T19:28:28.138-08:00Wow!<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">One of the things that keep us 'birder's' going is every now and then, something unusual happens. You go for days, weeks, months, even, in this case, years, and then all of a sudden....Wow!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday was one of those 'Wow!' sightings.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUS684bogPngzIYsa9yZcGDs4wSro0BLkFxZjgAfBFhDxoG8jpPumSEOfeyHPB3Ys2t5xBVFIRAM-K87MWTnG54mtRkKabEKSUp6_ed3FmDwAASdO6vkyeLsSeAKqqnLRBR1GFZQ_mE_fQvpTghseErQyxjxfZHqk70cciGHh3huOFtcLrj9bVq5vKQAW/s5184/IMG_0772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUS684bogPngzIYsa9yZcGDs4wSro0BLkFxZjgAfBFhDxoG8jpPumSEOfeyHPB3Ys2t5xBVFIRAM-K87MWTnG54mtRkKabEKSUp6_ed3FmDwAASdO6vkyeLsSeAKqqnLRBR1GFZQ_mE_fQvpTghseErQyxjxfZHqk70cciGHh3huOFtcLrj9bVq5vKQAW/w640-h480/IMG_0772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a Golden Eagle right down in the log bay! Occasionally, over the 25 plus years I've been watching this area, a knowledgeable person has reported a Golden Eagle, most often those who report seeing one have actually just seen a juvenile Bald Eagle. There is no mistaking this one. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2HSk_A9Oa8i2fORAa2uKovbPg-a3xHEcWCbcqLmW3AaQWOXRKIt7Rz_lu3U4GAQeYCtmtu3nLn7nIckdGK2AYK_5xRGhtv9AQxaxrhFlWV3xveaRHIdPSIky-Ez7pwpmNVd1YEp8jxTI_ukG9_6ZJ4-ynAOVxLh7uv8xX6TTnqaNbWIOxB1n5EHZSWHT/s5184/IMG_0800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2HSk_A9Oa8i2fORAa2uKovbPg-a3xHEcWCbcqLmW3AaQWOXRKIt7Rz_lu3U4GAQeYCtmtu3nLn7nIckdGK2AYK_5xRGhtv9AQxaxrhFlWV3xveaRHIdPSIky-Ez7pwpmNVd1YEp8jxTI_ukG9_6ZJ4-ynAOVxLh7uv8xX6TTnqaNbWIOxB1n5EHZSWHT/w640-h480/IMG_0800.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this rear view shows the colour pattern on the tail.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqojebuE39Wur5EgTgdulDL57kl-uvNeiU2hWc_7qMiLNAolaT0qgJh323aR_-SLNT1xCskLvUc6YOnX8YUx-NUkGrBqBGQWR1NYvBquWKDhUMe4mMONd650bkH82I1WGCTItwnCM0gGZLhyphenhyphensfqqnya8sWGR_b2NekjoNEno4VhyvUdRSZOG8uXYveLtI/s5184/IMG_0785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqojebuE39Wur5EgTgdulDL57kl-uvNeiU2hWc_7qMiLNAolaT0qgJh323aR_-SLNT1xCskLvUc6YOnX8YUx-NUkGrBqBGQWR1NYvBquWKDhUMe4mMONd650bkH82I1WGCTItwnCM0gGZLhyphenhyphensfqqnya8sWGR_b2NekjoNEno4VhyvUdRSZOG8uXYveLtI/w640-h480/IMG_0785.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">here is another view....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd34hUjU1FTppOIgMxMKrK2xkfF2aJ4uDAkeouOcFm9QPzIdN1_KtdXbnRpEFVNP_fD-S0HJBY4-tw7Ci-tMY4YFqnupqzlhNRr2Z6xL1PBbweJVXljpoXZPhi99A_6TSaOT6qTFxdhiywWa0_8aJ19UZNO86qbUA3OmmQYc17ur1mNdD0ezLik_rookXi/s5184/IMG_0805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd34hUjU1FTppOIgMxMKrK2xkfF2aJ4uDAkeouOcFm9QPzIdN1_KtdXbnRpEFVNP_fD-S0HJBY4-tw7Ci-tMY4YFqnupqzlhNRr2Z6xL1PBbweJVXljpoXZPhi99A_6TSaOT6qTFxdhiywWa0_8aJ19UZNO86qbUA3OmmQYc17ur1mNdD0ezLik_rookXi/w640-h480/IMG_0805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">then, just to make things easy to compare, a juvenile Bald Eagle flew down beside the Golden. The Bald Eagle is on the right, the Golden on the left.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3FPI3AtFmwSSXYL7_pQZ68T2HlhlH6jjJC6zv2rKXL6MkqsM3sjiyVeUrZny_yZq4a1N-KV3x-9TyVFxxj9yjNlNXt-RllK0QTWPDf1bJMT0lZouAdo5BNDaTMXtcNYQml-MHRZUJ0o1gYQtERvYFcVT9dwRsDyhezIkUgApguEMrNFLUa_63gy77_f9/s5184/IMG_0815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3FPI3AtFmwSSXYL7_pQZ68T2HlhlH6jjJC6zv2rKXL6MkqsM3sjiyVeUrZny_yZq4a1N-KV3x-9TyVFxxj9yjNlNXt-RllK0QTWPDf1bJMT0lZouAdo5BNDaTMXtcNYQml-MHRZUJ0o1gYQtERvYFcVT9dwRsDyhezIkUgApguEMrNFLUa_63gy77_f9/w640-h480/IMG_0815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">now the juvenile Bald is on the left and the Golden on the right. The juvenile Bald looks bigger than the Golden because it was a bit closer. In reality, Golden Eagles are larger than Bald Eagles, although juvenile eagles tend to be larger than fully mature ones.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVR7g-t_rgyKNb_MaE-vcXBJc5FPie7LvonO5B-ptu5AcCHebT81nyM3-7bLYd8JzU5RFTax0jXAe-YP3RLa7KW-8SEGgSaJzXt49iRntmkCRySj_oYTmy9tlwK7q5izHR-60L15HINClRad3NZHcU0tNUM2CeKCNLsQHos6ddRAgMeCMFN9xj9T5yoYx/s5184/IMG_0793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVR7g-t_rgyKNb_MaE-vcXBJc5FPie7LvonO5B-ptu5AcCHebT81nyM3-7bLYd8JzU5RFTax0jXAe-YP3RLa7KW-8SEGgSaJzXt49iRntmkCRySj_oYTmy9tlwK7q5izHR-60L15HINClRad3NZHcU0tNUM2CeKCNLsQHos6ddRAgMeCMFN9xj9T5yoYx/w640-h480/IMG_0793.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Golden Eagle wasn't the only unusual visitor yesterday, a Bonaparte Gull was also there. We had a few of these earlier in the fall but they are definitely not a common sight here.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNtRvfQfV2vgkvacdh-2X-bBHMnewnwJ-8CrlaTGvFduC8igRP7vgluU67-wVmLz6GbOQBr2aqgjn9bgIatqLorP6BvIA5uSlCr9YXDCN4Y6VZiFAS4EWY7YH-fE2QWRb-gIkNdPFHBQ9C4EcKt3789q5lgcZ0Hkds2dvirIvSOaKQErXpIaOUr1h3w68/s5184/IMG_0821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNtRvfQfV2vgkvacdh-2X-bBHMnewnwJ-8CrlaTGvFduC8igRP7vgluU67-wVmLz6GbOQBr2aqgjn9bgIatqLorP6BvIA5uSlCr9YXDCN4Y6VZiFAS4EWY7YH-fE2QWRb-gIkNdPFHBQ9C4EcKt3789q5lgcZ0Hkds2dvirIvSOaKQErXpIaOUr1h3w68/w640-h480/IMG_0821.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">another, not so common sight, a bit later in the day was snow. First of the season and it didn't stay long.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaj-e3OCjuIsolLOl8t-xr9f34KYE_QSc4Iz2vJsMWQKQrn2829Y8a2Qsg62ut-XkPz8mD0p491b1RQ7H0kd-Ld_6Sx_ihRHy9JbLp9AN3SQjWGmrVQrtKFWaJ7_pSAvyOZtdkJmeCWwutCa5uZXu4pbQWRBWK9rls3OQwONuHLQqIQiQogNV7XSfsDHF/s5184/IMG_0824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaj-e3OCjuIsolLOl8t-xr9f34KYE_QSc4Iz2vJsMWQKQrn2829Y8a2Qsg62ut-XkPz8mD0p491b1RQ7H0kd-Ld_6Sx_ihRHy9JbLp9AN3SQjWGmrVQrtKFWaJ7_pSAvyOZtdkJmeCWwutCa5uZXu4pbQWRBWK9rls3OQwONuHLQqIQiQogNV7XSfsDHF/w640-h480/IMG_0824.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We wandered back over to the log bay, this approximately 4 year old Bald Eagle was enjoying a snack in the snow.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGEMr9Cmr-l5p6qHdlNWVZlkyPGA3WhSSSJ9p_7DXo_vw93pqmqWFxbAMnI1Dq3bhdv3LhicVpo9siC-LTfrC3s_ueh12VCHnmO9FcWkbMWAKPrNMyW47Fh3Grw044-kvWyjn3zz8YJT8pKopApaw5nGvmHrz1Yeq8rsJ34DxpG8l7r-MjtcVwBf7kHMG/s5184/IMG_0783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGEMr9Cmr-l5p6qHdlNWVZlkyPGA3WhSSSJ9p_7DXo_vw93pqmqWFxbAMnI1Dq3bhdv3LhicVpo9siC-LTfrC3s_ueh12VCHnmO9FcWkbMWAKPrNMyW47Fh3Grw044-kvWyjn3zz8YJT8pKopApaw5nGvmHrz1Yeq8rsJ34DxpG8l7r-MjtcVwBf7kHMG/w640-h480/IMG_0783.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Will end off with an adult Bald Eagle.....</span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-70158318557675765942023-12-08T19:39:00.000-08:002023-12-08T19:39:08.161-08:00Well into December<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">We are well into December now and the viewing of Bald Eagles continues....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuaesenH4IeeM_Pit9BShreJKQAmoMuGwRkcdbJiXs7YKl8A2fqz4SG4lkERY3OWcPpQYfwSUSPGqoKcQL06aOs1mI4Z825PLHCFDbL6zOnl0xYTalo422oJYbwssvq1idg7XQKsvHSsxXsuO-EDFBHMINWDB-KVI-xeRX90hCVJ2o18bnTtOOO2Qi4kL/s5184/IMG_0743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuaesenH4IeeM_Pit9BShreJKQAmoMuGwRkcdbJiXs7YKl8A2fqz4SG4lkERY3OWcPpQYfwSUSPGqoKcQL06aOs1mI4Z825PLHCFDbL6zOnl0xYTalo422oJYbwssvq1idg7XQKsvHSsxXsuO-EDFBHMINWDB-KVI-xeRX90hCVJ2o18bnTtOOO2Qi4kL/w640-h480/IMG_0743.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">some days there are quite the gatherings....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzVd0aG0deTt2P125cFTPQs2brzqGgmmwk3Fhdla_0Wb-gzjfXdynOiDuD0Ut72cvvb-CIpxSWSHYX4fIWv3sHtPkIiiUpf-gJpTIJKYjncbaVCAJuTDJKvYjlJRWDfS-axS5BwxnLSwrODaNwRlQeJFiCvWB5ROKlhZzVhP1VhKxr0k3kpu-alqN5cjF/s5184/IMG_0561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzVd0aG0deTt2P125cFTPQs2brzqGgmmwk3Fhdla_0Wb-gzjfXdynOiDuD0Ut72cvvb-CIpxSWSHYX4fIWv3sHtPkIiiUpf-gJpTIJKYjncbaVCAJuTDJKvYjlJRWDfS-axS5BwxnLSwrODaNwRlQeJFiCvWB5ROKlhZzVhP1VhKxr0k3kpu-alqN5cjF/w640-h480/IMG_0561.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">like this.... other day's, not so much.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Water levels....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex6YMakmkRJcDLXOZoDYKmojGdfg5H9B_gwf9IYepsitQW7-Bt-6Ct6UMcmC0GRveTGtT7cQaphSkf9h1uJ_txSs-Nk61d1_zGBXBa58AK2NckXDxoZnIpV1BSv-LsVMHMX7cUbIwXYtkpMxg35VY9iNtz5EL7b_RAAokfYEYOJSrRGA830XfkPVtGA17/s5184/IMG_0641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex6YMakmkRJcDLXOZoDYKmojGdfg5H9B_gwf9IYepsitQW7-Bt-6Ct6UMcmC0GRveTGtT7cQaphSkf9h1uJ_txSs-Nk61d1_zGBXBa58AK2NckXDxoZnIpV1BSv-LsVMHMX7cUbIwXYtkpMxg35VY9iNtz5EL7b_RAAokfYEYOJSrRGA830XfkPVtGA17/w640-h480/IMG_0641.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">rose when we had rain....but have dropped again almost as quickly as they came up.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4e4Pcuvqjuq_hAYsJnYNrYLGJBbQTMA6VmRZPywHUsFkX9LBaxdT3EzByOqxvKaqAysiMlDmd21XE9nkOlVh19h3XV1NdK6iXSCYfO2ZaoGVQt5xN8pg-4D7PTg_7msUBfCkRuBB5H37R770SjrHDgxKeKlT0Fh23RmP6MWPUFKQIpPOM7d57oD0MlTF/s4386/IMG_0646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="4386" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4e4Pcuvqjuq_hAYsJnYNrYLGJBbQTMA6VmRZPywHUsFkX9LBaxdT3EzByOqxvKaqAysiMlDmd21XE9nkOlVh19h3XV1NdK6iXSCYfO2ZaoGVQt5xN8pg-4D7PTg_7msUBfCkRuBB5H37R770SjrHDgxKeKlT0Fh23RmP6MWPUFKQIpPOM7d57oD0MlTF/w640-h440/IMG_0646.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Canada Geese showed up with the water.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSpkvijjM2-raolQXbOXgj4saIrHShH1infXiXXUnFqxkk2VLAJSHNeesbFibWHG6B0sS0javCnLhOyxFO84Tv2wwLdN03wa21KLW9-HsJ2WOcENdc6-sIpdjoSd2_RveDdmrHyP0fodXP8Ai-OVpg2ndGc5vtTre7DxiSDrCZSV4HggLhSH9VLXldS0f/s5184/IMG_0747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSpkvijjM2-raolQXbOXgj4saIrHShH1infXiXXUnFqxkk2VLAJSHNeesbFibWHG6B0sS0javCnLhOyxFO84Tv2wwLdN03wa21KLW9-HsJ2WOcENdc6-sIpdjoSd2_RveDdmrHyP0fodXP8Ai-OVpg2ndGc5vtTre7DxiSDrCZSV4HggLhSH9VLXldS0f/w640-h480/IMG_0747.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Trumpeter Swans can usually be found, sometimes just a few, sometimes in larger numbers.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mallards and Common Merganser have hung around too.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqApzMtqlUVrzRUXC59G5KF7wvR3SluY8xBG33vECmExy1DvEumoqqPlgoqMJaHMlUuuL55nXZJwS3KfIgUj7B6TiFj49bU3RW1gqA_Lbo4AYqkdXAdz5gsoFE0nx014GwTtpD31TTnZ7ZjGX9S5e6ZaoGpNi91P8XkVjK5FIPNCDaH9UGo3PrxgFXD11/s5184/IMG_0667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqApzMtqlUVrzRUXC59G5KF7wvR3SluY8xBG33vECmExy1DvEumoqqPlgoqMJaHMlUuuL55nXZJwS3KfIgUj7B6TiFj49bU3RW1gqA_Lbo4AYqkdXAdz5gsoFE0nx014GwTtpD31TTnZ7ZjGX9S5e6ZaoGpNi91P8XkVjK5FIPNCDaH9UGo3PrxgFXD11/w640-h480/IMG_0667.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there hasn't been much in the way of unusual sightings, although this Cooper's Hawk was around the other day.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGoCIy_lH869Gh8yHZTiVpPsGxuqmBnicMzxQW-k1v1nDMzNe8gbErdJ2JT6YYt7eaNFMW-1UCMFSqt8JXYL55epQo1_iwX61XR9CmaOYABu234Ngr_hvbZTDoSgF8a1J08hZRdN2rVzEsaatojeiCK_KtS9utOSxvhbXoatGKsDw5ERZ5hnUY9XSe-sl/s5184/IMG_0724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGoCIy_lH869Gh8yHZTiVpPsGxuqmBnicMzxQW-k1v1nDMzNe8gbErdJ2JT6YYt7eaNFMW-1UCMFSqt8JXYL55epQo1_iwX61XR9CmaOYABu234Ngr_hvbZTDoSgF8a1J08hZRdN2rVzEsaatojeiCK_KtS9utOSxvhbXoatGKsDw5ERZ5hnUY9XSe-sl/w640-h480/IMG_0724.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a Song Sparrow decided to show itself the other day as well. Actually there were two but one stayed down low, which is what most of the smaller birds seem to be doing these days.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu10a1VD5cCAu1f6maFCNdkJ_81lZyON5QpKawvHqIm7TdHYrsSuLFKEmNjmlAUI93K1Xmq_v2qHM9JvppSGDwh6nTuKqBrO5KKRVpzXXyOc5etFP2VIKWX_k1pDFm6hgIqD2bWPgfgc_5lneP8pZTdpOx51Nq7nOIsDNWgWW1_7oe0t8KHfqmqUqS5SIU/s5184/IMG_0595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu10a1VD5cCAu1f6maFCNdkJ_81lZyON5QpKawvHqIm7TdHYrsSuLFKEmNjmlAUI93K1Xmq_v2qHM9JvppSGDwh6nTuKqBrO5KKRVpzXXyOc5etFP2VIKWX_k1pDFm6hgIqD2bWPgfgc_5lneP8pZTdpOx51Nq7nOIsDNWgWW1_7oe0t8KHfqmqUqS5SIU/w640-h480/IMG_0595.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">so since eagles are the main attraction, might as well post a few more photos...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hdPiPFewPudFRyDW5lZvvniekYpXzooeP4s-wnk30U3V-mcn2-JjAJmuJz6CdHPBbLk9ypFcOLGtYWxKEmwYhAI2HNIzAwHotMRDx5u8rfg6jeV8Qxf1l2GmFFgaoHYxNiRcH3RMfVSIlMU3WV66Wcs0_wePzJrBrELXKdx-QvLL1oyOQZomAjnE9S6i/s5184/IMG_0599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hdPiPFewPudFRyDW5lZvvniekYpXzooeP4s-wnk30U3V-mcn2-JjAJmuJz6CdHPBbLk9ypFcOLGtYWxKEmwYhAI2HNIzAwHotMRDx5u8rfg6jeV8Qxf1l2GmFFgaoHYxNiRcH3RMfVSIlMU3WV66Wcs0_wePzJrBrELXKdx-QvLL1oyOQZomAjnE9S6i/w640-h480/IMG_0599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">adult eating salmon</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCJSnWRxUvKjtFXRWUyqLFQMmiQXHYdTy8aRvTCWPmnrsEHDdC22W1AvaMm6rDsNCSH7FjMso8JURBxdiP9S3dG0JsRvlJPRti7ybOBfRe6vRL2jqW1QHQ42U_blmZjLQ9po2V746gUS67wMxyWPyLqcyTiMIdP4Ltwmvu4q86ico4LeNdy7UQHP4rtU9/s5184/IMG_0680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCJSnWRxUvKjtFXRWUyqLFQMmiQXHYdTy8aRvTCWPmnrsEHDdC22W1AvaMm6rDsNCSH7FjMso8JURBxdiP9S3dG0JsRvlJPRti7ybOBfRe6vRL2jqW1QHQ42U_blmZjLQ9po2V746gUS67wMxyWPyLqcyTiMIdP4Ltwmvu4q86ico4LeNdy7UQHP4rtU9/w480-h640/IMG_0680.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Trio on a branch.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-2385282245328524542023-12-01T19:17:00.000-08:002023-12-01T19:17:59.507-08:00Now it is December....<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Last month of the year and a definite change in the weather.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lwjH1lez_ykYdKE4dFHDhUDY1ZX3WH0qU6g6Dq9cQBMZkI-SQfoAI4rFQiOnvVTE_H9mBuAPl6yiR1-X4eIVrBWe3tQhrYFtgxcrmCCYpsSKqrwRZ_nwi6J-tKFl6vVkXSwiURlOJc7WssdDblbCF7i4yy41lsn0FZs-A92IX-CxlEYHkzMIkP5t7vco/s5184/IMG_0517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lwjH1lez_ykYdKE4dFHDhUDY1ZX3WH0qU6g6Dq9cQBMZkI-SQfoAI4rFQiOnvVTE_H9mBuAPl6yiR1-X4eIVrBWe3tQhrYFtgxcrmCCYpsSKqrwRZ_nwi6J-tKFl6vVkXSwiURlOJc7WssdDblbCF7i4yy41lsn0FZs-A92IX-CxlEYHkzMIkP5t7vco/w640-h480/IMG_0517.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">started off with a little bit of snow overnight.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZACNnPnWShHM7RSYF1T52BiyBCcR9egsNfjwDMUiKNCPFbIYoTJ-MFc8lNmlsv7ZijzpsBQelcl8ellvu4Wuz4NaS8XIQrqXhXYz9mdfVgXpy8ZngK8wdMIjCSmPzxEWsFHCw1h6puOL-8b9SHyjTcCqX_vxGEPU9O0IxlNCq1aXQ9U1GLoC1iwzeSjH0/s5184/IMG_0520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZACNnPnWShHM7RSYF1T52BiyBCcR9egsNfjwDMUiKNCPFbIYoTJ-MFc8lNmlsv7ZijzpsBQelcl8ellvu4Wuz4NaS8XIQrqXhXYz9mdfVgXpy8ZngK8wdMIjCSmPzxEWsFHCw1h6puOL-8b9SHyjTcCqX_vxGEPU9O0IxlNCq1aXQ9U1GLoC1iwzeSjH0/w640-h480/IMG_0520.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">slightly inclement weather is always better for seeing Eagle! They were perched all over this morning.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxv1wgGS6_DaQgHDdpSFuhEELXv-tPIMuVAqh63PL23r2gmqVnc1VxksYF3cotkjQMATNohkUJPR8g7BMoeVl5OZhbx47jxSKLsdqqcx9x9ldFlGlfv_sTYpNpWZBbAjy4arP5yYp1T-iWldCN-2Ljuba_qXXmcHnqBWE6aTTY8pNBjShsaOnqwHw5nEH/s5184/IMG_0537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxv1wgGS6_DaQgHDdpSFuhEELXv-tPIMuVAqh63PL23r2gmqVnc1VxksYF3cotkjQMATNohkUJPR8g7BMoeVl5OZhbx47jxSKLsdqqcx9x9ldFlGlfv_sTYpNpWZBbAjy4arP5yYp1T-iWldCN-2Ljuba_qXXmcHnqBWE6aTTY8pNBjShsaOnqwHw5nEH/w640-h480/IMG_0537.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">quite the variety out there. Some Trumpeter Swans (we are still waiting to see a Tundra Swan this year), Mallards, Mergansers and gulls.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmevoRnQ0JAQu6IUPrtGqy-V_XVEQ5PohYl3Su_Ik3DUvxjP0hZiu6RUelP7NdUHxWwjRtuE8z63bZTh6ZyuYmk2NAQrptiz16VArvD3H4DSZb6hZCq6f09B-vv0MRTNPiJ9UJBaIzittPpjHmwJDrTnpg6A4r7ah3N3GQGq55hDZEwpJHiVX8Bf6nUoka/s5184/IMG_0541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmevoRnQ0JAQu6IUPrtGqy-V_XVEQ5PohYl3Su_Ik3DUvxjP0hZiu6RUelP7NdUHxWwjRtuE8z63bZTh6ZyuYmk2NAQrptiz16VArvD3H4DSZb6hZCq6f09B-vv0MRTNPiJ9UJBaIzittPpjHmwJDrTnpg6A4r7ah3N3GQGq55hDZEwpJHiVX8Bf6nUoka/w640-h480/IMG_0541.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Bald Eagles of course!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwO0bQSgcfihdLIo5JYyTDQuYuy0jcbU5PnCDtQYzz3LNzAkOjOCCWnXO3olNc0PhM7FoA6J0RqeOiz5abKaW62HO9DPn8C0I_-5VONoD5S5dAcanF1hFEQOLMWQbL15ribN6pXZfad6fp22DasSHMuJve35EdhSLWk2XHATqx7gNx7urjjp-Pxjr8SeO/s5184/IMG_0547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwO0bQSgcfihdLIo5JYyTDQuYuy0jcbU5PnCDtQYzz3LNzAkOjOCCWnXO3olNc0PhM7FoA6J0RqeOiz5abKaW62HO9DPn8C0I_-5VONoD5S5dAcanF1hFEQOLMWQbL15ribN6pXZfad6fp22DasSHMuJve35EdhSLWk2XHATqx7gNx7urjjp-Pxjr8SeO/w640-h480/IMG_0547.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">something unusual this year are the number of dabbling ducks, especially American Wigeon that are hanging about the area. The 'flats' have been high and dry for so long that grasses have grown on them, which the ducks are grazing on. Normally, this would be under water and the ducks would be found in local fields. There is a pair of Green-wing Teal and a male American Wigeon in this photo.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLed1GTUbwk_xR44d3M6N-l1og24KkshOEu-m1DC3SAqDHEx7IE_Em1yEZB0ufyCbd_pF3NLg4LdLYLiGOKkGY1JzwLUtyYlapupq4K-harEUu6IdBQnk6DdTMVyhczA1uiuNc7zopiKbJdF-vf_W1_aW1SZfb2wSAevBuVafXcIX8JAWNO59mCyhMphv/s5184/IMG_0552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLed1GTUbwk_xR44d3M6N-l1og24KkshOEu-m1DC3SAqDHEx7IE_Em1yEZB0ufyCbd_pF3NLg4LdLYLiGOKkGY1JzwLUtyYlapupq4K-harEUu6IdBQnk6DdTMVyhczA1uiuNc7zopiKbJdF-vf_W1_aW1SZfb2wSAevBuVafXcIX8JAWNO59mCyhMphv/w640-h480/IMG_0552.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">not sure what is in that muck, but obviously the Mallards and a couple of female Green-wing Teal are enjoying something!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK32tzTJEIobYVvPd5eigcFxBKMPovnLWAMHr10SqV3SUluHHoDcmLhMqNgi2hXfhf7BMr1Dnet8CUH_tMUys09LfrkSWIi8kWeuQD3ZSokWwKtT8Tacj6OoRY9YYhURVgsIfu4d59V14RqNdRp55kMmvRGI8_H3L3wQPhmepZSeNaq1hu_A-vvwDYDzO-/s5184/IMG_0534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK32tzTJEIobYVvPd5eigcFxBKMPovnLWAMHr10SqV3SUluHHoDcmLhMqNgi2hXfhf7BMr1Dnet8CUH_tMUys09LfrkSWIi8kWeuQD3ZSokWwKtT8Tacj6OoRY9YYhURVgsIfu4d59V14RqNdRp55kMmvRGI8_H3L3wQPhmepZSeNaq1hu_A-vvwDYDzO-/w640-h480/IMG_0534.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Song birds have been making themselves scarce lately. This Song Sparrow showed up for a few minutes this afternoon.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CYRqiDeMA5DlQAleJ48R7A6skEu4P0EnNy2zWoKMp9q54GfU80lowTNbaoNPaKXCt6ZCv0eDDPHX01u64caHi4A7I9A37uGijI-WeGTFS60xH7VfLKf8xeB4GISWQPv64A62kwF50iixQKFAKor4LC6lIT6PIb6iC5rhqQWcFrqgpRfM7dehmeQCEXKJ/s4896/P1030731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4896" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CYRqiDeMA5DlQAleJ48R7A6skEu4P0EnNy2zWoKMp9q54GfU80lowTNbaoNPaKXCt6ZCv0eDDPHX01u64caHi4A7I9A37uGijI-WeGTFS60xH7VfLKf8xeB4GISWQPv64A62kwF50iixQKFAKor4LC6lIT6PIb6iC5rhqQWcFrqgpRfM7dehmeQCEXKJ/w640-h426/P1030731.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and this is just a reminder of what it looked like on the first of December last year.</span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-2341619319615408242023-11-28T19:37:00.000-08:002023-11-28T19:37:38.076-08:00Eagles continue<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Seems Bald Eagles are flooding the sites these days! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXKlg1yeblzzLBgcIo7MXo5_6wVE-8uXyXUV-9n_GOi8wQxQHTttuNuutgH5LrI5WaJhzvT1uVUipBdgIf64et8qio3fRRJ01TAnX5gu0l6ZDZbNGwJ7eI8ML1PtroQEJUDNJ8gFUX1hKyZyylb9GekdTnyMmhQeHdu4bocOAHiTjqS2L4-GZsIkGxRru/s5184/IMG_0430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXKlg1yeblzzLBgcIo7MXo5_6wVE-8uXyXUV-9n_GOi8wQxQHTttuNuutgH5LrI5WaJhzvT1uVUipBdgIf64et8qio3fRRJ01TAnX5gu0l6ZDZbNGwJ7eI8ML1PtroQEJUDNJ8gFUX1hKyZyylb9GekdTnyMmhQeHdu4bocOAHiTjqS2L4-GZsIkGxRru/w640-h480/IMG_0430.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this stretch of clear sunny weather with frosty mornings has certainly drawn out the photographers. Personally, I would have preferred some of the fog that others experienced, but we've had none.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MOBfsGB-30Ge59cTZfmOJL7-tN4712O2_ouIASrIQ_1RLgoQKtggGQ_Ue9HPxhudHXifCSj2Ugf8qtbkt7tohOtK0TG0pPhNC8ctjJL-a2tV22utLOqQwM2lSNipOWIk7dwoB3jBeC1Rg5RSTD52kDPdfTiLCwGasc0VvxztBdUBtJmLfIe5Rav7o5-q/s5184/IMG_0431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MOBfsGB-30Ge59cTZfmOJL7-tN4712O2_ouIASrIQ_1RLgoQKtggGQ_Ue9HPxhudHXifCSj2Ugf8qtbkt7tohOtK0TG0pPhNC8ctjJL-a2tV22utLOqQwM2lSNipOWIk7dwoB3jBeC1Rg5RSTD52kDPdfTiLCwGasc0VvxztBdUBtJmLfIe5Rav7o5-q/w640-h480/IMG_0431.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the log bay continues to be the center of activity and I'm pleased to report that it seems people have got the message and are respecting the rope boundaries. There really is no need to 'try to get closer', the eagles couldn't get much closer! These ones are actually behind the lineup of cameras.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cjtZCCh9tqWcp0hDDckSPlk3QHWWJNxm23uw4Qyh3d0QSUru8n1qW4l2zx3w1wQPJIZ4bw-EMhSeERq3kqLgAI07ID4Vx4tQctwpj801vR1o9HedGlI-iDFSJo03xeDc8WIYDwi0iqEr8gKZegnfCyDWXvozQY7GsJ65AjtxMiL7GRcyT-Du11LB2Ejf/s5184/IMG_0432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cjtZCCh9tqWcp0hDDckSPlk3QHWWJNxm23uw4Qyh3d0QSUru8n1qW4l2zx3w1wQPJIZ4bw-EMhSeERq3kqLgAI07ID4Vx4tQctwpj801vR1o9HedGlI-iDFSJo03xeDc8WIYDwi0iqEr8gKZegnfCyDWXvozQY7GsJ65AjtxMiL7GRcyT-Du11LB2Ejf/w640-h480/IMG_0432.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this is the fellow in the bottom left of the above picture....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzw_MWQlx-KemRM2PiiKTeAb0uGz9AEp6ItSTaUX5Gz4nuLabvqUlUCxDhZZUOQDtFkDW5C-TD9yO-s7DoY_SKgshDk8FFZMM5CqBahRPV9YucD3Q3Kf1ALXOFQWkPmI0Pg_JSAJzTvVdBYvmyWJ9plUKS_oJzunKbNBI6_5esEngbymnqg0tqz5IhVxw/s5031/IMG_0434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3486" data-original-width="5031" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzw_MWQlx-KemRM2PiiKTeAb0uGz9AEp6ItSTaUX5Gz4nuLabvqUlUCxDhZZUOQDtFkDW5C-TD9yO-s7DoY_SKgshDk8FFZMM5CqBahRPV9YucD3Q3Kf1ALXOFQWkPmI0Pg_JSAJzTvVdBYvmyWJ9plUKS_oJzunKbNBI6_5esEngbymnqg0tqz5IhVxw/w640-h444/IMG_0434.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and this is the one sitting on the log trying to decide if it is worth the effort to go bug the one eating.....apparently not. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course there are other bird species around...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02ejC95m36Fsc9j-qBTzUkJrXsTULKIJGUwXdfYs36EaYX0eP2HEBiXEGfazTVQd5oIyvY9N_Rknstclw-OwVdYfz17AUG_59T5yJ6JjnWqQdmAbHkZazfVg3q1W-oFxZGAjyA124dd2e3Y8RuqspxTEFVDjTq4r5R0DGkLHEYVUa0htpB3Lr0AqdalPJ/s5184/IMG_0460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02ejC95m36Fsc9j-qBTzUkJrXsTULKIJGUwXdfYs36EaYX0eP2HEBiXEGfazTVQd5oIyvY9N_Rknstclw-OwVdYfz17AUG_59T5yJ6JjnWqQdmAbHkZazfVg3q1W-oFxZGAjyA124dd2e3Y8RuqspxTEFVDjTq4r5R0DGkLHEYVUa0htpB3Lr0AqdalPJ/w640-h480/IMG_0460.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Gulls continue in large numbers, this pair of Glaucous-wing were being very vocal this afternoon.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOA3CObE-0AQiYIJocXRH8oXMbCX8Ii-INliCtlxmjFX5Hh6AL4weHcG-g1PKVuP9pfVywhTuGly4hFUXAFlbZVas9wD3oxy0xXewe6DvpYhs7Rmzy3eOW7SPVpHUpngUVrxWFKwtZDTSo5ZiwSolLioDUEr_KPX-GIezE3UKpFC31c4ak85RCaOWLHJT/s4458/IMG_0465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3070" data-original-width="4458" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOA3CObE-0AQiYIJocXRH8oXMbCX8Ii-INliCtlxmjFX5Hh6AL4weHcG-g1PKVuP9pfVywhTuGly4hFUXAFlbZVas9wD3oxy0xXewe6DvpYhs7Rmzy3eOW7SPVpHUpngUVrxWFKwtZDTSo5ZiwSolLioDUEr_KPX-GIezE3UKpFC31c4ak85RCaOWLHJT/w640-h440/IMG_0465.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Crows had a bit to say too.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwDicbWed0thT4jDPYWN7B5aKkY_WmL9KAGZp_N_s2jmD4wp_Q2vuNbWXN_MTsIv_teZMmhQX3NlUWLlGUW_EMOsGV-tYP4RV-D9CljsJb5v_pCdXSY0vQtN3T08rJ2DlWTXQ5CKjJUZwarY29OkZfuPuq4IZ-xa3NaRz2Tsc_2N-UEeHKlYIGOlHLuIm/s4357/IMG_0454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="4357" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwDicbWed0thT4jDPYWN7B5aKkY_WmL9KAGZp_N_s2jmD4wp_Q2vuNbWXN_MTsIv_teZMmhQX3NlUWLlGUW_EMOsGV-tYP4RV-D9CljsJb5v_pCdXSY0vQtN3T08rJ2DlWTXQ5CKjJUZwarY29OkZfuPuq4IZ-xa3NaRz2Tsc_2N-UEeHKlYIGOlHLuIm/w640-h442/IMG_0454.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this Song Sparrow was enjoying the fresh cones of the native Alder Tree.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNkatad_z9gA6O3P9IpaNluZRv2-H9OQUH5Lt8GYGM0HS16E_hZ-a-P2EzLyO4hJ2RsraQ5lO0lyKOkVYzYvZH9o_QtZdyRtZNX9ubkET3IPyL4t_29tE5KZl5Zs0X-8mcH5r8LnxBEJvKUaIwnR3LHk7roJuIwASiXlOyICrK_q8OJ3GkzCNF881MVv3/s5184/IMG_0473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNkatad_z9gA6O3P9IpaNluZRv2-H9OQUH5Lt8GYGM0HS16E_hZ-a-P2EzLyO4hJ2RsraQ5lO0lyKOkVYzYvZH9o_QtZdyRtZNX9ubkET3IPyL4t_29tE5KZl5Zs0X-8mcH5r8LnxBEJvKUaIwnR3LHk7roJuIwASiXlOyICrK_q8OJ3GkzCNF881MVv3/w640-h480/IMG_0473.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">while this female House Finch was enjoying the dried up blackberries.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Might as well end of, with what else...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNtUcdMlfNN0THVK2n9_tUsgIz8bO3j4rYUiPSysDPUmAkr3VnbybSRXeXDCJrAkPN0siPIJIgfYe3YwqBHfiB8kGfx4QfbzybE0kyg1HSYjLOdnKznz3sF6QroaiqqtgLdnoE-JmvWe_1GsvshS4ANgW4TBqCf1T5PZiYBaFvTmtaE44PxA3-na7eq7u/s4783/IMG_0443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3510" data-original-width="4783" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNtUcdMlfNN0THVK2n9_tUsgIz8bO3j4rYUiPSysDPUmAkr3VnbybSRXeXDCJrAkPN0siPIJIgfYe3YwqBHfiB8kGfx4QfbzybE0kyg1HSYjLOdnKznz3sF6QroaiqqtgLdnoE-JmvWe_1GsvshS4ANgW4TBqCf1T5PZiYBaFvTmtaE44PxA3-na7eq7u/w640-h470/IMG_0443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">another Bald Eagle.</span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-43215696433826260252023-11-25T19:23:00.000-08:002023-11-25T19:23:29.403-08:00and yet more eagles<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">It's definitely that time of the year! Every bird site you look at is full of pictures of Harrison Mill's eagles....so might as well add a few more here...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSRv6boct2_3IKSd4L09VO06pUxYwD2PKl8JtflOUKcZKQsXw5sE3Y8r6PiNkh5Nqxg8KwAffuRCZc5JBEYUJZahcarq8zLfrPh_kaE7MemguqhkB1tTRyzedjGWmXtIBYCyCX4Kvi-pxYwQ-TKbJbqxy-XOR3yOnK_u_Kd3zNeSA1HISlgGuDFaGscTt/s4663/IMG_0300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="4663" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSRv6boct2_3IKSd4L09VO06pUxYwD2PKl8JtflOUKcZKQsXw5sE3Y8r6PiNkh5Nqxg8KwAffuRCZc5JBEYUJZahcarq8zLfrPh_kaE7MemguqhkB1tTRyzedjGWmXtIBYCyCX4Kvi-pxYwQ-TKbJbqxy-XOR3yOnK_u_Kd3zNeSA1HISlgGuDFaGscTt/w640-h436/IMG_0300.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Decorating a log....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiW5b5krgtJ1np3q4GlgDB7wr5EIEYLhng2de0VVe_zUVcPgAX11t7L_LtCnvT8lqgeUPqxU2RvVpQlz4c7bIGLM-SikY7LE9R4Tmio45KQn3yU_gcRbCyQIxWib7Pw0mANxJsulj5yVdXQ7FsroU3BGZb4UKP059n1LgwUabvG6qqM2h6hMAf-4-OTO7A/s4706/IMG_0307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3357" data-original-width="4706" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiW5b5krgtJ1np3q4GlgDB7wr5EIEYLhng2de0VVe_zUVcPgAX11t7L_LtCnvT8lqgeUPqxU2RvVpQlz4c7bIGLM-SikY7LE9R4Tmio45KQn3yU_gcRbCyQIxWib7Pw0mANxJsulj5yVdXQ7FsroU3BGZb4UKP059n1LgwUabvG6qqM2h6hMAf-4-OTO7A/w640-h456/IMG_0307.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">enjoying a meal...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP4haBtbHsdf1doDko-n5gZADxBFyOR0kpzmHGBPQZZAM6OL8ZtInq_JxL4BQiVkfOy7l2Cbl5L1janzChC1KGy0s2n79EUBEnaMc_Gx-mGB3Ireei0PSNWtTrJKKoEedwUGYLkjQ8i0UL9dwjQZG71d-BYepmy7zK53G8u3PmMuqFfLI0Q-4zz-0yEJI/s5184/IMG_0334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP4haBtbHsdf1doDko-n5gZADxBFyOR0kpzmHGBPQZZAM6OL8ZtInq_JxL4BQiVkfOy7l2Cbl5L1janzChC1KGy0s2n79EUBEnaMc_Gx-mGB3Ireei0PSNWtTrJKKoEedwUGYLkjQ8i0UL9dwjQZG71d-BYepmy7zK53G8u3PmMuqFfLI0Q-4zz-0yEJI/w640-h480/IMG_0334.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">surveying the scene....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdIebrXXCrZVox9O18z5ezKPS5NE4w1fBUb92nYL0_4k2FfnMKJe2g5nz6JIL7uyJbnG41m0bBwdqoMq9NcZDYhJ991Gb1b6DV_Cmg3_v9khLi3y5sjblF9fsZKSvkhXpBwho2kl7G2JZAQsVZDp2Eu5dxJinLGQzPFWUsAF5q_hU0UYfiOHLUx5f4e2x/s4821/IMG_0339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3185" data-original-width="4821" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdIebrXXCrZVox9O18z5ezKPS5NE4w1fBUb92nYL0_4k2FfnMKJe2g5nz6JIL7uyJbnG41m0bBwdqoMq9NcZDYhJ991Gb1b6DV_Cmg3_v9khLi3y5sjblF9fsZKSvkhXpBwho2kl7G2JZAQsVZDp2Eu5dxJinLGQzPFWUsAF5q_hU0UYfiOHLUx5f4e2x/w640-h422/IMG_0339.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">at the edge of the river...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVyay8dFxtzm1Pv2YqcMbE_Hwe9iTvkWnoQQL_cHcWiU5DinqJBqwjgLbt6ImLmswlNu9U5K1agXipR9RGFywr6Y5vGbmccHtoSEjHAk2wblYTR-i-lUr0X0GC7Bn3X1ONLP2cVZK5lB6wgLUP674DZGOn7wKJECABZIxYWRoiUa-EdgUTL6sC6aui3_d/s4754/IMG_0352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3304" data-original-width="4754" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVyay8dFxtzm1Pv2YqcMbE_Hwe9iTvkWnoQQL_cHcWiU5DinqJBqwjgLbt6ImLmswlNu9U5K1agXipR9RGFywr6Y5vGbmccHtoSEjHAk2wblYTR-i-lUr0X0GC7Bn3X1ONLP2cVZK5lB6wgLUP674DZGOn7wKJECABZIxYWRoiUa-EdgUTL6sC6aui3_d/w640-h444/IMG_0352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">no shortage of food....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEK5M7kTA1GhyUXnCJc_yOib0pNoMmDqlUXS5IyCuxtc6qwIn1YhDIox3QQzgdeAcFjij1-qunTYo9YOxHrF8YqQpv858k4tEANljvbjouoGpTHwMdA0cXFTDiFDges1I5ifk6cpTE5r7L4Kp6fm_PNVjuL0SkThY6Q5X0epaIOskA75qa-D79MuId9Xo/s5046/IMG_0394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3510" data-original-width="5046" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEK5M7kTA1GhyUXnCJc_yOib0pNoMmDqlUXS5IyCuxtc6qwIn1YhDIox3QQzgdeAcFjij1-qunTYo9YOxHrF8YqQpv858k4tEANljvbjouoGpTHwMdA0cXFTDiFDges1I5ifk6cpTE5r7L4Kp6fm_PNVjuL0SkThY6Q5X0epaIOskA75qa-D79MuId9Xo/w640-h446/IMG_0394.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">putting on a show for all the visitors....</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Apart from the eagles, there hasn't been much to see - perhaps the weather is just too nice right now!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZz_tIYEPX1SjH4If-STNYOHDF-XvDMQSgT-Wx2bJ53QCo3n9WnD9piSocP_LRM7K7Q2QJjXC3pvuypFf1Z6int1ET-ngHJIcPZroh0xDOcIxZnPDFFytmLvVsu0dqX56aHwmGe16AoWwTbWmYItBm6VZaZAOMWA5ulHBv6itUXyiBAfFS_2_KLqSyNw1/s5184/IMG_0336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZz_tIYEPX1SjH4If-STNYOHDF-XvDMQSgT-Wx2bJ53QCo3n9WnD9piSocP_LRM7K7Q2QJjXC3pvuypFf1Z6int1ET-ngHJIcPZroh0xDOcIxZnPDFFytmLvVsu0dqX56aHwmGe16AoWwTbWmYItBm6VZaZAOMWA5ulHBv6itUXyiBAfFS_2_KLqSyNw1/w640-h480/IMG_0336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">we did spot a Northern Shrike the other day, the first sighting of the season for one of these little guys</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL_BEEYvkHoQHIsh-UhQntDtllHWD0u-zyroM1JOSqhpEP9E7c5SeLCxArpe-_7OyyeydHoN2RDzJwHSZJj9iW-hrBQL_Wz7RhJRaTyz3jgL82jOx4ZSHhwJpEcdN_UTOtCMyB8jqYxXutOME64Ujbl0Ud82dKo-MaHB-zpas0xKbJ111DcjoL0wf_cFy/s4444/IMG_0370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2941" data-original-width="4444" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL_BEEYvkHoQHIsh-UhQntDtllHWD0u-zyroM1JOSqhpEP9E7c5SeLCxArpe-_7OyyeydHoN2RDzJwHSZJj9iW-hrBQL_Wz7RhJRaTyz3jgL82jOx4ZSHhwJpEcdN_UTOtCMyB8jqYxXutOME64Ujbl0Ud82dKo-MaHB-zpas0xKbJ111DcjoL0wf_cFy/w640-h424/IMG_0370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and this Spotted Towhee was enjoying the last of the Pacific Crabapples...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsthP_O14J_FmQU9E5vZdsVPDLiuARlKqj8reczA64dP5wEobLhyTr8YNy8jDd83itfbuBG0BgdDpw1aBrKOgHJynVakeht1z6RI2Xl0BUz-18hb34aFpz1b20aLScpvB3jP1XoQ1WNmIbyM3C2402rZtULTNBI0Zs9B4SX4S6MJbKpMc9hL5V4646B9Gq/s4176/IMG_0405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="4176" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsthP_O14J_FmQU9E5vZdsVPDLiuARlKqj8reczA64dP5wEobLhyTr8YNy8jDd83itfbuBG0BgdDpw1aBrKOgHJynVakeht1z6RI2Xl0BUz-18hb34aFpz1b20aLScpvB3jP1XoQ1WNmIbyM3C2402rZtULTNBI0Zs9B4SX4S6MJbKpMc9hL5V4646B9Gq/w640-h474/IMG_0405.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">While today a Pacific Wren decided to show it self for a few moments. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-29698840212206648662023-11-19T19:33:00.000-08:002023-11-19T19:33:16.768-08:00Eagles, nuthin' but Eagles<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">OK, so I guess it is officially Eagle season.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HV8B9ytUxv4jd-3NwloKoN09ADRPUxTWInrO3fNK0CrMgkWaBCqS7ELiVGI4jd4MIlOxACgPCMEZTNM7NPTJSb-lrqtEIV2dMAJepqocB_R6GpXCkqYrZ_9PWVXYVEBNeTGewQ6N02gi-456IDSpZ6nQN4P8RYa6ryxT3gs4rsRaR_uwiwgZ7g82N1Eo/s5184/IMG_0279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HV8B9ytUxv4jd-3NwloKoN09ADRPUxTWInrO3fNK0CrMgkWaBCqS7ELiVGI4jd4MIlOxACgPCMEZTNM7NPTJSb-lrqtEIV2dMAJepqocB_R6GpXCkqYrZ_9PWVXYVEBNeTGewQ6N02gi-456IDSpZ6nQN4P8RYa6ryxT3gs4rsRaR_uwiwgZ7g82N1Eo/w640-h480/IMG_0279.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">sometimes they seem to be everywhere, </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhPMBJwU1KCQrjJnJczsmKV7fFPA_v5kO7HKe19txTNU3SaoWOTiIAzDci17MBl71ZLMsZn673IwFAd3XwWxr7gt_I8-omGMcqA2eTU9cUUjC_N2D4nGtgW4vSJp6Hs19ATsfMbieDso-Fvb7AxJAH6gdGQCHVEQ2swocoMnXODPrz6DoS45V3FCA3htc/s5184/IMG_0269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhPMBJwU1KCQrjJnJczsmKV7fFPA_v5kO7HKe19txTNU3SaoWOTiIAzDci17MBl71ZLMsZn673IwFAd3XwWxr7gt_I8-omGMcqA2eTU9cUUjC_N2D4nGtgW4vSJp6Hs19ATsfMbieDso-Fvb7AxJAH6gdGQCHVEQ2swocoMnXODPrz6DoS45V3FCA3htc/w640-h480/IMG_0269.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">sometimes they are in nice and close, and they will stay that way if you stay on the trails, behind the barriers and don't appear threatening with huge amounts of camera equipment. This photo taken with a 'bridge' camera, small enough to tuck in a jacket.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8QTtb_vZaPj-edGyQy_FMriAQRbbStRvT1QgykB08USAat53uCtH_9_5yO4IfQ-I9ZucAHXYcat4QvyGXnzQY4lv7TqgnVGZdRBjAYaqRqq9TPD21xvy2J74Lb5KyAMR9J-0-B01XnSl_c7rfwGBdtLRUXkaYhXfJF39shhuGs7ZSobekB-38NdasC_H/s5184/IMG_0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8QTtb_vZaPj-edGyQy_FMriAQRbbStRvT1QgykB08USAat53uCtH_9_5yO4IfQ-I9ZucAHXYcat4QvyGXnzQY4lv7TqgnVGZdRBjAYaqRqq9TPD21xvy2J74Lb5KyAMR9J-0-B01XnSl_c7rfwGBdtLRUXkaYhXfJF39shhuGs7ZSobekB-38NdasC_H/w640-h480/IMG_0282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">sometimes they take their meal up into a tree to enjoy.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PbSqKGQwOvrb1CWIvJjM3GHlJshrVzSfZz4eRGY5SNMSr8NAZiYpmVL_EdjAj8GWXmDPM4YvaeFujYhbKILWiB-cK_0RFUp8Lb1uG8vmYRtLm67k-aQSVuaU2OmBrXwCVhVzn0cfqvp0Sy9OA-63fZySzKP8CEhhtjBN6i89tF4b7YJUL3zRfhvliJav/s4199/IMG_0265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3142" data-original-width="4199" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PbSqKGQwOvrb1CWIvJjM3GHlJshrVzSfZz4eRGY5SNMSr8NAZiYpmVL_EdjAj8GWXmDPM4YvaeFujYhbKILWiB-cK_0RFUp8Lb1uG8vmYRtLm67k-aQSVuaU2OmBrXwCVhVzn0cfqvp0Sy9OA-63fZySzKP8CEhhtjBN6i89tF4b7YJUL3zRfhvliJav/w640-h478/IMG_0265.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Sometimes they share....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHV7NuSnVugtX5A5Ax-pnJ-y4vGL9kWEzsn8czKjxf5A_6Dftuj9H7l9psVhSY9gPbnsHaHx3Y1wEBNfAcCxg08EuWBsbm4TN4DQaQzhO9nsv8Gql1GPuT0nw8MjuVzBMxTBYdodgDo3Ip2jr__CKFYhdeFqjHJRpQUPSFEA5lCx6VmL33x45o3ydy98u/s5184/IMG_0272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHV7NuSnVugtX5A5Ax-pnJ-y4vGL9kWEzsn8czKjxf5A_6Dftuj9H7l9psVhSY9gPbnsHaHx3Y1wEBNfAcCxg08EuWBsbm4TN4DQaQzhO9nsv8Gql1GPuT0nw8MjuVzBMxTBYdodgDo3Ip2jr__CKFYhdeFqjHJRpQUPSFEA5lCx6VmL33x45o3ydy98u/w640-h480/IMG_0272.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Sometimes they don't....</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On bright sunny days, they tend to take to the skies so best to look up where they enjoy riding the thermals.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you are lucky enough to have a boat, we are hearing that there are more eagles than have been seen for years. It will be interesting what any 'official' counts are. Certainly there is no lack of food, in fact it is surprising how much is just laying around going to waste because no one is eating it. Of course it isn't really 'going to waste', it all goes back into the environment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-62757948221448378662023-11-13T19:52:00.000-08:002023-11-13T19:52:28.655-08:00Please stay on trails.....<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I really hesitate to post these pictures.... with the eagles, come the photographers....this wouldn't be an issue if everyone would just stay on the trails, obey the barriers and signage and respect the environment, unfortunately, not everyone does. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxhZbhqdXMEeFofX39SpRRdlHXBQbpPBG8cFJgTZ2uD5JAodnFbceCYXnjggZjnsrSExh9qrBjwn-eC3ga6ecgHH9IB3QhQYxwVziJrCHJaEIkcgBNhklyPgNmdZJDMU3RPfvzUbkrWRJuQ1XXAqs2yLa9f8u_OoWf-JK0TYKvR5Dwc5_9CGD2v1OFH4f/s5184/IMG_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxhZbhqdXMEeFofX39SpRRdlHXBQbpPBG8cFJgTZ2uD5JAodnFbceCYXnjggZjnsrSExh9qrBjwn-eC3ga6ecgHH9IB3QhQYxwVziJrCHJaEIkcgBNhklyPgNmdZJDMU3RPfvzUbkrWRJuQ1XXAqs2yLa9f8u_OoWf-JK0TYKvR5Dwc5_9CGD2v1OFH4f/w640-h480/IMG_0003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this is a prime example. Why? With a lens that size there is no need be down, past the barrier, a few feet further back isn't going to make the slightest difference. Of course you will notice there aren't any eagles there....not surprising, they tend to take off when they spot people, especially people packing lots of equipment.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG22_oumF_RwFc_NHcNE5OI7Dxmg72k-76wkPebhG2DH5-hSqjwe6inZ_p9qttZGHxLeHF_xc5KvV0KqZUmbY6kKIf5UCvokoTkUm93KSQzQYiJGKDJP4WX2cLu08_bbatobRDDBu2eq8iS1GfOJ7cdPr_FVq3k_CEmrhBvEh9fHLLe6ZH40mr8oVnYCZX/s5184/IMG_0019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG22_oumF_RwFc_NHcNE5OI7Dxmg72k-76wkPebhG2DH5-hSqjwe6inZ_p9qttZGHxLeHF_xc5KvV0KqZUmbY6kKIf5UCvokoTkUm93KSQzQYiJGKDJP4WX2cLu08_bbatobRDDBu2eq8iS1GfOJ7cdPr_FVq3k_CEmrhBvEh9fHLLe6ZH40mr8oVnYCZX/w640-h480/IMG_0019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and there are eagles....this taken while walking the trail, with dogs and a camera that can be tucked under my jacket...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgqMkZB7E5ssiJea0icJXNgeIE-D_02X5KrUs9mFQ6o2WW5LFC6Tn5k7YCEVagNYQzXlKP2DttG4bfNzBAdNoSIAI-JF6-3ssJbrmtxlPPuFTN8R7lAtqRezU3JnebK-tp-4T0YqerIKCPJvvGuyt5yk9kNecpwON1NayBxh3RAhZKReXGoaidmtw2RV8/s4142/IMG_0028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="4142" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgqMkZB7E5ssiJea0icJXNgeIE-D_02X5KrUs9mFQ6o2WW5LFC6Tn5k7YCEVagNYQzXlKP2DttG4bfNzBAdNoSIAI-JF6-3ssJbrmtxlPPuFTN8R7lAtqRezU3JnebK-tp-4T0YqerIKCPJvvGuyt5yk9kNecpwON1NayBxh3RAhZKReXGoaidmtw2RV8/w640-h448/IMG_0028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Eagles have been known to kill gulls, but when there is this much food lying around, they are happy to share.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQJipSaKZ2NlRu_W-NsPRJOse_7C7XCLLQckptP7-_38uzKrRmthAtKmLHicSU2MQwQqyVgpKUu8gWHWyDQzVzjgjqeidebeObwIk5FkiiXV2zHXb14D_5eiajHQU4cmyAoeJ_8aRpcgDVR7Lp8OT5kAjYM5P3Q4n09amEVmm93Pe963ciHjVy0WMAtw9/s5184/IMG_0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQJipSaKZ2NlRu_W-NsPRJOse_7C7XCLLQckptP7-_38uzKrRmthAtKmLHicSU2MQwQqyVgpKUu8gWHWyDQzVzjgjqeidebeObwIk5FkiiXV2zHXb14D_5eiajHQU4cmyAoeJ_8aRpcgDVR7Lp8OT5kAjYM5P3Q4n09amEVmm93Pe963ciHjVy0WMAtw9/w640-h480/IMG_0054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">weather, today, could best be described as unsettled. This was Harrison Bay this afternoon, not visible in this picture, but there was a dusting of snow on all the surrounding hill tops.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLU2QOcdesVIETbmmGHZR1zIZQLS8CW2dZWvvcTEZ2n4oOShvkTxaYsk5LPjzMI_iXpT30luwui06m9C_ZnoFRaeqt2wA-bTkaKIbroOsvzPXoSnLltmW71PAdxgBxdLEMDySCzaDNJC723Y-6U_7AfYmIRu9xp15p_eIjwcVb14vsnqaZvUS81qfvlIb/s4687/IMG_0049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4687" data-original-width="3059" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLU2QOcdesVIETbmmGHZR1zIZQLS8CW2dZWvvcTEZ2n4oOShvkTxaYsk5LPjzMI_iXpT30luwui06m9C_ZnoFRaeqt2wA-bTkaKIbroOsvzPXoSnLltmW71PAdxgBxdLEMDySCzaDNJC723Y-6U_7AfYmIRu9xp15p_eIjwcVb14vsnqaZvUS81qfvlIb/w418-h640/IMG_0049.JPG" width="418" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there were about a dozen eagles scattered along the walk, this one a juvenile....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdAIo_xrr4wBav2wknBbuw9O3JlqzaQG2sVtsC2JFEre69Sn_7X_q8t1MbhTgw2YjbdJ-K9UDxydDgJST0MM5fes101mYKX3qeQl9Ea68XeZrfj0KD8qUkCj5RrOzYFp03fdYyLrtFtIvm_V4wUxXjD4nn61XpriNPwI-16PfkJ0-OUAZN0o94KKLt6og/s4585/IMG_0052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4585" data-original-width="3333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdAIo_xrr4wBav2wknBbuw9O3JlqzaQG2sVtsC2JFEre69Sn_7X_q8t1MbhTgw2YjbdJ-K9UDxydDgJST0MM5fes101mYKX3qeQl9Ea68XeZrfj0KD8qUkCj5RrOzYFp03fdYyLrtFtIvm_V4wUxXjD4nn61XpriNPwI-16PfkJ0-OUAZN0o94KKLt6og/w466-h640/IMG_0052.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this one almost an adult. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Besides eagles...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPuiL4IfWJttajdPSswVJNaeuUPSy_950Yl4aT0W8x2TKIcFxL_p2tf8vrV9-2DS-D_cxo1InnIjGfkELu8oDPIWaVrUVPGELxusxwLLN0scCxz8-fcSEFVJIvxtxhHPxEPtI1BdpTHNiSoLD-W_-oWOSpvyNymX5ZxwCeG3Y77FfWOPiweuRoMAuXQdY/s5184/IMG_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPuiL4IfWJttajdPSswVJNaeuUPSy_950Yl4aT0W8x2TKIcFxL_p2tf8vrV9-2DS-D_cxo1InnIjGfkELu8oDPIWaVrUVPGELxusxwLLN0scCxz8-fcSEFVJIvxtxhHPxEPtI1BdpTHNiSoLD-W_-oWOSpvyNymX5ZxwCeG3Y77FfWOPiweuRoMAuXQdY/w640-h480/IMG_0038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there were some Dark-eyed Junco....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8FwxwFqAF5ysDkga1VTmTFjPeTiS1grWnE8djA375xerjAw087tZlQ-WletKvu6uWwqvFwCxwTZFmUQQImxM2SZ2KqODxC_qlBbKK15j6g12mxj5RQ3iqNK6e32dL3zO8exMjoDZiNTrkZxfQbhjpgG-kp9wz1FRitgs6mCqubQ8ULbQXcICI489GZya/s5184/IMG_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8FwxwFqAF5ysDkga1VTmTFjPeTiS1grWnE8djA375xerjAw087tZlQ-WletKvu6uWwqvFwCxwTZFmUQQImxM2SZ2KqODxC_qlBbKK15j6g12mxj5RQ3iqNK6e32dL3zO8exMjoDZiNTrkZxfQbhjpgG-kp9wz1FRitgs6mCqubQ8ULbQXcICI489GZya/w640-h480/IMG_0064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and a total of 4 Northern Flicker - this one a female.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Also noted was....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZA5tpjMzdYM-AoriKvg_9gklLBK2aK4fDTldTB3Gdcw3pXsI8ZFhzYVrDpAJIAc3LiALbpT4AzUhVasSdo5LYE2zpl3_7BkJck079oj8q6hg82rOpybDgbmikaiHK7pWdbDhtBCAqOWLIsmWtB7SVegLm_EXFGYON9m5nCeMpVKtiUkPaQUSTPHlt_Hr/s5184/IMG_0045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZA5tpjMzdYM-AoriKvg_9gklLBK2aK4fDTldTB3Gdcw3pXsI8ZFhzYVrDpAJIAc3LiALbpT4AzUhVasSdo5LYE2zpl3_7BkJck079oj8q6hg82rOpybDgbmikaiHK7pWdbDhtBCAqOWLIsmWtB7SVegLm_EXFGYON9m5nCeMpVKtiUkPaQUSTPHlt_Hr/w640-h480/IMG_0045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">dinner plate sized Fly Agaric or Amanita Mushroom. Thought they were finished, but this one showed up today.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-75522555897989546792023-11-08T19:47:00.001-08:002023-11-08T19:47:40.858-08:00All the usual suspects<p><span style="font-family: arial;">We've had some very wet days and some very quiet days, but today was a day when all the usual suspects, the birds you know are here, decided to show themselves.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwLJTSDZM971nyhVTwhsR2hjp9QIBJhYFtDUx5tYJZBGRX0avmGsaKnc6hUeMyKtikhR47mdaSoqUQAagv3QVxlnN75w4ytSTq-zb8R630ZS0tjw0GrHb9lGcezs3ZCaV1hEvo1iPVNEivrIKJc7uWS4wa_c0Gi6pobaiMj3V6_0bdr6l7yx3sleSZrI3/s5184/IMG_9911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwLJTSDZM971nyhVTwhsR2hjp9QIBJhYFtDUx5tYJZBGRX0avmGsaKnc6hUeMyKtikhR47mdaSoqUQAagv3QVxlnN75w4ytSTq-zb8R630ZS0tjw0GrHb9lGcezs3ZCaV1hEvo1iPVNEivrIKJc7uWS4wa_c0Gi6pobaiMj3V6_0bdr6l7yx3sleSZrI3/w640-h480/IMG_9911.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">It started with some Killdeer this morning. Unfortunately the grass grew so high this year it is hard to get a picture through it.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ArmjPkZbctJo6twNt5ulq9UGv2Op4YN1yVWy8MHnOPP995PqzBHvyMzI_kBw-SrNdc-Ut04pFRtpKp3ziQDROILFrMQXf-NaDQSoj2VtfO-HmZEcm-0la7tJFMVnH8WbP-eEqLmHgSXL7eGHfPquXwcw05wJbSDgsB5NjX-LoVoHTgn1ture3aXOOW9A/s5184/IMG_9926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ArmjPkZbctJo6twNt5ulq9UGv2Op4YN1yVWy8MHnOPP995PqzBHvyMzI_kBw-SrNdc-Ut04pFRtpKp3ziQDROILFrMQXf-NaDQSoj2VtfO-HmZEcm-0la7tJFMVnH8WbP-eEqLmHgSXL7eGHfPquXwcw05wJbSDgsB5NjX-LoVoHTgn1ture3aXOOW9A/w480-h640/IMG_9926.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">but most of the activity was over in the Kilby area...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Varied Thrush blended in nicely </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7GZlKGZheMRmBYmKe-oVCrwKMLAYIkx2hAtKSlDOFjnCywL2a0ZtK5eRvsM2kx4ITPpaXngywANKBVvmFt0l_PnRQryPPbYxrSwNc7niHU8rqu4LHQ7k6Z3VqkSzyavfiGtWT7_OE_gEvmcgRsJmAi2NVW-138lzytap3DRxptMjnCFgwbObcmZVkN9u/s4668/IMG_9937.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3342" data-original-width="4668" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7GZlKGZheMRmBYmKe-oVCrwKMLAYIkx2hAtKSlDOFjnCywL2a0ZtK5eRvsM2kx4ITPpaXngywANKBVvmFt0l_PnRQryPPbYxrSwNc7niHU8rqu4LHQ7k6Z3VqkSzyavfiGtWT7_OE_gEvmcgRsJmAi2NVW-138lzytap3DRxptMjnCFgwbObcmZVkN9u/w640-h458/IMG_9937.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Several Steller's Jay were seen</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojdPW_3mKHfukBcXFgiDAbXwLG-2fRJPhqtqGyP-wCpTNeTVDKyKvxUyTYY8LJjLlXIwiY5pFTcS-x-5wfgz_iBhklku5MuuMtuyQiZx1OUJlQsacXfbTRN0d0bTvp_SCxc6IVdIgLtQi4_KYp72jwOM-yObPTfZhQ1P3Yiwz2sNbtzxW3GbssxGT6gWk/w640-h480/IMG_9958.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first Fox Sparrow of the season....we seem to only see this large chunky sparrow in winter, unlike the Song Sparrow that are here year round</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63Pwq7sntra7-e1nB8n7QSSGu6FSGTQAidt9Dquv7iqvjFE2xE72Tp7xDK59YT0s10Sl9h7oEDspI8E21WeWHWv_1SQgFBKydLkVemh4E59gQMHjE4JX0DrAWEMdX1YsIqPiuaeWA9onfBY0chniGMYLemDeUf1lPBNeRxpFHjDRxNN64Ue4EMoYAxNZs/s5184/IMG_9959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63Pwq7sntra7-e1nB8n7QSSGu6FSGTQAidt9Dquv7iqvjFE2xE72Tp7xDK59YT0s10Sl9h7oEDspI8E21WeWHWv_1SQgFBKydLkVemh4E59gQMHjE4JX0DrAWEMdX1YsIqPiuaeWA9onfBY0chniGMYLemDeUf1lPBNeRxpFHjDRxNN64Ue4EMoYAxNZs/w640-h480/IMG_9959.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not nearly as many geese as you would expect, but there were a few in one of the fields. Swans flew over and some were visible way out on Harrison Bay</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z5pIoI-zC23j56eRRsGanUEi0RkXm1IQ5P9tYgGbVnwleKyzT2LzLcf4Fo2ZlNv6nWO5ZPZBmpILLBBKK-ug7QDrdzkLlQpkoWnRSD90EWUmquYyUTaeC-LLOfE8pgA-sl2btLVtFEabVwL9ulpG1lCiZAvJAQGhpO5COwf-fLsLUZ4tV2il8hawh3qq/s4095/IMG_9961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="4095" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z5pIoI-zC23j56eRRsGanUEi0RkXm1IQ5P9tYgGbVnwleKyzT2LzLcf4Fo2ZlNv6nWO5ZPZBmpILLBBKK-ug7QDrdzkLlQpkoWnRSD90EWUmquYyUTaeC-LLOfE8pgA-sl2btLVtFEabVwL9ulpG1lCiZAvJAQGhpO5COwf-fLsLUZ4tV2il8hawh3qq/w640-h446/IMG_9961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Quite a few Downy Woodpeckers being very active, this was a male. Also saw a Hairy Woodpecker and a Northern Flicker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyGgvsGsvUSeFycEFRwcJa3gfgijXMkh0OETCBT4nSNqZr7p2IIgF4YWJ94bA9Wnl4WKDKEVkEn9nlyuCOtL-hWkFYAS3HGg8CJX_wvmHHgWkvGNumUkaSKtx52OEFE9Q_sjBNUqonErSO0x3zaRvKsg_-4ddkOLVWCVmyjlWxVpOmbsVu0vUUOMDmQ40/s5184/IMG_9964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyGgvsGsvUSeFycEFRwcJa3gfgijXMkh0OETCBT4nSNqZr7p2IIgF4YWJ94bA9Wnl4WKDKEVkEn9nlyuCOtL-hWkFYAS3HGg8CJX_wvmHHgWkvGNumUkaSKtx52OEFE9Q_sjBNUqonErSO0x3zaRvKsg_-4ddkOLVWCVmyjlWxVpOmbsVu0vUUOMDmQ40/w640-h480/IMG_9964.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Even spotted an American Robin in the hedgerow</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRcUemnPov4pL9rsJ1vLcVPPZDJnJMwdfXdHIdfGN3mED9JH36gtbccgRQLrvbcO7B4dz2px-LWe7OWYfHjbsVC5iXzg5Rhvn0QlUTtpZS6NqFriFxjB2BSvN5FScD8hars4pSLEi4EIF6xhPGeP83t6CPPkM_btLDz19keEG_kG7eK-QwXL8MqHfhnK5/s5184/IMG_9967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRcUemnPov4pL9rsJ1vLcVPPZDJnJMwdfXdHIdfGN3mED9JH36gtbccgRQLrvbcO7B4dz2px-LWe7OWYfHjbsVC5iXzg5Rhvn0QlUTtpZS6NqFriFxjB2BSvN5FScD8hars4pSLEi4EIF6xhPGeP83t6CPPkM_btLDz19keEG_kG7eK-QwXL8MqHfhnK5/w480-h640/IMG_9967.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and a Great Blue Heron on a piling. Actually there was another perched in a tree nearby. As for ducks, the only one seen were Mallards and there were only a few Glaucous-wing Gulls around.</span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-53179759192165937172023-11-02T19:42:00.000-07:002023-11-02T19:42:05.163-07:00Eagle season has arrived<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">It took a while, but I think it is safe to say that eagle season has arrived! When we ventured out after today's torrential rains......</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lFRUZGsWYp9njWs6AmsnX9vpSFFpizhMSlzz2e6lI8NdNlWYBhwLp8lZ7Q3UeVxqig7EWUaxhdtICEVvXt4HRyyt_hc1U-enHPwqhIyXvGG8INoo_-izB0emHlX-gHKp5G_C88jt6ScGcnhoKZBSK7dMLaERzCieZUioFgde1OyzjMrx_JWV8goIMV-e/s5184/IMG_9799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lFRUZGsWYp9njWs6AmsnX9vpSFFpizhMSlzz2e6lI8NdNlWYBhwLp8lZ7Q3UeVxqig7EWUaxhdtICEVvXt4HRyyt_hc1U-enHPwqhIyXvGG8INoo_-izB0emHlX-gHKp5G_C88jt6ScGcnhoKZBSK7dMLaERzCieZUioFgde1OyzjMrx_JWV8goIMV-e/w640-h480/IMG_9799.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there were eagles everywhere - this the 'eagle tree' by the viewing platform...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQA7iDu17nC15hn8UN6spBmMLFq4Jv-1XEbNERRK2mRnOOJRG3YsXTrKM2v4hyphenhyphenSNWWiH_2jjm-jXLWIA2UxXoCC9PYm7BLvMmCIJ7SBESSUj-3xV2gZwLtXNa989AjOBIXORjYc7iRYs1KkHQkTKJKbB7Qq5d_ChBnMVF-eN8r5U-Ai7GAkTeJEPCxwgHu/s5184/IMG_9801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQA7iDu17nC15hn8UN6spBmMLFq4Jv-1XEbNERRK2mRnOOJRG3YsXTrKM2v4hyphenhyphenSNWWiH_2jjm-jXLWIA2UxXoCC9PYm7BLvMmCIJ7SBESSUj-3xV2gZwLtXNa989AjOBIXORjYc7iRYs1KkHQkTKJKbB7Qq5d_ChBnMVF-eN8r5U-Ai7GAkTeJEPCxwgHu/w640-h480/IMG_9801.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I stood in one spot at the log bay and took pictures from left to right across the flats - this #1</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys2MUtFAqSHcx0ZFHKzRW4oCTaQPLuB3Bqn0gkbuoCFfwlc6jnj39dBtQEuL7kZcY4uagn1-uJRpmW5RZJIsKfV1K9ORdoeJbvQ6CMft_dBf9mJnQBkw2Gtd4dHj32pb37-xe9Guv3IzNqEWwKXMbqgkemlA85TcIUYUSFFgb997P87uS0SlxNuVgbkrs/s5184/IMG_9802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys2MUtFAqSHcx0ZFHKzRW4oCTaQPLuB3Bqn0gkbuoCFfwlc6jnj39dBtQEuL7kZcY4uagn1-uJRpmW5RZJIsKfV1K9ORdoeJbvQ6CMft_dBf9mJnQBkw2Gtd4dHj32pb37-xe9Guv3IzNqEWwKXMbqgkemlA85TcIUYUSFFgb997P87uS0SlxNuVgbkrs/w640-h480/IMG_9802.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">#2</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8n3lkwlfEa5qP2RHOvTr2mXWA1eZRKBDG-mMaRVDTEeZo92_RS2qk1zOdY5bXzYCpLnmGrjatnVmp_FZC_CcVuLk84nF12tGFDYJuIlX8Al7-3tOtlUFEnoeN9csxb01fYssWfFlbXtCixF1BQFG7MwMSsw5ND5fHv4p4Wr6QghHBlzn8VXsLqzs7Py6/s5184/IMG_9803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8n3lkwlfEa5qP2RHOvTr2mXWA1eZRKBDG-mMaRVDTEeZo92_RS2qk1zOdY5bXzYCpLnmGrjatnVmp_FZC_CcVuLk84nF12tGFDYJuIlX8Al7-3tOtlUFEnoeN9csxb01fYssWfFlbXtCixF1BQFG7MwMSsw5ND5fHv4p4Wr6QghHBlzn8VXsLqzs7Py6/w640-h480/IMG_9803.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">#3</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8l_Sj_khavZhqAaPctT_hKPNg1h6nP5QCUnJmAFRBAdQCZk0WArODtFv0pjjfxoZKQF-zsbCISREYzBJYXKDOnU_Im2Y0q9CcAaz8LsOrbG0DIL5YM4_aUBxgGFD20wcEA80aCAmlvpavTJCNgdg6FhpcuXa8hELaji8eY-mOvxgQSR3njL5_Ypwo0H6b/w640-h480/IMG_9805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">#5 - and they continued on even further.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">and they weren't just 'out there'</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjWjeq-HEZIN1v1AWOVwGu_-9GEpDrwbpLOKshIlcZbUBV_zUD47olXFhpFAWcOYve92-J7ZIUGKiqNf8XbNk0nYUwCbEFxJuSYGT2BAblQGwK1DVI39s_NYiNPpfvH0c9ZiJPOEpKuV4C4XAK-u5xO19rLF6Vu6oBN-qCz8LC17pgTQ07nRIZrouLEch/s4787/IMG_9815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="4787" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjWjeq-HEZIN1v1AWOVwGu_-9GEpDrwbpLOKshIlcZbUBV_zUD47olXFhpFAWcOYve92-J7ZIUGKiqNf8XbNk0nYUwCbEFxJuSYGT2BAblQGwK1DVI39s_NYiNPpfvH0c9ZiJPOEpKuV4C4XAK-u5xO19rLF6Vu6oBN-qCz8LC17pgTQ07nRIZrouLEch/w640-h414/IMG_9815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">almost every tree sported an eagle 'drip drying'.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMbHTQMPU9Y5ymuKyX8ubmi6r1GE23tpHl9M6T4sJs5WyuhMfqRqX9o21_tn4nm27h7lDGypaSNS7HotCvT_If0s8E9VXLdJ4OqBMBe2TdS_d7VQprrgF4MP9vn9GT6DGVUhWyCPclRw-80YOfRXMFfJS4v3gDDUO4VcsSNYyo3CdpleRqtuKHku35JEo/s5184/IMG_9813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMbHTQMPU9Y5ymuKyX8ubmi6r1GE23tpHl9M6T4sJs5WyuhMfqRqX9o21_tn4nm27h7lDGypaSNS7HotCvT_If0s8E9VXLdJ4OqBMBe2TdS_d7VQprrgF4MP9vn9GT6DGVUhWyCPclRw-80YOfRXMFfJS4v3gDDUO4VcsSNYyo3CdpleRqtuKHku35JEo/w640-h480/IMG_9813.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a bit more water showing up now, which is good because there are sure a lot of Chum Salmon. Maybe after this weekend with it's prediction of more rain, we might actually have a 'bay' here again.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Lot's of gulls around too....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4po8M11_Cmo9zf0xGfQQn4MdHR80ZZhpmcES7Wt9RwK46ntVfkd-lk6KLjpJnJWjEClaxrJGr1W31gborVJGfSyHluPaNfRZbjSlEvQu3WufKjDO6uPXcS3Prz3ijtHC_0Mozr6YsWSKhdmdq1BqMvjtj71wq7LYWv7qxvS2xfrtfsR3BD5xmUB4C4Po8/s5184/IMG_9730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4po8M11_Cmo9zf0xGfQQn4MdHR80ZZhpmcES7Wt9RwK46ntVfkd-lk6KLjpJnJWjEClaxrJGr1W31gborVJGfSyHluPaNfRZbjSlEvQu3WufKjDO6uPXcS3Prz3ijtHC_0Mozr6YsWSKhdmdq1BqMvjtj71wq7LYWv7qxvS2xfrtfsR3BD5xmUB4C4Po8/w640-h480/IMG_9730.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">including the tiny and unusual for this area, Bonaparte Gull on the left, beside a young Short-bill Gull. These guys are after the salmon eggs, not the salmon themselves.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH3CKBP59heISB49cY8_-71IH3Q7GYPFEDNf4Ru6KWwGxVC32-YtANypU4yLpfZrosmvdlUAIETStw415WTM8INW-xUBMt6OJcGlXECuhpkFyuIOmJB1-7Rqdo8IlyokTYcOxuEs7_FKXlFMhaK1DnUjNDvMIMV5OFqVBVmqUm-UnSisWvDqcHwXxhg05/s5184/IMG_9808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH3CKBP59heISB49cY8_-71IH3Q7GYPFEDNf4Ru6KWwGxVC32-YtANypU4yLpfZrosmvdlUAIETStw415WTM8INW-xUBMt6OJcGlXECuhpkFyuIOmJB1-7Rqdo8IlyokTYcOxuEs7_FKXlFMhaK1DnUjNDvMIMV5OFqVBVmqUm-UnSisWvDqcHwXxhg05/w640-h480/IMG_9808.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">where this guy, probably an Olympic (cross between a Glaucous-wing and Western) is eyeing a live salmon just below it.</span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-7227231656725884352023-10-29T19:05:00.003-07:002023-10-29T19:05:56.526-07:00Well Wow! Some interesting sightings<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Maybe it is the crisp clear weather but there have been some interesting sightings the last couple of days and I don't mean eagles, although their numbers are increasing (slowly).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99Ym_8-HbkOr3i_BGqDxPp3aCnH-fXO-tOFme9PcrBicp_mwij9hXSx7YNV76tzhSUcNj1nuzEqM115cFeNNdTBAKRzYzvckYUnHPS3yZ9oLK2QhtRisHv8sV9Dr0jVGPuYHk5iADc-fR_85FUTmuMg6hTiTxa1LVnWLRtlxvK3wSYkX7DX1Bd5lYH0c2/s4352/IMG_9638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="4352" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99Ym_8-HbkOr3i_BGqDxPp3aCnH-fXO-tOFme9PcrBicp_mwij9hXSx7YNV76tzhSUcNj1nuzEqM115cFeNNdTBAKRzYzvckYUnHPS3yZ9oLK2QhtRisHv8sV9Dr0jVGPuYHk5iADc-fR_85FUTmuMg6hTiTxa1LVnWLRtlxvK3wSYkX7DX1Bd5lYH0c2/w640-h416/IMG_9638.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">for example this was the 'eagle tree' yesterday morning, besides these perched ones, there were just as many or more soaring around over head.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But the interesting sighting was.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBBQr07gdbopEk-_WjNuYOintZlkyWYpsfPJ4wTNlrM6NKXOBHJjyZ3uXv2DiL3aEAJ23s17hRhVzsr4n6C5lLUeCgcrSMTPQlZccAt36baGVwIMPHbsDo-PmnYYpSEDjfp4Ll052L932-dCS1FPFz42aR3hmhw2wdF5vMivRy3CEunJh6B_o9pM4GOtg/s4376/IMG_9659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2827" data-original-width="4376" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBBQr07gdbopEk-_WjNuYOintZlkyWYpsfPJ4wTNlrM6NKXOBHJjyZ3uXv2DiL3aEAJ23s17hRhVzsr4n6C5lLUeCgcrSMTPQlZccAt36baGVwIMPHbsDo-PmnYYpSEDjfp4Ll052L932-dCS1FPFz42aR3hmhw2wdF5vMivRy3CEunJh6B_o9pM4GOtg/w640-h414/IMG_9659.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">spotting this Coyote carrying a very large salmon! That is a Mallard flying in the same picture.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhG6Se1amjj5lIYf1l2t2DkY7HyuA78ndA61Wdx4wEzzvGrUlCpTjUkA1X-URt48cIYAwvTM-yuU9uRX57DxdCYncPnWm4JVINBq2bE576N3Cz9KmWA_LbXtmMwoz9QqNepnM8UOpKQu434W0d4H_evihMtmzvHBc5XWNbFvYkroca0Ro5myTAaXv7dtk/s5184/IMG_9661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhG6Se1amjj5lIYf1l2t2DkY7HyuA78ndA61Wdx4wEzzvGrUlCpTjUkA1X-URt48cIYAwvTM-yuU9uRX57DxdCYncPnWm4JVINBq2bE576N3Cz9KmWA_LbXtmMwoz9QqNepnM8UOpKQu434W0d4H_evihMtmzvHBc5XWNbFvYkroca0Ro5myTAaXv7dtk/w640-h480/IMG_9661.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">here is a bit closer view. It carried it a short bit longer, then stopped and fed on it for a little while, before picking it back up and disappearing into the vegetation.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In the afternoon we had another really exciting sighting....true, it wasn't right here at the estuary, but it wasn't all that far away in Deroche....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpxqKa4uo_7JRxHqFlAyFH7APUQKsAu9v6VbwyIWE2Twh0HZBlpnT5mCaAy61F_ehwlblr6_t3S0lo_SvuH66kaAVprAUKCJE6oeZFOL1vFJoweCSCsWFMvizlbpEJLFTD_O80q2-SRTSwTu-y23HEHXV8ggy7Bld4Xg1rS3SiUnY3-TyqhpIPXwva29I/s5184/IMG_9667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpxqKa4uo_7JRxHqFlAyFH7APUQKsAu9v6VbwyIWE2Twh0HZBlpnT5mCaAy61F_ehwlblr6_t3S0lo_SvuH66kaAVprAUKCJE6oeZFOL1vFJoweCSCsWFMvizlbpEJLFTD_O80q2-SRTSwTu-y23HEHXV8ggy7Bld4Xg1rS3SiUnY3-TyqhpIPXwva29I/w640-h480/IMG_9667.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">notice the 'white' in the middle of the photo?</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Oo-53VOTiFFI4M0NQXSfsANG8QOn7lLeuiv_ttBvRqoW9eZrZzl25whf7YhJAgYPAhIVqZaBdjtEUOiiZ1NFkyg-hnLFckr06dGsg3mf_Mnd_GPn6UHWmWk9i6jfx7VVVmWbJz22MTsmccOetQgUX96-sVh5wk-nqbWwjptl2CqYJ0BrIPGWb1_XiEIS/s5184/IMG_9677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Oo-53VOTiFFI4M0NQXSfsANG8QOn7lLeuiv_ttBvRqoW9eZrZzl25whf7YhJAgYPAhIVqZaBdjtEUOiiZ1NFkyg-hnLFckr06dGsg3mf_Mnd_GPn6UHWmWk9i6jfx7VVVmWbJz22MTsmccOetQgUX96-sVh5wk-nqbWwjptl2CqYJ0BrIPGWb1_XiEIS/w640-h480/IMG_9677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">that is a Great Egret! A real rarity for our area, in fact the last time I am aware of one being around was back in September of 2010 when we had one here at the estuary for a week or so. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday there hadn't been any swans at the estuary, but quite a few out on Harrison Bay....this morning there were a dozen or so back here at the estuary....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAD4-X3cjN4teYOAoHROmYVPlSVD2UAow9Y_mxJzOmThtWPuvY3uCB8ZBMluOygMHJrzAgJjGN16l4BaGMPHzKBFkWlIWJa9PpjP0nOuu2NyzmaVi5FKJJ0UsRq6c8HoOoTaP_ToD_3nGuUjsOUTx3i6yRFiXS8QALyc5kFbih-WYhpm1n-4gI4kvcMix/s4635/IMG_9698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="4635" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAD4-X3cjN4teYOAoHROmYVPlSVD2UAow9Y_mxJzOmThtWPuvY3uCB8ZBMluOygMHJrzAgJjGN16l4BaGMPHzKBFkWlIWJa9PpjP0nOuu2NyzmaVi5FKJJ0UsRq6c8HoOoTaP_ToD_3nGuUjsOUTx3i6yRFiXS8QALyc5kFbih-WYhpm1n-4gI4kvcMix/w640-h428/IMG_9698.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">including this pair, snoozing in the early morning sunshine. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-19776295734812582072023-10-27T19:33:00.003-07:002023-10-27T19:33:40.991-07:00Swans!<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday morning a familiar call alerted us to the fact that the swans were back!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAczJm3ly9oIP4L7tNmbJISzzX8s9TV7rgNDeTX6loU2I43HBXvwu_9FY0bKSoIPJgwmIxLZ6k-NdPfc9TGgoJ-jSIu8d0CbnW2A1pvomsENBV9GW-tyysqc2u_j52TEbaMIKAfZVu8LBNTAlUxn3pivS33EVYWEvlkCyckTGwOeQf0Cz7VCjmdvxk5ETY/s5184/IMG_9516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAczJm3ly9oIP4L7tNmbJISzzX8s9TV7rgNDeTX6loU2I43HBXvwu_9FY0bKSoIPJgwmIxLZ6k-NdPfc9TGgoJ-jSIu8d0CbnW2A1pvomsENBV9GW-tyysqc2u_j52TEbaMIKAfZVu8LBNTAlUxn3pivS33EVYWEvlkCyckTGwOeQf0Cz7VCjmdvxk5ETY/w640-h480/IMG_9516.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there was a total of 7 Trumpeters in the area of the log bay. This morning there were at least twice that many.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillTdFZIQkoiyc7zdIW9CCW-ARNM3ZJjcXfwHWQT167GEn72QHjIvGmInuc7fJqeYUXgpF0bzEwm_8q7era-U0gFleHoUsljCWX_ydm_9FzOqEDiJ7RABD__MSxBDYepSfDirlajcGEf-JJ1h7P3II-nWzv4S3zOYIzBKIS0K9QxqDXmQydfJFsxiJwtPP/s5184/IMG_9531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillTdFZIQkoiyc7zdIW9CCW-ARNM3ZJjcXfwHWQT167GEn72QHjIvGmInuc7fJqeYUXgpF0bzEwm_8q7era-U0gFleHoUsljCWX_ydm_9FzOqEDiJ7RABD__MSxBDYepSfDirlajcGEf-JJ1h7P3II-nWzv4S3zOYIzBKIS0K9QxqDXmQydfJFsxiJwtPP/w640-h480/IMG_9531.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I know most people's focus is on the eagles, but I prefer the swans.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICtMbb2kHdCogvIEQSCnhMUjmbnYhE5iF16gUtQ4pM-JriLDL5W9Ht2gwmVYSUBKm4ti6wG8tZBBgDgpAs-5OZR-0B5Vr0c3zjzbp09DKlSdKbviKBAnAtZ48YhWv4tDBmr-lwlxTy8Ut0cBdolIA0Du_AiXu5yknSUcQs0vYcj91K8vYkweStZDm3opz/s5184/IMG_9528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICtMbb2kHdCogvIEQSCnhMUjmbnYhE5iF16gUtQ4pM-JriLDL5W9Ht2gwmVYSUBKm4ti6wG8tZBBgDgpAs-5OZR-0B5Vr0c3zjzbp09DKlSdKbviKBAnAtZ48YhWv4tDBmr-lwlxTy8Ut0cBdolIA0Du_AiXu5yknSUcQs0vYcj91K8vYkweStZDm3opz/w640-h480/IMG_9528.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">notice, too the number of salmon. There still isn't a lot of water, but where there is water, there are salmon.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">an unusual sighting yesterday was....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vWLfoS-RYTX8Ri3tVzUPeAADM9eDZLSbTHitzVyXa9T2BZtzF2A7drWm6i8w7Lv_5pCNubAeplwt8sW3c33oLyacNj5A8J8WGfaf13L3NsakDaDNL4BQnoPxYEjJce3F8c-GQPkSGdbKMOqWHSGXc0VCeq7vqDLJhLW4ogQfP0fRVkMuVTihTX7hOU65/s5184/IMG_9550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vWLfoS-RYTX8Ri3tVzUPeAADM9eDZLSbTHitzVyXa9T2BZtzF2A7drWm6i8w7Lv_5pCNubAeplwt8sW3c33oLyacNj5A8J8WGfaf13L3NsakDaDNL4BQnoPxYEjJce3F8c-GQPkSGdbKMOqWHSGXc0VCeq7vqDLJhLW4ogQfP0fRVkMuVTihTX7hOU65/w640-h480/IMG_9550.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a Bonaparte Gull! </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfKo_Remkwq3tREm39LkCrHo1vZTaLhiJW9grvBWOLwi8rjStDhmYm-8MUm__hp2EZ-xZdya8_xdGDNXOP0bV5BTW8nRfc_HjpMpH4Njp-1dZmLxNaXT0cSADWR_wnIOPmcHkyoOxnH0aYQ0sfAZ9TD6bLwdRDHe0prRO12m3jUIiV1QJiOv36m4DFmXf/s4816/IMG_9564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3343" data-original-width="4816" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfKo_Remkwq3tREm39LkCrHo1vZTaLhiJW9grvBWOLwi8rjStDhmYm-8MUm__hp2EZ-xZdya8_xdGDNXOP0bV5BTW8nRfc_HjpMpH4Njp-1dZmLxNaXT0cSADWR_wnIOPmcHkyoOxnH0aYQ0sfAZ9TD6bLwdRDHe0prRO12m3jUIiV1QJiOv36m4DFmXf/w640-h444/IMG_9564.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">up until this morning, we've continued to see Greater Yellowlegs regularly. Today there were none visible so whether they've moved on, or just weren't where we could see them - after all there is a lot of area out there right now...it's hard to say.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaking of Bald Eagles....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22MKiqCAd_OL6YrTTtQfzOuEG3sHzyK5hSXAAOxLDn69XKUqXxwlRulE3mXSqd-eqwUVMMLUAD_6ZEBUpNBc5kSwR3chiTHw9XjIJrsz9r0im5SxOsl0cekVsE0C_owqijkmhRc0IvzzQ24Y8PGuQfsOSAZgvRkZsDhAUfWxhenKSRrZl9LfRMiamWvY-/s5184/IMG_9610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22MKiqCAd_OL6YrTTtQfzOuEG3sHzyK5hSXAAOxLDn69XKUqXxwlRulE3mXSqd-eqwUVMMLUAD_6ZEBUpNBc5kSwR3chiTHw9XjIJrsz9r0im5SxOsl0cekVsE0C_owqijkmhRc0IvzzQ24Y8PGuQfsOSAZgvRkZsDhAUfWxhenKSRrZl9LfRMiamWvY-/w640-h480/IMG_9610.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">well their numbers are slowly increasing but seems to be much later than normal.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6eMmGgAL4qH6RaB5MVYthVRghlJpp2-6AKCyw4_62NMTHBkIJOtJ9UY0YAUFUEnbfuoJdzNBmxKAGEfgMj6Q-IabJgcrwUv6VYD6D43C0BUycPAnlCBW6Jaq7vxBlG8z5W67F08gMFUh_z-F_qTDTnmoGy_A31dbm2knte7ERehcA-mpONT7SVcMxoAU/s5184/IMG_9616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6eMmGgAL4qH6RaB5MVYthVRghlJpp2-6AKCyw4_62NMTHBkIJOtJ9UY0YAUFUEnbfuoJdzNBmxKAGEfgMj6Q-IabJgcrwUv6VYD6D43C0BUycPAnlCBW6Jaq7vxBlG8z5W67F08gMFUh_z-F_qTDTnmoGy_A31dbm2knte7ERehcA-mpONT7SVcMxoAU/w640-h480/IMG_9616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This young one was very visible this afternoon, it's calmness around both us and our dogs makes me wonder if it is the young one that was raised in the near by nest.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9HWD9fWBMd4fHPguGx0CcszGtVCzjBDLqFh8RR175gdWV6GDOvqgrnxGRotEBlLfPtOOJ4AQ4_1Rv4akjmWwGqHtPwkSdLGjVycUgaVyehoz3JomXk8zC8Zu95YthMKM860RbRabDOg_r-bOn2RYQxTkdxR3ZWkQ5Gj5Yzvc-_bKIwxIMY2VFLHlLM7A/s4305/IMG_9603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="4305" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9HWD9fWBMd4fHPguGx0CcszGtVCzjBDLqFh8RR175gdWV6GDOvqgrnxGRotEBlLfPtOOJ4AQ4_1Rv4akjmWwGqHtPwkSdLGjVycUgaVyehoz3JomXk8zC8Zu95YthMKM860RbRabDOg_r-bOn2RYQxTkdxR3ZWkQ5Gj5Yzvc-_bKIwxIMY2VFLHlLM7A/w640-h426/IMG_9603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">numbers of gulls have definitely increased! This group are all Glaucous-wing Gulls, adults and juveniles.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Between the low temperatures and steady breeze, smaller birds weren't visible today, although...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ0I-tCGBLkFfPmyar7Hzf68Q2zwomumeXCVGMpYq3flZl2n6n1ZT0AN0Q-tOPlzaJpF5dWfq4cXXXgyik_cMRX4_T9EeAm8y5gFlodjcYbsngRJOGrmlywdkk6lPXQJxcUb5DreMwWZsEzezUbzFv2P4ed5rEy0wRCu2YHZAurTJ9lHKhagK-hsklbRP/s4463/IMG_9630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="4463" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ0I-tCGBLkFfPmyar7Hzf68Q2zwomumeXCVGMpYq3flZl2n6n1ZT0AN0Q-tOPlzaJpF5dWfq4cXXXgyik_cMRX4_T9EeAm8y5gFlodjcYbsngRJOGrmlywdkk6lPXQJxcUb5DreMwWZsEzezUbzFv2P4ed5rEy0wRCu2YHZAurTJ9lHKhagK-hsklbRP/w640-h430/IMG_9630.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this male Downy Woodpecker put in an appearance just as we were finishing up.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZEyLHoE6CmJ0rOXNRcliCgIxKqvTGHxsxsekwGUKkex38PeuduoprWYCfJLKXCzqRjwmqkzqlibqToz91CRgDIRnQd6m066xKGMDWlp3u_YMk3dtPOfqlVqGbUW9-SAkd9hXMg7i6c1n7jIVm-K92x6P_8eXDzJp9ZG27PoVkZA6J56ggjuPFXdblKPr/s5184/IMG_9615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZEyLHoE6CmJ0rOXNRcliCgIxKqvTGHxsxsekwGUKkex38PeuduoprWYCfJLKXCzqRjwmqkzqlibqToz91CRgDIRnQd6m066xKGMDWlp3u_YMk3dtPOfqlVqGbUW9-SAkd9hXMg7i6c1n7jIVm-K92x6P_8eXDzJp9ZG27PoVkZA6J56ggjuPFXdblKPr/w640-h480/IMG_9615.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />no swans on Harrison Bay yet. There were some Canada Geese in another area.</span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-81345146743410375932023-10-24T19:46:00.002-07:002023-10-24T19:46:32.749-07:00Weather is changing<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Well the weather is definitely changing.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHGdAFdlH4QgPJxFjLAS7pKSJrBppDMSWlHuc7ElhpOyDXcLMGyFiQSYOxZLd7i1afH9fk1CRFHka4TffJlEp0Hfpu_vmwkBMJ9rzAj_bEJ6QaRRWAf1trwCXyq3q0CGGjMLZk5k3hqtH1FhfCK_FTszAn93vxxc3A6gaPZReDIPMnK8YVsNdvoON_u3T/s5184/IMG_9459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHGdAFdlH4QgPJxFjLAS7pKSJrBppDMSWlHuc7ElhpOyDXcLMGyFiQSYOxZLd7i1afH9fk1CRFHka4TffJlEp0Hfpu_vmwkBMJ9rzAj_bEJ6QaRRWAf1trwCXyq3q0CGGjMLZk5k3hqtH1FhfCK_FTszAn93vxxc3A6gaPZReDIPMnK8YVsNdvoON_u3T/w640-h480/IMG_9459.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this was the log bay this morning. Water levels are rising slightly, especially out on the river, and with the rising water, more salmon are making it up this far.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMc9KCrxP_LGxk3zWrLKt1qeiAp2U1p4UvIJKS63UaDYIsNX_e1L0Jtu043YdLkSLZ__NAdebTByuSdpOcNbhL43TN55cruGSkg1zAaIOiK0J8bnyati6MiQkWhYSeiaYrxau-N6tEasCQxVCJQ_1QLAmCFiy9fBX-3UxSvBA_o7KAsR7FifbRUH2hSpO/s4658/IMG_9458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2979" data-original-width="4658" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMc9KCrxP_LGxk3zWrLKt1qeiAp2U1p4UvIJKS63UaDYIsNX_e1L0Jtu043YdLkSLZ__NAdebTByuSdpOcNbhL43TN55cruGSkg1zAaIOiK0J8bnyati6MiQkWhYSeiaYrxau-N6tEasCQxVCJQ_1QLAmCFiy9fBX-3UxSvBA_o7KAsR7FifbRUH2hSpO/w640-h410/IMG_9458.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there are some of them this morning, close to the shoreline.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7MFhKH2KijgRC1OLPkk4m_8MllTJvsTA7CI0B16U77KElQhcQZDfkdFn7dpwSpINhbSqsxlDyUq3mfjixFwi2rUFoFvCqKrsppWHGX5m5921Z72CtCHwM12m_pY5e6IqC3VAtnBkfPZzmYxZa3e_DqC02Fjv6C0bw5am1508MubVk9M02hSnCMtYaSyF/s5184/IMG_9466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7MFhKH2KijgRC1OLPkk4m_8MllTJvsTA7CI0B16U77KElQhcQZDfkdFn7dpwSpINhbSqsxlDyUq3mfjixFwi2rUFoFvCqKrsppWHGX5m5921Z72CtCHwM12m_pY5e6IqC3VAtnBkfPZzmYxZa3e_DqC02Fjv6C0bw5am1508MubVk9M02hSnCMtYaSyF/w640-h480/IMG_9466.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">over at Harrison Bay it seemed more eagles were gathering....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgvuzqOFxe7prG0s7UBNZuyG9J7-9-26XFKPXRH7i8pn3RVyfTmC57DQ9hD0_DJ6r_7OEhqQwIxGvsH6cCCvxleoAivMKakn6R3R4s3b2pq1lXkUq9lhxMxq9jx7hbK2Fh6i77qJ3NEiHORxsShbQYIATVb7Lak9mktPjGVA6RtJGd4pAG3DdZt9nhTiK/s5184/IMG_9487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgvuzqOFxe7prG0s7UBNZuyG9J7-9-26XFKPXRH7i8pn3RVyfTmC57DQ9hD0_DJ6r_7OEhqQwIxGvsH6cCCvxleoAivMKakn6R3R4s3b2pq1lXkUq9lhxMxq9jx7hbK2Fh6i77qJ3NEiHORxsShbQYIATVb7Lak9mktPjGVA6RtJGd4pAG3DdZt9nhTiK/w640-h480/IMG_9487.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">in fact there were quite a few way, way out on the bay</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMwulaQ_pjSbRo5rIi8kknqJ5pXXvCm2LNkR4PDH_ZJToyFCGncN7c-iCdSBzsC2isDJ63qaS7cyNy2n_We98R_B761DaAuxpiuwOt_AZaZIb1-p55jyBUgeMWscCXPtQ0JfspryoLmJpK_WLw5HTKg2e-rT60wKoQcUJAwOD1C1_HOXaOrsS5PZbeAef/s5184/IMG_9477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMwulaQ_pjSbRo5rIi8kknqJ5pXXvCm2LNkR4PDH_ZJToyFCGncN7c-iCdSBzsC2isDJ63qaS7cyNy2n_We98R_B761DaAuxpiuwOt_AZaZIb1-p55jyBUgeMWscCXPtQ0JfspryoLmJpK_WLw5HTKg2e-rT60wKoQcUJAwOD1C1_HOXaOrsS5PZbeAef/w640-h480/IMG_9477.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">more gulls around too, including this Herring Gull that was taking a break on the beach.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We've been noticing....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9ntKrcHAe9aVd4qTcR_uy76ijaQAI8HkUkb2mrv6DByKroujbm0JClEI-Yr2NKF0I96ZjVG1Lw7p2Ruf5zhduSs1eEe5bjEFyWakAyyv2HFKgU1AbnV1KZZV-TcmCKy0ejWYkSRdE_5PKft_NipybzD7PkT_EfT_WlJYzg0Sjusizq7yoRIgpinchNW2/s5184/IMG_9510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9ntKrcHAe9aVd4qTcR_uy76ijaQAI8HkUkb2mrv6DByKroujbm0JClEI-Yr2NKF0I96ZjVG1Lw7p2Ruf5zhduSs1eEe5bjEFyWakAyyv2HFKgU1AbnV1KZZV-TcmCKy0ejWYkSRdE_5PKft_NipybzD7PkT_EfT_WlJYzg0Sjusizq7yoRIgpinchNW2/w640-h480/IMG_9510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a lot more Gold-crowned Sparrows than we normally see.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-aCQrpSOBTNIl35_LSNTKs6gmi0puiTJCpGDLvXItoC8xtE8EVCm03kR9Ndxq45GooX5xwxjuC8uMOnAcdkqHHZZokpe7u67Wsj-ZxWgohXs20IW1A0HL0prr9kHdiI0OipJ7oQOS_zFk2G3IMatcQ6hRCoZ0M_25WSLj1V2H_CiredLVDphaEpWNKxz/s5184/IMG_9508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-aCQrpSOBTNIl35_LSNTKs6gmi0puiTJCpGDLvXItoC8xtE8EVCm03kR9Ndxq45GooX5xwxjuC8uMOnAcdkqHHZZokpe7u67Wsj-ZxWgohXs20IW1A0HL0prr9kHdiI0OipJ7oQOS_zFk2G3IMatcQ6hRCoZ0M_25WSLj1V2H_CiredLVDphaEpWNKxz/w640-h480/IMG_9508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and yes, there was quite the wind blowing today...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDin64NfwuRepixbNuUuDQ9O5op6S3Qiy85EQoxiQ6GXZa3WLmbIRT89sELcSr3PDTyx1LR_zANo6p42dO1kq8A7bbylg5FRyKCUfK4l1pWji7GVjoH9qvL0kIh0dQhum_uOK7UXvio4seyAukchcdR9O3HUCFX4eh1aCF9mqFZbQ0NJLRqZJJnPU-7Bq/s5184/IMG_9468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDin64NfwuRepixbNuUuDQ9O5op6S3Qiy85EQoxiQ6GXZa3WLmbIRT89sELcSr3PDTyx1LR_zANo6p42dO1kq8A7bbylg5FRyKCUfK4l1pWji7GVjoH9qvL0kIh0dQhum_uOK7UXvio4seyAukchcdR9O3HUCFX4eh1aCF9mqFZbQ0NJLRqZJJnPU-7Bq/w640-h480/IMG_9468.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">it was quite the surprise to see snow on the local hills....no wonder it was so chilly!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Jdg5WFYhERJKjprBndpLJdge3vOvUPuR9Vt7OCgfdyJui8hVSOg1r6thZy5htyKoMa8HSG5bLxryO7oPen5JobB0jbSxCbpPeUCQVBEvUh-pBGpfKEDj4kgDYjNIS5shCEpYdq36jfhHdLLQLvZJtbUcEdtDeXiDi_TjDG3YFIxdKFvQtKYNH9e1pjMZ/s5184/IMG_9500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Jdg5WFYhERJKjprBndpLJdge3vOvUPuR9Vt7OCgfdyJui8hVSOg1r6thZy5htyKoMa8HSG5bLxryO7oPen5JobB0jbSxCbpPeUCQVBEvUh-pBGpfKEDj4kgDYjNIS5shCEpYdq36jfhHdLLQLvZJtbUcEdtDeXiDi_TjDG3YFIxdKFvQtKYNH9e1pjMZ/w480-h640/IMG_9500.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Not sure what this guy was doing....but it is a pretty seasonal picture. With the cool temperatures and the wind, the leaves aren't likely to be around much longer. </span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-26273386658420953672023-10-18T19:21:00.003-07:002023-10-18T19:21:58.066-07:00A surprise sighting<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Eagle activity has come to a bit of a lull the last couple of days, but we have been finding a few birds, including a real surprise!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__y5hdzPI6Y4DrgXIirdgWQ0oX23gZgR3Vro-3RB7uoDDNfLUrKaqQKmCKqmvFuDCowsGaFVTipk8QJdH2JnwJWltl9tJ9vP6afpg3Z8XHXcuNvmMbF3OlZkMr17ghC8HDZj-z4TDJmSDrhcPDLnBgjkgc04FgB0TttTBRh-dmDmGuWrd4UD5UjO-azN5/s5184/IMG_9243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__y5hdzPI6Y4DrgXIirdgWQ0oX23gZgR3Vro-3RB7uoDDNfLUrKaqQKmCKqmvFuDCowsGaFVTipk8QJdH2JnwJWltl9tJ9vP6afpg3Z8XHXcuNvmMbF3OlZkMr17ghC8HDZj-z4TDJmSDrhcPDLnBgjkgc04FgB0TttTBRh-dmDmGuWrd4UD5UjO-azN5/w640-h480/IMG_9243.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Short-bill Gulls</b> are starting to show up. These small gulls dive for the salmon eggs, rather than being interested in the salmon themselves.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHafcyz0aNfgR4PDwHOerlMuoApvVOA73FKB-vi8DQMAHW2dTXJwxS8tP3RJR1LG54SXM72xao1AyCMGVs9iQjhmaQgr88pKRDgxypbOYofegmSNiPOykWBOBdW0jYUGpU-VbxUk8sgUrerlOP1F0HAAWiZ5KAWttIBIqjpit1HuDbeizNk7DzlXnJEZGp/s5184/IMG_9254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHafcyz0aNfgR4PDwHOerlMuoApvVOA73FKB-vi8DQMAHW2dTXJwxS8tP3RJR1LG54SXM72xao1AyCMGVs9iQjhmaQgr88pKRDgxypbOYofegmSNiPOykWBOBdW0jYUGpU-VbxUk8sgUrerlOP1F0HAAWiZ5KAWttIBIqjpit1HuDbeizNk7DzlXnJEZGp/w640-h480/IMG_9254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We also have one or two <b>Ring-bill Gulls</b>, identified by the yellow legs, eyes and ring around the bill.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-WdrkO0AHGFkem6jKFoVoJvP7ojmgxGWBLDiBRUKQtKVO18Iz0ivp6rNM6DtK-HcklUwZxtjSZWsObGxou4yOtUJSG3dL0wB2aowqa-tzZDUMgNPwN3Qitg75mtu_F3nz7rba540KTn5-0mplsZfi6_DJUJ0u8c5_Zo_UCYaSMAUpHoT87aMNDR1q3Zf/s4774/IMG_9289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3075" data-original-width="4774" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-WdrkO0AHGFkem6jKFoVoJvP7ojmgxGWBLDiBRUKQtKVO18Iz0ivp6rNM6DtK-HcklUwZxtjSZWsObGxou4yOtUJSG3dL0wB2aowqa-tzZDUMgNPwN3Qitg75mtu_F3nz7rba540KTn5-0mplsZfi6_DJUJ0u8c5_Zo_UCYaSMAUpHoT87aMNDR1q3Zf/w640-h412/IMG_9289.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there has been one lone <b>Greater Yellow-legs Sandpiper</b> hanging around too.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But the real surprise....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXCS1-y3Cu_jUdY8PMmGBQSUfeAhEbVcopIL0x_GHaj7kkrSkmi0q_yBTpicQw9e7Gh3NAlB90VSM9jNYe9esgNVn__loS_s9gDudwCcQAk2n57Ih2TuJ4RO3RW64JPN54EUrcg2bfW_rq8nnW8rb8LX3JaeSkm07Vs1A1ijNABa1b6H5KQ0b1zfCOacz/s5184/IMG_9339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXCS1-y3Cu_jUdY8PMmGBQSUfeAhEbVcopIL0x_GHaj7kkrSkmi0q_yBTpicQw9e7Gh3NAlB90VSM9jNYe9esgNVn__loS_s9gDudwCcQAk2n57Ih2TuJ4RO3RW64JPN54EUrcg2bfW_rq8nnW8rb8LX3JaeSkm07Vs1A1ijNABa1b6H5KQ0b1zfCOacz/w640-h480/IMG_9339.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">was spotting this <b>White-throated Sparrow</b> yesterday! Although related to both the common White-crowned Sparrow and the Gold-crowned Sparrow, the White-throated is more common east of the Rockies.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We still have quite a few...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBscmCvdoY3Yj_dDU1Uz9NNMmRvFahL24LQthI7Qkk2MMcbwr6NsDR91AFqb50ax4Iq6yhaKKYhyphenhyphen02J6oQ-_-kw-A8D29x262c7chAkcMs2hCybH5iC2ArSIkLaIIxZ4b-u9LhQyV7k-KdMxwpgCMxFqDv4S5VpL0spfRAHpJmCGQa2vOF0RPqnOU0n9bM/s5184/IMG_9322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBscmCvdoY3Yj_dDU1Uz9NNMmRvFahL24LQthI7Qkk2MMcbwr6NsDR91AFqb50ax4Iq6yhaKKYhyphenhyphen02J6oQ-_-kw-A8D29x262c7chAkcMs2hCybH5iC2ArSIkLaIIxZ4b-u9LhQyV7k-KdMxwpgCMxFqDv4S5VpL0spfRAHpJmCGQa2vOF0RPqnOU0n9bM/w640-h480/IMG_9322.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>American Robins</b> in the area. This one was posed nicely in some fall foliage.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS53pTVTt9OzW4Hya1wvEcB6EOjv9JGdh91cKhFaM5-b4ExvLdFirQP8gRDk2Wf73dOVcx53Ynh2vjA9_hXKbua07e-N3CEWuecAQtYNu0RQm1i-KM0B7dxTcO0zUq5zW8dsFwWqhJCc36JdrLjoWx0B0cWnmKrVYtnXlcIHThRB4_Mf-6ng9UfkX0LTF7/s5184/IMG_9297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS53pTVTt9OzW4Hya1wvEcB6EOjv9JGdh91cKhFaM5-b4ExvLdFirQP8gRDk2Wf73dOVcx53Ynh2vjA9_hXKbua07e-N3CEWuecAQtYNu0RQm1i-KM0B7dxTcO0zUq5zW8dsFwWqhJCc36JdrLjoWx0B0cWnmKrVYtnXlcIHThRB4_Mf-6ng9UfkX0LTF7/w480-h640/IMG_9297.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So let's end with a rainbow, seen the other afternoon. We will see if the water levels are any higher after the current rainstorm is finished.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-18354657893566726812023-10-13T19:39:00.002-07:002023-10-13T19:39:52.434-07:00Finally, a few positive signs....<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">The last few days, some positive signs....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpWgRqd8p_Oc-t2kHJZgirn_-hv0xVB8rYLNTuMvzqaagkhQUolCLNGlveLfyWmYwSYqO8VVPEVzkwVDxuhcynVGv1aP7tSl8YfusyDY-dw4ARyd2vizmd-ZTDcUzsY-rZ2NSp_ih2jJR6jnjDQCl3k6ozUchzFETfiHmwGka0lXwx1id4khPUlArEooA/s4366/IMG_9116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2883" data-original-width="4366" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpWgRqd8p_Oc-t2kHJZgirn_-hv0xVB8rYLNTuMvzqaagkhQUolCLNGlveLfyWmYwSYqO8VVPEVzkwVDxuhcynVGv1aP7tSl8YfusyDY-dw4ARyd2vizmd-ZTDcUzsY-rZ2NSp_ih2jJR6jnjDQCl3k6ozUchzFETfiHmwGka0lXwx1id4khPUlArEooA/w640-h422/IMG_9116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a few Bald Eagles are showing up.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR37ru4bctqCNf7Laz_ZE1JhyYgPxs75gXrmzPN2bFKtMATkNqlkeDS91ACw2A1wwWd_llrsh3eCZfcgVKsO3-gb9GxYvH3lqCkRc1ca78r_ldlF9Ru_zI3-2CIxozJjnVhAK0XFkScZs5LmD4A8C4XKzL2BldJZtQcPCDN32p9tC02q2kAZ26-WtV84H/s4878/IMG_9117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3578" data-original-width="4878" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR37ru4bctqCNf7Laz_ZE1JhyYgPxs75gXrmzPN2bFKtMATkNqlkeDS91ACw2A1wwWd_llrsh3eCZfcgVKsO3-gb9GxYvH3lqCkRc1ca78r_ldlF9Ru_zI3-2CIxozJjnVhAK0XFkScZs5LmD4A8C4XKzL2BldJZtQcPCDN32p9tC02q2kAZ26-WtV84H/w640-h470/IMG_9117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and the occasional salmon is managing to work it's way up the extremely shallow waters</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUslCty96mUE5eZxXJhysvVRqDBfuvKHyhrJIZtg9QJNx0rfVU-qL07uWG38K70S3JVN4_PlMQ9SDW8ids9zrnK5bxgMlabzts8jswNi9Xarx8GgQLiiNhD2N-SbtqFk-Bi1HbVxz_J-RjA1H9mYF8pH8wWRv4wQCcQo_AfwxcA8zPIyJk-qH1GkVwNHiA/s4763/IMG_9153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3347" data-original-width="4763" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUslCty96mUE5eZxXJhysvVRqDBfuvKHyhrJIZtg9QJNx0rfVU-qL07uWG38K70S3JVN4_PlMQ9SDW8ids9zrnK5bxgMlabzts8jswNi9Xarx8GgQLiiNhD2N-SbtqFk-Bi1HbVxz_J-RjA1H9mYF8pH8wWRv4wQCcQo_AfwxcA8zPIyJk-qH1GkVwNHiA/w640-h450/IMG_9153.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">it's not a lot - but it's a start.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWhPUdu6ERFxPOL0VaLEM3ACFDrCbFcLOSOxLe0ZkG5518clsSHocg89Uyx-PlFLV94dXEHwd70biHfse6lNX4rRFO1kYPZEq4M5Xx5BZCHVDrmatgYsHw_rH32-TQNfN501EVOTufm6e-6L6f9pqeL-ZBVWv5_Wc3uYihubhAkQuwz7BnfFCkZqLWmY4/s5184/IMG_9113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWhPUdu6ERFxPOL0VaLEM3ACFDrCbFcLOSOxLe0ZkG5518clsSHocg89Uyx-PlFLV94dXEHwd70biHfse6lNX4rRFO1kYPZEq4M5Xx5BZCHVDrmatgYsHw_rH32-TQNfN501EVOTufm6e-6L6f9pqeL-ZBVWv5_Wc3uYihubhAkQuwz7BnfFCkZqLWmY4/w480-h640/IMG_9113.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">of course there is usually a Great Blue Heron to be found somewhere.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We've been having fun finding...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrXcmBAVvyharlr3XSWtZNEl4aLgvACwP5yxB6hlfITEp4aPSQIPVPOlzImMWjBQ_Lrzb_7cJTMYCQMis0K7olCNxCr49pAL02p4cOoD5e9_ZHzYysbVwS4bec1XfXYqNUndIprns_JQ5ykyiAZKmUKyVlOaDBAc0Fr1dY89Z1sr_vXNz0OJSm5D2FhNg/s5184/IMG_9125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrXcmBAVvyharlr3XSWtZNEl4aLgvACwP5yxB6hlfITEp4aPSQIPVPOlzImMWjBQ_Lrzb_7cJTMYCQMis0K7olCNxCr49pAL02p4cOoD5e9_ZHzYysbVwS4bec1XfXYqNUndIprns_JQ5ykyiAZKmUKyVlOaDBAc0Fr1dY89Z1sr_vXNz0OJSm5D2FhNg/w640-h480/IMG_9125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">various fungi including these Amanita that are growing on the banks of the dykes over in the Kilby area.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF58lKl4P3hyphenhyphenoY1ATtU2jlxeChVIXHQXor4LtvjJ6TgK8Hj457UekItSy1Ss2qzZNpWWPBLU5lylbZTb91i3NrSXY8QHN-zj3RRKu2EMU6K_eqFhB_7vp23pqmNdDwr6y1u6AtaEjXcaSTeEGoIE0A638khs3BH1cQ74przVusjSe4cKMIB0330lJfNx9/s5184/IMG_9137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF58lKl4P3hyphenhyphenoY1ATtU2jlxeChVIXHQXor4LtvjJ6TgK8Hj457UekItSy1Ss2qzZNpWWPBLU5lylbZTb91i3NrSXY8QHN-zj3RRKu2EMU6K_eqFhB_7vp23pqmNdDwr6y1u6AtaEjXcaSTeEGoIE0A638khs3BH1cQ74przVusjSe4cKMIB0330lJfNx9/w640-h480/IMG_9137.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We'd been so busy looking at 'mushrooms' that we hadn't noticed this pair perched overhead!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxd0BGC_T_et_jNdU4WfIX56UGq26UwK9WwWzQVF8OjydArczyc4bbr-75Rt4hl2JzkcmcSzN3l_78m_0KSQOXVlpnqSrBtAPJ7McTkcB1mrlVNYzSo2e5HA8iLRBios5SwV5RKtPhN_e3LkKIc96TkteuKSF2pagZo8LrKmvlNQXXPPsvnLB-lRrqmqR/s4109/IMG_9158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="4109" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxd0BGC_T_et_jNdU4WfIX56UGq26UwK9WwWzQVF8OjydArczyc4bbr-75Rt4hl2JzkcmcSzN3l_78m_0KSQOXVlpnqSrBtAPJ7McTkcB1mrlVNYzSo2e5HA8iLRBios5SwV5RKtPhN_e3LkKIc96TkteuKSF2pagZo8LrKmvlNQXXPPsvnLB-lRrqmqR/w640-h428/IMG_9158.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">noticing quite a few Anna's Hummingbirds as well. This one is a young male. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tomorrow (October 14th) is another world wide bird count day so hopefully there will be a few birds to count.</span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-90638481101925915462023-10-09T19:32:00.002-07:002023-10-09T19:32:36.268-07:00Thanksgiving<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Thanksgiving weekend and we are still waiting for water.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PT3F-yKskd-3mo6TbsgPo9X7uT28H_zpRAQptnW3-NuBx7sGp0LAjQbxJbLkw4gnE8nyj9oxgtd8rXp-myZZXlMoNqAVdk5oxT0uRXcYTKP3gVTD3f7M8so_noUKPLq8RM2aO9ejnDiMkiiRHdQ-mUrUCIc8FP-wHYQom-8enUJK2pPYVsQN-PmJabZY/s5184/IMG_9072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PT3F-yKskd-3mo6TbsgPo9X7uT28H_zpRAQptnW3-NuBx7sGp0LAjQbxJbLkw4gnE8nyj9oxgtd8rXp-myZZXlMoNqAVdk5oxT0uRXcYTKP3gVTD3f7M8so_noUKPLq8RM2aO9ejnDiMkiiRHdQ-mUrUCIc8FP-wHYQom-8enUJK2pPYVsQN-PmJabZY/w640-h480/IMG_9072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the log bay just keeps getting dryer, and dryer....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwV78L4sd_RiEJDG6CZTtS3vm-7pLo96ELjtZ_0hegUhAb3mZLGboPJrkdg9WYv0YJdFvAV0pM7sV0om1S1E7XC-Pt4w6npMCrM1tTYfKqPjjuzzAwSc9O3ZkAtAybE1gZG8AQ0yJgENbRdZ4ZRaLJE6qMZz55qPFGN3x4vSRJmulEHish2XriHBEJpFWC/s5184/IMG_9073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwV78L4sd_RiEJDG6CZTtS3vm-7pLo96ELjtZ_0hegUhAb3mZLGboPJrkdg9WYv0YJdFvAV0pM7sV0om1S1E7XC-Pt4w6npMCrM1tTYfKqPjjuzzAwSc9O3ZkAtAybE1gZG8AQ0yJgENbRdZ4ZRaLJE6qMZz55qPFGN3x4vSRJmulEHish2XriHBEJpFWC/w640-h480/IMG_9073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">as does the first bay. No signs of the little springs that used to trickle into here.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We are hearing a few gulls and the occasional call of an eagle, but they are way over on the other side by the river.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today was the first day.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsnirLHVvT3NvaN8G1AGqeNwFo8mdvZ4WDj1y3QZzBgUeT_Fp3AU6cvYZo7AzHjm6OdH6Fr15e02-Yq5KxOvQsg-OG5ghkqubKR-eJbg-fkfqygb5XbUZvU5zIZfmI9TZkviR7x4XTvc32i8tuQsV_716K5TpP7_7uzV6Fu4g_DWYHx29fpMNoCRR6gZS/s5184/IMG_9082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsnirLHVvT3NvaN8G1AGqeNwFo8mdvZ4WDj1y3QZzBgUeT_Fp3AU6cvYZo7AzHjm6OdH6Fr15e02-Yq5KxOvQsg-OG5ghkqubKR-eJbg-fkfqygb5XbUZvU5zIZfmI9TZkviR7x4XTvc32i8tuQsV_716K5TpP7_7uzV6Fu4g_DWYHx29fpMNoCRR6gZS/w640-h480/IMG_9082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">when we walked over at the Kilby side, that we saw a gull, in this case a young Glaucous-wing, eating a dead salmon - so that was a good sign....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMxoDMwgcPphjJ3vxZ_vR1DeHDVAwXHep6Wxq_Sc3nXLrmoIey4tixauvCw6QDLW__edsd0gJCc7fkcTPBoBOCuCeZSjT7BLpklj8Fkblkn-bP66eKi5uxihLyfS8kyaNiDZIVzgNHvT4eauDYoPfaLaU05IUWs765smtDZNIOzp7-nvIH8XmjIZNtk9V/s4816/IMG_9091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3438" data-original-width="4816" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMxoDMwgcPphjJ3vxZ_vR1DeHDVAwXHep6Wxq_Sc3nXLrmoIey4tixauvCw6QDLW__edsd0gJCc7fkcTPBoBOCuCeZSjT7BLpklj8Fkblkn-bP66eKi5uxihLyfS8kyaNiDZIVzgNHvT4eauDYoPfaLaU05IUWs765smtDZNIOzp7-nvIH8XmjIZNtk9V/w640-h456/IMG_9091.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and further along, this one, I think a Glaucous-wing cross, also eating a salmon. As for eagles, we didn't even hear one.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCWaf_-xuE0CABnWZSFOa6-ax3NHaAYNwypKssaM58kK34L4992ti9ws8k_QwciFZaREH6Qg8ejR-MW6ilVlV7Wak6W6ylDgrNKLa_fYYe4ZGjWn1Vjo9X94PBTY00f1t_8Ju-wBKsfB_NtfRVEP59ytbzLferUUbjWpTFRs5Yv6Y1K-3i5ogfPoraq1-/s5184/IMG_9099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCWaf_-xuE0CABnWZSFOa6-ax3NHaAYNwypKssaM58kK34L4992ti9ws8k_QwciFZaREH6Qg8ejR-MW6ilVlV7Wak6W6ylDgrNKLa_fYYe4ZGjWn1Vjo9X94PBTY00f1t_8Ju-wBKsfB_NtfRVEP59ytbzLferUUbjWpTFRs5Yv6Y1K-3i5ogfPoraq1-/w480-h640/IMG_9099.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">it is looking like fall, with the leaves changing colour and we know there are salmon going up the Chehalis and into the fish hatchery....will try to get there in the next day or so.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As far as other birds, there are some Canada Geese flocks flying around, a few ducks at the estuary, including some Northern Shoveler, but even the regulars like Song Sparrows and Towhee are making themselves scarce right now for some reason.</span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-54057349049483525252023-09-28T19:38:00.005-07:002023-09-28T19:38:47.423-07:00An end of month update<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Time to give an update on the situation out here at the estuary. Seems people are getting antsy to see eagles, but really it is a bit early yet. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy91hz_Bywz41SY-vhFVFKSvi3btbFFh7VwHrAKDLEBj_rAhKkMIi4MyUn3l8Nrwy-Lv2elN8qo4P0ExCdMtDEbAOSfLdgFl-KoIX_TevPvfdkqe0jEL6FyzLbhjnJTqUYdG7mncxp2KHOucF4MTBoH5tfW80a5_z19LPiuA0WndBdvFZwMtvyMQJhI3TZ/s4381/IMG_8877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4381" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy91hz_Bywz41SY-vhFVFKSvi3btbFFh7VwHrAKDLEBj_rAhKkMIi4MyUn3l8Nrwy-Lv2elN8qo4P0ExCdMtDEbAOSfLdgFl-KoIX_TevPvfdkqe0jEL6FyzLbhjnJTqUYdG7mncxp2KHOucF4MTBoH5tfW80a5_z19LPiuA0WndBdvFZwMtvyMQJhI3TZ/w640-h446/IMG_8877.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there are salmon out in the river, and these are in the creek leading to the fish hatchery...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIz_r3remhX7Ef2vqXFOWlEWMG-UF7tLCyU4Ia68QlrT0OdDJy_9nOfarRiWpx3B3jTlhcgUUwtX0QJ8hEGtL0DqLJY5I3fsUDHWHScrYAVG86NzG6fQP_6jdaTjyyO30hkczkjaBCq9SRAcuWngScIF5aGhv4lXkddu6PNrwT0IsXTjZtBVMgzV00ZdB/s5184/IMG_8876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIz_r3remhX7Ef2vqXFOWlEWMG-UF7tLCyU4Ia68QlrT0OdDJy_9nOfarRiWpx3B3jTlhcgUUwtX0QJ8hEGtL0DqLJY5I3fsUDHWHScrYAVG86NzG6fQP_6jdaTjyyO30hkczkjaBCq9SRAcuWngScIF5aGhv4lXkddu6PNrwT0IsXTjZtBVMgzV00ZdB/w640-h480/IMG_8876.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">but even there, there are no eagles yet.....only <b>Turkey Vultures</b>! Quite a few Turkey Vultures. I don't know if this is normal or not because this is the first year we've been able to access this area on a regular basis.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Z__N4BGrLr3nX3FoJa8ZTSofNYBm6SFe6PsxJFmbKUl4GzAA5MMcDPuSRnRdL8ZR1kY2Z69rN0XhrCBlN5vEWb_iN8BHc3OgYFBO58vPX6lwSmVASr0DaG18MVG4uHXERYmiRdJrw4HYSkSdRao76shWd6AV0B60g_7KVtYt4KU3cvtiT8Srgz2uKAmi/s5184/IMG_8888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Z__N4BGrLr3nX3FoJa8ZTSofNYBm6SFe6PsxJFmbKUl4GzAA5MMcDPuSRnRdL8ZR1kY2Z69rN0XhrCBlN5vEWb_iN8BHc3OgYFBO58vPX6lwSmVASr0DaG18MVG4uHXERYmiRdJrw4HYSkSdRao76shWd6AV0B60g_7KVtYt4KU3cvtiT8Srgz2uKAmi/w640-h480/IMG_8888.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">back here at the estuary, things remain very dry although the rain over the last week or so is giving hope. In reality, we don't normally start seeing the Chum Salmon here until about the middle of October.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvaGt0WStIimEycx7PRYZw7szGoWzEkIqR2D6k_96F-mJPR0iIFxJ8fPOGC5WBhIqlJGBJOMTNKjrmQgQZ1tn1M5qJQj7xgAfvyqLs5QkgGW8yPcFawBqZVfvN3AjUx4OQhTjKSjoxLPixIeYOiEYvhOvzbi_z369Kuui4W6AC6tibvG9LC_XilRrjRsU/s5184/IMG_8889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvaGt0WStIimEycx7PRYZw7szGoWzEkIqR2D6k_96F-mJPR0iIFxJ8fPOGC5WBhIqlJGBJOMTNKjrmQgQZ1tn1M5qJQj7xgAfvyqLs5QkgGW8yPcFawBqZVfvN3AjUx4OQhTjKSjoxLPixIeYOiEYvhOvzbi_z369Kuui4W6AC6tibvG9LC_XilRrjRsU/w640-h480/IMG_8889.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">still dry here too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Some waterfowl do seem to be arriving though...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV35gqYFt4izazVLLiLf3L8LST5-30-nRSTCw_xznNhvC00Jhtqh5vr64R_lXpBTDLGyoJBAlbj436ORWX63X7Y8UFmImHfgGx42SZJAGWXYmUl_jv0yzvdwxn1v03MHISed1heh7oezHfNaB2RJVoE6SRKIX-y_NqhVfb4Xj4ngpop8Ueph5WDrU7xrUb/s5184/IMG_8887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV35gqYFt4izazVLLiLf3L8LST5-30-nRSTCw_xznNhvC00Jhtqh5vr64R_lXpBTDLGyoJBAlbj436ORWX63X7Y8UFmImHfgGx42SZJAGWXYmUl_jv0yzvdwxn1v03MHISed1heh7oezHfNaB2RJVoE6SRKIX-y_NqhVfb4Xj4ngpop8Ueph5WDrU7xrUb/w640-h480/IMG_8887.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there were quite a few <b>Canada Geese</b> out on the flats this afternoon.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Earlier, during a wet walk at the dyke along the Harrison River, we could see a lot of ducks out on the far shore of the river....as far as we could tell, they were all Mallards.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the estuary....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Us4XytOUlUdY_AmX9YqJmoSRdL7fjJ0q2aEMtp8rUABxwJIU-3D3i6py6_uRn8kym1Wc0oEpmNYpKkZue8hhfr2M6GnrZu92QTZ3yd0bC25s_dmjIcjd-BlwZ53BEW4nA3QjsBwpQxTh_i97NyZqEeQibQV9hday6b7D55hDt2HpKUMR9ezlsvhfUM4t/s4434/IMG_8893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3070" data-original-width="4434" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Us4XytOUlUdY_AmX9YqJmoSRdL7fjJ0q2aEMtp8rUABxwJIU-3D3i6py6_uRn8kym1Wc0oEpmNYpKkZue8hhfr2M6GnrZu92QTZ3yd0bC25s_dmjIcjd-BlwZ53BEW4nA3QjsBwpQxTh_i97NyZqEeQibQV9hday6b7D55hDt2HpKUMR9ezlsvhfUM4t/w640-h444/IMG_8893.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there were a few <b>Cinnamon Teal</b>, I don't recall a year when we've had Cinnamon Teal hang about for any length of time, like they are this year.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">and what we dismissed as a few mallards....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1FIurxUCwLMBQ2a8OWnQYUrWI07o0gv9U-iKwITLfcdIEsDxjE_qyAl3gVIT2X6eQQ642DECMY2mivlvkGjdLvgbOKIprV6jRE0bY45MM8NCpIycapLv-3FGh53giFDR8WXkOfwNEuoRu4V6z-BYduGgfJqgCHipUByn6OvEscnA68mCRmne41CwpuRB/s5184/IMG_8896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1FIurxUCwLMBQ2a8OWnQYUrWI07o0gv9U-iKwITLfcdIEsDxjE_qyAl3gVIT2X6eQQ642DECMY2mivlvkGjdLvgbOKIprV6jRE0bY45MM8NCpIycapLv-3FGh53giFDR8WXkOfwNEuoRu4V6z-BYduGgfJqgCHipUByn6OvEscnA68mCRmne41CwpuRB/w640-h480/IMG_8896.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">turned out to be Northern Shoveler! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-70101841002863636742023-09-17T19:27:00.000-07:002023-09-17T19:27:04.064-07:00Another month has gone by<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">So another month has gone by and still not much of anything to report.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RzPfUjvZMDqhaxDgSZpE-mi8kdsV0_vrCGJrUM0dtHGuKaBkrgw-2G38QOpX3B-Dt0ez3WEnL4rGwekLPMTD9TpvVShRZPQ1T8QF_Gs8XoGf34_cxIcQl9NgNqFjS8PQqUq9SqwL3jIdWp9DIXseZtka3alB99opdVd0j5xXPDCKLjaLwSobpi4BUJ0f/s4491/IMG_8313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="4491" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RzPfUjvZMDqhaxDgSZpE-mi8kdsV0_vrCGJrUM0dtHGuKaBkrgw-2G38QOpX3B-Dt0ez3WEnL4rGwekLPMTD9TpvVShRZPQ1T8QF_Gs8XoGf34_cxIcQl9NgNqFjS8PQqUq9SqwL3jIdWp9DIXseZtka3alB99opdVd0j5xXPDCKLjaLwSobpi4BUJ0f/w640-h446/IMG_8313.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">other than the water levels just keep dropping and the really concerning this year is that the springs that have always trickled water into this, the log bay, have completely dried up. Never, ever, have there been plants growing in there.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv_Z2VAO5VGvIQynbq7Yffgdjkx8_5F5Va61DKNB6k9Tj1skpwKyiQ5P6BSFOrqKQYhtiSuF-q-UHT-5MVXbEntubBZIpRTq6tFV-2aEGbeah6eBDNsVWswdbdjG0Hn2F_fDZiK8yYeWBA_6tsBOB3aop39wo-mBs3F114mj0Fh31f79xOblz15yThGLm/s5184/IMG_8317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv_Z2VAO5VGvIQynbq7Yffgdjkx8_5F5Va61DKNB6k9Tj1skpwKyiQ5P6BSFOrqKQYhtiSuF-q-UHT-5MVXbEntubBZIpRTq6tFV-2aEGbeah6eBDNsVWswdbdjG0Hn2F_fDZiK8yYeWBA_6tsBOB3aop39wo-mBs3F114mj0Fh31f79xOblz15yThGLm/w640-h480/IMG_8317.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">same story in the first bay.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Y7w2fgZtAIWODRaIwbhvoo_8_6Ncu8spqZ9Ep-lysa9J_0VmYOBoTS2m7KpHkCwxmPj8EUe7F5MxWBmHpjf9WmWeEQ1sUOPISUpuFOcN4kiIyAPKI5-HsGGLJT_TIzFaEl8RKM7RfviWP6UuahaelUn9D1dQ_j1GNzW3K69G9LjsXKIb85XL9fFdIUo/s5184/IMG_8297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Y7w2fgZtAIWODRaIwbhvoo_8_6Ncu8spqZ9Ep-lysa9J_0VmYOBoTS2m7KpHkCwxmPj8EUe7F5MxWBmHpjf9WmWeEQ1sUOPISUpuFOcN4kiIyAPKI5-HsGGLJT_TIzFaEl8RKM7RfviWP6UuahaelUn9D1dQ_j1GNzW3K69G9LjsXKIb85XL9fFdIUo/w480-h640/IMG_8297.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">it has also been very quiet bird wise.....usually a Great Blue Heron somewhere...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6H-DPmGVOXTNshIyWtaOzP4An9yU9ZLNeFanxg9hRSgHRSIo5eSVIjX6Buf83V75x6TTHgvxGybtW9jDP97Ch6iM9APm-DMgC3kTktwmtkjJZFUxSPE8g9lQt1Im5CUYmKzXSuu-qIwW_5wkeaQDrFzg1k3gfHKicp6PeWA3h7k9hpwC5fBNJRbHErpR/s4601/IMG_8298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="4601" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6H-DPmGVOXTNshIyWtaOzP4An9yU9ZLNeFanxg9hRSgHRSIo5eSVIjX6Buf83V75x6TTHgvxGybtW9jDP97Ch6iM9APm-DMgC3kTktwmtkjJZFUxSPE8g9lQt1Im5CUYmKzXSuu-qIwW_5wkeaQDrFzg1k3gfHKicp6PeWA3h7k9hpwC5fBNJRbHErpR/w640-h450/IMG_8298.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">like that young one.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINWLNiINYukMPPl3pMJkKYXuL4UI5tCzSkErKPv0sZfunWX3GShC3DcuuDpjSGVMVtXg9V8pq8ET95nYbflQ8Y1nas4pFcnHCo9YPZiCa5xqqgXxaMTuXPkJHQD_bEva7RmaALtjbY-PFKrKFFfYnG7K4qU3a05_eYUQFFSmHTJ_VU5XXZbM38_2OsOGt/s5184/IMG_8291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINWLNiINYukMPPl3pMJkKYXuL4UI5tCzSkErKPv0sZfunWX3GShC3DcuuDpjSGVMVtXg9V8pq8ET95nYbflQ8Y1nas4pFcnHCo9YPZiCa5xqqgXxaMTuXPkJHQD_bEva7RmaALtjbY-PFKrKFFfYnG7K4qU3a05_eYUQFFSmHTJ_VU5XXZbM38_2OsOGt/w640-h480/IMG_8291.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">there have also been a lot of young Cedar Waxwings.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyxLAW5XCReQqipVGOy_XNGOKiEa3a250J3Y1B-Az257wr77GjfpoNo7iHarzrYPJqQk1rYaOv2UtMzHFV0Bw0A7NXPCkXP4sMPIyWWwTB3MqzXbXXZlDpiRZRWh50jP3PrBMse6M7srjbc7Qp_4awEV0Wu6UYRFgNchEdiygjyi0NVYs89CdpCig_yLD/s5184/IMG_8333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyxLAW5XCReQqipVGOy_XNGOKiEa3a250J3Y1B-Az257wr77GjfpoNo7iHarzrYPJqQk1rYaOv2UtMzHFV0Bw0A7NXPCkXP4sMPIyWWwTB3MqzXbXXZlDpiRZRWh50jP3PrBMse6M7srjbc7Qp_4awEV0Wu6UYRFgNchEdiygjyi0NVYs89CdpCig_yLD/w640-h480/IMG_8333.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">the occasional gull is starting to show up, like this young Glaucous-wing Gull</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQybZTxw6H1q3yXwa8l0i4LkcG2SGE1xHO4CCrUfk3RkOyMnFz5g9o5KzZWiLS7F9Y-J3iDEuUPc_nZXcY7hIRgniwdg_ky-lPD-00tAT0HLwreDMk6FZliikJRNETKpiDHX19ne7WFJN_H8jbz7IbD55ps1rQfixyvZ_NyWPlDiYVutn-caHOSHewvAml/s4434/IMG_8371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3070" data-original-width="4434" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQybZTxw6H1q3yXwa8l0i4LkcG2SGE1xHO4CCrUfk3RkOyMnFz5g9o5KzZWiLS7F9Y-J3iDEuUPc_nZXcY7hIRgniwdg_ky-lPD-00tAT0HLwreDMk6FZliikJRNETKpiDHX19ne7WFJN_H8jbz7IbD55ps1rQfixyvZ_NyWPlDiYVutn-caHOSHewvAml/w640-h444/IMG_8371.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">also Shorebirds...like this Greater Yellowlegs....there certainly is enough 'shore'....but all in all it has been pretty boring. We so desperately need rain...just not all at once!</span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-11139057722768289402023-08-11T19:58:00.005-07:002023-08-11T19:58:58.824-07:00It has been quite the year so far.....<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">The other day I was reminded that I haven't posted anything on here for a long time....and it is true, I haven't and that probably isn't a good thing considering this has been, and continues to be one of the most unusual years we've had in the 25 plus years we've been here. Unusual, in not necessarily a good way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So lets go back to the spring....March to be precise....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfRNfkM9J2N8LhIZLznUP5LYBlcFlO0lL9V9WDPeXj3TYV-QTB8b5c3ZIIgwmssb7bsGWAZv2rPtifIrgUdrgd31TrZyTt7SjL-dH2dsHFm5lzpCIjeLxY03i3-YgieDrmndPlioL57O2a-d_qJZHYzBT7jdgmNYxp3DXUvGDSWl8YiSLDtSWIMPB0F8X/s5184/IMG_0370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfRNfkM9J2N8LhIZLznUP5LYBlcFlO0lL9V9WDPeXj3TYV-QTB8b5c3ZIIgwmssb7bsGWAZv2rPtifIrgUdrgd31TrZyTt7SjL-dH2dsHFm5lzpCIjeLxY03i3-YgieDrmndPlioL57O2a-d_qJZHYzBT7jdgmNYxp3DXUvGDSWl8YiSLDtSWIMPB0F8X/w640-h480/IMG_0370.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">When water levels were incredibly low....in fact lower than anyone living in the area could ever remember them being.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Some things were normal.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3jl5W7NwUHVsC27j6wZBvLKDbTcHkYoEG_URXsBQQPN271g92aLEIEgZg9DALU2rrSaysbgWVCW_93do4qs196eP7EWnRnebxAGc3ycOoUoDLLLZPv-32ohQCcdoWq5TjlRWMXxgqAtyEHiCgFt4uU5c_SXlP8gXqxRjfzUtAGryZEY6S0UE73Ut5Yhy/s4608/DSCN6527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3jl5W7NwUHVsC27j6wZBvLKDbTcHkYoEG_URXsBQQPN271g92aLEIEgZg9DALU2rrSaysbgWVCW_93do4qs196eP7EWnRnebxAGc3ycOoUoDLLLZPv-32ohQCcdoWq5TjlRWMXxgqAtyEHiCgFt4uU5c_SXlP8gXqxRjfzUtAGryZEY6S0UE73Ut5Yhy/w640-h480/DSCN6527.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Bald Eagles were working on nests, however of the nests that were active at this point, only one pair actually stayed and raised one youngster. The other two nests were abandoned.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd6UhaKbL73IEavoYaIlP8pkBtaaMAXaAl8uS8IuMV2Uzv87t3AujLNpCOHITBDgar9DP6kkFAVwcDiCaIdo_y81YJuycBlPXzyfEgWovpKI-5KtqpC9mnmdfYv-em01m-q3vRKO-GMY-4ONLLixJB3KVx-Fh7ASA30qYs4_Ed30wYWk847gEF6xVRTbx/s4052/IMG_0547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="4052" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd6UhaKbL73IEavoYaIlP8pkBtaaMAXaAl8uS8IuMV2Uzv87t3AujLNpCOHITBDgar9DP6kkFAVwcDiCaIdo_y81YJuycBlPXzyfEgWovpKI-5KtqpC9mnmdfYv-em01m-q3vRKO-GMY-4ONLLixJB3KVx-Fh7ASA30qYs4_Ed30wYWk847gEF6xVRTbx/w640-h436/IMG_0547.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Mountain Bluebirds migrated through in late March, right on schedule....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQhSi08mVheMfqzmx1tjPNxjfssWcbqhlvKEvbiCkxLtVuj3U5zMBnm40ZFLuTGiFeFwgt3xIg1wABB5SBz_C--mnCu5L9GaPPWlPOQ5zpNMfzXmT7DmcviyDgfsQ0tsFK2eCm_9skMVB75U8AQQ6latj1Vue-9kL7omQksgb8c6XgJEw4uWLmLTnlpoB/s4591/IMG_0557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4591" data-original-width="3556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQhSi08mVheMfqzmx1tjPNxjfssWcbqhlvKEvbiCkxLtVuj3U5zMBnm40ZFLuTGiFeFwgt3xIg1wABB5SBz_C--mnCu5L9GaPPWlPOQ5zpNMfzXmT7DmcviyDgfsQ0tsFK2eCm_9skMVB75U8AQQ6latj1Vue-9kL7omQksgb8c6XgJEw4uWLmLTnlpoB/w496-h640/IMG_0557.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Mountain Bluebird on March 19th, 2023</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">April came and water levels started to creep up ever so slightly, but still very low</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI6bspvSiWbKuBgv-OKbT3J5_268BVJZvLGr58RjkfSvRvEnHXyuh6BezuExcwYvBEac0jZuzDDltJpmsyGP71eASnYCnTj_utEFnAPz8cgpjBjeTtraSxqQ07tN-ODmei1nuyguKdwU47V6_YKj4CVk3lCGF1iTG3TEuNEacAsTC-ZhIZsCpQ77Crj3_/s5184/IMG_1714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI6bspvSiWbKuBgv-OKbT3J5_268BVJZvLGr58RjkfSvRvEnHXyuh6BezuExcwYvBEac0jZuzDDltJpmsyGP71eASnYCnTj_utEFnAPz8cgpjBjeTtraSxqQ07tN-ODmei1nuyguKdwU47V6_YKj4CVk3lCGF1iTG3TEuNEacAsTC-ZhIZsCpQ77Crj3_/w640-h480/IMG_1714.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One thing that has been interesting this year is the number of wildlife sightings. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yf0gDotdHAxfdRDLg5SfXT6sp4AcSUrDvqb0fq6kdtHWLg5xB8CXp_-2Zv7d2Y2HsKDaKwPC5qgRZ30vSnT51QD2e77a8ZPAQf-iw0S9irF1_h705Dci1ivNhUaXuiDAfzak62x2_Sy2wZZfyOPmqFhKE_Buysc2q186ZTDT_sa2JOYhYjgbqgKqISb8/s4778/IMG_1850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="4778" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yf0gDotdHAxfdRDLg5SfXT6sp4AcSUrDvqb0fq6kdtHWLg5xB8CXp_-2Zv7d2Y2HsKDaKwPC5qgRZ30vSnT51QD2e77a8ZPAQf-iw0S9irF1_h705Dci1ivNhUaXuiDAfzak62x2_Sy2wZZfyOPmqFhKE_Buysc2q186ZTDT_sa2JOYhYjgbqgKqISb8/w640-h434/IMG_1850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In particular, Coyotes. This one seen on April 27th was obviously a nursing mother. Seeing Coyotes has become almost routine!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Some other wildlife sightings have been....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9313HuIU1W4yofa1MyX8pLRDhPdte8vFGLImunZfyUK0J8V8gvxlamAAScmtX4gy4UzspzAdbNbt8EuoKKxD1y0hkkUdx-Vsf2oePyaSUGS6C-SS_aPj-PO7LqRJDMR4jUAoRpTwrgmW3YFz3GT40fNfSYTK-XSTr0JJLbNt9C4C9nVeGA9rVR6LYFx1/s5184/IMG_5213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9313HuIU1W4yofa1MyX8pLRDhPdte8vFGLImunZfyUK0J8V8gvxlamAAScmtX4gy4UzspzAdbNbt8EuoKKxD1y0hkkUdx-Vsf2oePyaSUGS6C-SS_aPj-PO7LqRJDMR4jUAoRpTwrgmW3YFz3GT40fNfSYTK-XSTr0JJLbNt9C4C9nVeGA9rVR6LYFx1/w640-h480/IMG_5213.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Black Bear swimming at the estuary on June 27th....when there was still some water out there...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">which backs us up a bit because water levels finally rose in May when we had the first of our unseasonably warm spells. The water came up fast...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREnI5rqrzloX27aTrAxaDDM0vKlFNp5mqbav-Uv7gwAJOd_JYyqBi7buf_K091MlkcJyQm7i4jYRjs4H0WujpIOK0UPtQnIqYnLNUbPthpoUJs5wWe-YeHQOqyFppGcH40j_4yShGVoCW-CVEioLS0lZODceCaFMHVoL1-q1mH258RfFZmi5pjRwSDaZ7/s5184/IMG_3836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREnI5rqrzloX27aTrAxaDDM0vKlFNp5mqbav-Uv7gwAJOd_JYyqBi7buf_K091MlkcJyQm7i4jYRjs4H0WujpIOK0UPtQnIqYnLNUbPthpoUJs5wWe-YeHQOqyFppGcH40j_4yShGVoCW-CVEioLS0lZODceCaFMHVoL1-q1mH258RfFZmi5pjRwSDaZ7/w640-h480/IMG_3836.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and with virtually no rain, except for the very occasional day, and continuing warm temperatures....they dropped again almost as quickly. This phot was taken on June 5th when water levels were already receding.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4V--adaadicjKWckWf5XOca7Mws5RctOW6lT2v9BQfiqam1P5NNKPyXNF6rzlyRdycFAprWO1mVwwiAMij_AsAVVhgdtovLH85mvPx301DenEKZ3hMLXbrOZPEhGyIPj4cXteI_cuFvppKe_5oGPI3wFBfBhgJ3HxqeiJbs8RvPaBGqn9dzsupTASLU1e/s5184/IMG_3835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4V--adaadicjKWckWf5XOca7Mws5RctOW6lT2v9BQfiqam1P5NNKPyXNF6rzlyRdycFAprWO1mVwwiAMij_AsAVVhgdtovLH85mvPx301DenEKZ3hMLXbrOZPEhGyIPj4cXteI_cuFvppKe_5oGPI3wFBfBhgJ3HxqeiJbs8RvPaBGqn9dzsupTASLU1e/w640-h480/IMG_3835.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We should, at this point, mention our<b> Purple Martin Colony</b> which, despite early concerns, seemed to have a successful nesting year. As I write this in early August, they have already left.....because that is another unusual aspect of this year, everything seems to be about a month earlier than usual.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktNDKNjNGIjU4zSXKOSLACe2YpaPyvzXa5C_sPQSNSQBA0pdFLMnRzpZr0STStbgDzzq1hMKvKfYy1yNwOw4jI0fNamwJQPiNo1itLsVEr3KHp2GdqU-RD2UFJaZb5QWN4hNAJ9o-ZU2PccsTj-55QxMDB1exhNuSGVQD53NqAKVHb3Q_kGiMhMyYrCWP/s5184/IMG_5563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktNDKNjNGIjU4zSXKOSLACe2YpaPyvzXa5C_sPQSNSQBA0pdFLMnRzpZr0STStbgDzzq1hMKvKfYy1yNwOw4jI0fNamwJQPiNo1itLsVEr3KHp2GdqU-RD2UFJaZb5QWN4hNAJ9o-ZU2PccsTj-55QxMDB1exhNuSGVQD53NqAKVHb3Q_kGiMhMyYrCWP/w640-h480/IMG_5563.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">When it comes to water levels....by July 5th, the 'estuary' was back to being grasslands which allowed the <b>Roosevelt Elk</b> herd to be out on what, any other year, would still be under water for at least another month or, more likely, two. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">or....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF2CKvrz0lqMiQ1a9BmTwip0HLlQ72qGkQK_wX6k03gSaxpnJdf3GorjXBrRwEP5Mq0JXTqmuILxYsdjL9yIhxxDfseZ506b5mGdKeiK3iZwillrs_LyvTniT8Bx4dA2aIAZpYKEWJmo1EFnQOESVFeTdPUSIhj2tnlnXX7RYNUJfFWDbb75nynwuwGp2/s5184/IMG_6850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF2CKvrz0lqMiQ1a9BmTwip0HLlQ72qGkQK_wX6k03gSaxpnJdf3GorjXBrRwEP5Mq0JXTqmuILxYsdjL9yIhxxDfseZ506b5mGdKeiK3iZwillrs_LyvTniT8Bx4dA2aIAZpYKEWJmo1EFnQOESVFeTdPUSIhj2tnlnXX7RYNUJfFWDbb75nynwuwGp2/w640-h480/IMG_6850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this Mule or Black Tail Deer to walk along the park trail and across the grasslands..</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmy1sXET3Nv9SYD3FqARTUnQjRVmSVxYdZWc8oRm4Fwfi_wGu-5iHtoF53faUDyW1qJYmFPBuJlhO9AR0auGenPUfcGA0y6VNnRO7j6cANr1_YXvY4FvPeesqI8H9hQaTx7xCFhRPSWWtypwWRRP4YfyoCavU-xJjXnDm5r-_Xb2f6tB6vnyG8QLqqLUe/s5184/IMG_6863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmy1sXET3Nv9SYD3FqARTUnQjRVmSVxYdZWc8oRm4Fwfi_wGu-5iHtoF53faUDyW1qJYmFPBuJlhO9AR0auGenPUfcGA0y6VNnRO7j6cANr1_YXvY4FvPeesqI8H9hQaTx7xCFhRPSWWtypwWRRP4YfyoCavU-xJjXnDm5r-_Xb2f6tB6vnyG8QLqqLUe/w640-h480/IMG_6863.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Incidentally this is the first sighting of a deer in our area, at least as far as I know, in over 20 years.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As far as birds go, well the Rufous Hummingbirds arrived on schedule but in very low numbers....again I don't think there are less of them, I think they have just expanded their range to other places further north and higher elevations. We did have</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwEVyeNwbUWRqBc2YLM41JEnaPZw2h3z9FeIWz3FVjZQ4t_ZP53Ynd_aK5wPA-hRk1lENk7qHlRrL0odxwFPsaGIcEX7rAM4B1mTa8-tkYuWbPUxuNTnLcQH3gdAdZ8qICW2JZ2T_TI-KlVECHtz6gsZHjwk2_tJxZWGLspRFNwx2jy6Rxn_XJ8AH0Myz/s5184/IMG_5480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwEVyeNwbUWRqBc2YLM41JEnaPZw2h3z9FeIWz3FVjZQ4t_ZP53Ynd_aK5wPA-hRk1lENk7qHlRrL0odxwFPsaGIcEX7rAM4B1mTa8-tkYuWbPUxuNTnLcQH3gdAdZ8qICW2JZ2T_TI-KlVECHtz6gsZHjwk2_tJxZWGLspRFNwx2jy6Rxn_XJ8AH0Myz/w640-h480/IMG_5480.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Gray Catbirds nest over at the park.....not a 'first', but definitely something that doesn't happen every year...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbeYRN3VqCW08VB--aBi-wWrnabOTcUnSjJl4TDX-w0dvV7z0e7-LRZetX2j5PedLpq6qnlkeDIlrMVQ9yEvNeTesiUTXMs11KadjcD7E_pHjtgt0XRL0Qkcja3sHyHmPQwdAVj4U4G4uC3Ztl9iNZXGCtwOBgMUdj_N7SJZg78m4EOTJgFskUzBjolR1/s5184/IMG_5641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbeYRN3VqCW08VB--aBi-wWrnabOTcUnSjJl4TDX-w0dvV7z0e7-LRZetX2j5PedLpq6qnlkeDIlrMVQ9yEvNeTesiUTXMs11KadjcD7E_pHjtgt0XRL0Qkcja3sHyHmPQwdAVj4U4G4uC3Ztl9iNZXGCtwOBgMUdj_N7SJZg78m4EOTJgFskUzBjolR1/w640-h480/IMG_5641.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We were also able to watch a Western Wood Peewee nest</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So it is now the 11th of August. We are about to enter another 'heat wave'. We've had no appreciable rain for months....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aFv1lgDPim9-cM4M4ezu7DCQl0AxO8h4q8xeSnHL26LA_-5B5Q6uvy5wvQRNfJVJfgcl9fw8QA8MYCtFX3l4mtarICukTiq88mPP8RgKrXygApcAzwUj8w8CwPTpDP65ZlGCaaIpAeDkRwI18ytMHUHxUoLWJz8YtdULLbkLdVs_1cIca8qUk_Qjterh/s5184/IMG_7345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aFv1lgDPim9-cM4M4ezu7DCQl0AxO8h4q8xeSnHL26LA_-5B5Q6uvy5wvQRNfJVJfgcl9fw8QA8MYCtFX3l4mtarICukTiq88mPP8RgKrXygApcAzwUj8w8CwPTpDP65ZlGCaaIpAeDkRwI18ytMHUHxUoLWJz8YtdULLbkLdVs_1cIca8qUk_Qjterh/w640-h480/IMG_7345.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the log 'bay' is almost completely dry....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_0yXBsUVmz_NSYPP9amh3D4agNGetNNsh5ZyGYuQKlBOuTwogPpdD-yh0TR6d1ut7GYOAjzGGoXuUrcHseNCmO2Mlvcw9Qr17IYrFNt-Rhs6zR8DfQZ-XhkVu7x2jA50dR0uhJs90LUwbaXgDGSRxM8lUsT5zqVoRkndfYHj4FI6F55JK-bl7pghfAjY/s5184/IMG_7295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_0yXBsUVmz_NSYPP9amh3D4agNGetNNsh5ZyGYuQKlBOuTwogPpdD-yh0TR6d1ut7GYOAjzGGoXuUrcHseNCmO2Mlvcw9Qr17IYrFNt-Rhs6zR8DfQZ-XhkVu7x2jA50dR0uhJs90LUwbaXgDGSRxM8lUsT5zqVoRkndfYHj4FI6F55JK-bl7pghfAjY/w640-h480/IMG_7295.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">as is the first bay...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9PDHRQB0qf0KBGIeHYWOuS8Knle3QBBxqHN9Sel2wVnpcE4YwmHoueS3gayO-GpYtOxZFxU8qDsa0vnJ58rpzex8GBIGZv9BErLpkWagDlTev-acysBRkI_lO2X3XFiYEJ4q7TMfIQUgo6CH4rfdS3sCWVyMEzGIUfloPIxjNa1gy81EM-fBe3Jcsuuv/s5184/IMG_7303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9PDHRQB0qf0KBGIeHYWOuS8Knle3QBBxqHN9Sel2wVnpcE4YwmHoueS3gayO-GpYtOxZFxU8qDsa0vnJ58rpzex8GBIGZv9BErLpkWagDlTev-acysBRkI_lO2X3XFiYEJ4q7TMfIQUgo6CH4rfdS3sCWVyMEzGIUfloPIxjNa1gy81EM-fBe3Jcsuuv/w640-h480/IMG_7303.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there area Coyotes wandering around out there where normally people would still be boating and kayaking....and we have no idea how it is all going to play out!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll try to be more conscientious about posting now as we move towards fall, because whatever happens....it will probably be interesting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-571994872300360392023-02-27T19:31:00.002-08:002023-02-27T19:31:33.949-08:00Return of winter<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Here we are, almost the last day of the month.....and winter has come back with a vengeance.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKI7pwb8d8T49U21-iMEV32xLGAK7Psm1EQwVCBqWq2Xol6VclCYtjfBPVZ3wenHFclVcmti4GpuDvQwTjb-zysOTJkvu2VxGyGgKj0ZEQr0Ry8NLB2wLgMt4OJPMqynUf3ClVR3fKAKsn13fgj-eMtFibIBG2Y_hVaNNvv6mllOL8_QWr7j57QEqig/s4608/DSCN6180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKI7pwb8d8T49U21-iMEV32xLGAK7Psm1EQwVCBqWq2Xol6VclCYtjfBPVZ3wenHFclVcmti4GpuDvQwTjb-zysOTJkvu2VxGyGgKj0ZEQr0Ry8NLB2wLgMt4OJPMqynUf3ClVR3fKAKsn13fgj-eMtFibIBG2Y_hVaNNvv6mllOL8_QWr7j57QEqig/w640-h480/DSCN6180.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this is the way the estuary looked yesterday after more than a foot of snow fell in the previous 24 hours. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Nevertheless there was a fair bit of activity including....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKegmYq31o6DiG4WqKLMYMGHFS4DDK8iMUmysn_En-b-rlVQEE5bTNfNZWu3XjCdLb-4QoPRqQ_xAJuoZuRj4zG9LZtvr27MfEeLj39Px1IxcUidezkrZ4dfxlZALJMn1ztIFsj9cFVhetI-9DolYqzno47p22985LsCKsmF9QW6DYDOylhtQaMgRO_Q/s4485/DSCN6245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="4485" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKegmYq31o6DiG4WqKLMYMGHFS4DDK8iMUmysn_En-b-rlVQEE5bTNfNZWu3XjCdLb-4QoPRqQ_xAJuoZuRj4zG9LZtvr27MfEeLj39Px1IxcUidezkrZ4dfxlZALJMn1ztIFsj9cFVhetI-9DolYqzno47p22985LsCKsmF9QW6DYDOylhtQaMgRO_Q/w640-h412/DSCN6245.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">a few Trumpeter Swans and Mallards</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_doklSp6_iF5zQdNm5-EbhPhgRc4TbBL1p4MAcQyvWcSgqicaz7cl7utnEP2PZrKngkHfxYRX_r3CxYjDso1Wj-bp9NO0DYpDtVFfI-8_kJKUDvlpFf9JMD6DgD8w5Jyu51pNIU0oO5Buo1PaX575SJqM_ACfUZfWt1yer2Oe045alYEfTzFYktujLA/s4608/DSCN6297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_doklSp6_iF5zQdNm5-EbhPhgRc4TbBL1p4MAcQyvWcSgqicaz7cl7utnEP2PZrKngkHfxYRX_r3CxYjDso1Wj-bp9NO0DYpDtVFfI-8_kJKUDvlpFf9JMD6DgD8w5Jyu51pNIU0oO5Buo1PaX575SJqM_ACfUZfWt1yer2Oe045alYEfTzFYktujLA/w480-h640/DSCN6297.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a Great Blue Heron on the prowl....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9fMs4T1KI0BDnQU8RdPfyYLbVwNQ7iYQdUKlr8xmBV_LjLYJ_9utjY8V1Lj_Wpgu9Ib8fcMGgeuJbg7ic12cUiu688l2EWr-T-wESdZ7CrIDO1-p5BFhBg3qww91Q1boEhak70ajhbN7glUFv3zBTPGR7Jc_kQ93GDcd0kXH3uDELPM1wY__PZymrw/s4149/DSCN6290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="4149" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9fMs4T1KI0BDnQU8RdPfyYLbVwNQ7iYQdUKlr8xmBV_LjLYJ_9utjY8V1Lj_Wpgu9Ib8fcMGgeuJbg7ic12cUiu688l2EWr-T-wESdZ7CrIDO1-p5BFhBg3qww91Q1boEhak70ajhbN7glUFv3zBTPGR7Jc_kQ93GDcd0kXH3uDELPM1wY__PZymrw/w640-h466/DSCN6290.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and even a Northern Shrike!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Prior to the snow's arrival, things have been pretty much the same....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v3n-xnYRURzO0jJgGBiAq2TPj71WtGMpg4hGSSJ8jpK209mUehk4gO9DzdeyZ_mVn8qabIa8v27EgzzfRtqWV73irSkk7RtdaSt-B7-3owXWV0gsIjPFBV5eUi8-34qnanNBQBVTTRDZjssFJvIghXBpLuhu1uwrLLrDle2dzOssNGN4I_xwCua06g/s4608/DSCN6107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v3n-xnYRURzO0jJgGBiAq2TPj71WtGMpg4hGSSJ8jpK209mUehk4gO9DzdeyZ_mVn8qabIa8v27EgzzfRtqWV73irSkk7RtdaSt-B7-3owXWV0gsIjPFBV5eUi8-34qnanNBQBVTTRDZjssFJvIghXBpLuhu1uwrLLrDle2dzOssNGN4I_xwCua06g/w640-h480/DSCN6107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">with large numbers of mainly Cackling Geese in the fields...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJP-2bla5vFCxvqh3S0oNipvT5AK3D52NnDEFQ1uJJNjNeKLz7M0rdqw4NObfOmHijjXPHHDdHoo9ytbzcgiqhej5h8Nh0pG6V-kQiC2MNCEVRIYPDK-I049coXN7KDuOOeCG6ieerjL1LBZF0DsmYQTuT0x662t9QP_txniXXRduvLYjrcSfnaC0yw/s4608/DSCN6121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJP-2bla5vFCxvqh3S0oNipvT5AK3D52NnDEFQ1uJJNjNeKLz7M0rdqw4NObfOmHijjXPHHDdHoo9ytbzcgiqhej5h8Nh0pG6V-kQiC2MNCEVRIYPDK-I049coXN7KDuOOeCG6ieerjL1LBZF0DsmYQTuT0x662t9QP_txniXXRduvLYjrcSfnaC0yw/w640-h480/DSCN6121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and Canada's as well.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_RO0ER3Vr5h52CXSal4tO_Oan8IjOd-ZsJml15je7_8fZWF9fkNTPqXKOdM5aJf508E41BzEnurSRBpr3Yja3LtwlQxn6kqafnqp2G63HGhTjVxU0LGDl_iiDdEXqMJfgIycOeNmhYEZQyD4diyF2GN5KlBg13BJWrsU8Bqy6ZE9PRr9GqvW0baZdA/s4608/DSCN6118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_RO0ER3Vr5h52CXSal4tO_Oan8IjOd-ZsJml15je7_8fZWF9fkNTPqXKOdM5aJf508E41BzEnurSRBpr3Yja3LtwlQxn6kqafnqp2G63HGhTjVxU0LGDl_iiDdEXqMJfgIycOeNmhYEZQyD4diyF2GN5KlBg13BJWrsU8Bqy6ZE9PRr9GqvW0baZdA/w640-h480/DSCN6118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there has been activity at all of the Bald Eagle nests....no one settling down for nesting yet.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoAgJQHNEK_1qrhhQdCvfY6GhBrgdxcviR2V7sJfXTIvFrEsMlye5k7DM9ynvZfs3B0142Qjx9fy2k7_J6HgMTpEdT-1C5qE1XQ7Ii15wnOSNZhzNorw3s2OzMcZNqoydeP-hePD8E1ekUx-NDr_LA1QGCeiOm_SApssTNirEnec3q0OZaZbpLXfOrQ/s4608/DSCN6360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoAgJQHNEK_1qrhhQdCvfY6GhBrgdxcviR2V7sJfXTIvFrEsMlye5k7DM9ynvZfs3B0142Qjx9fy2k7_J6HgMTpEdT-1C5qE1XQ7Ii15wnOSNZhzNorw3s2OzMcZNqoydeP-hePD8E1ekUx-NDr_LA1QGCeiOm_SApssTNirEnec3q0OZaZbpLXfOrQ/w640-h480/DSCN6360.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the American Robins that have been around in large numbers pretty much all winter, were eating the berries of the holly trees...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFjB3GLRM7OeebvQ0KPCbUiI2VX_vlz4XVIMlCL6fnR3Vm6Yjv_smDRZ3gWtnGwWxWXCqA5L83IPiERCRq5H01Om8t-JtvX-vajUHbc2St4yJOuT_EIuGJTeqc6XNyE-6DfyDm2bPn6bR8wEVERnJN0bViC_8avQ5sKHVchURyK120cIVlkfWDWHj2A/s4608/DSCN6341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFjB3GLRM7OeebvQ0KPCbUiI2VX_vlz4XVIMlCL6fnR3Vm6Yjv_smDRZ3gWtnGwWxWXCqA5L83IPiERCRq5H01Om8t-JtvX-vajUHbc2St4yJOuT_EIuGJTeqc6XNyE-6DfyDm2bPn6bR8wEVERnJN0bViC_8avQ5sKHVchURyK120cIVlkfWDWHj2A/w640-h480/DSCN6341.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">out in the fields there were large numbers of Trumpeter Swans and Northern Pintails, along with some geese....Cackler's I think.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJzKw-8b7ikjUesmPKZVgcQORjJFuFZd_iFs12wW_-8z25tw2WBc7DT1a8w7dR4uYzX5qSjR3AlKsvwz59b5pt7oLZZtMo_ne9ilCR6doXie0GVZeW9BCfvixcEZUsExz-Dx3vgCmmu1eBLpCh6Uwv_77s1yI0Ua6IkfGLIwUpIgYmlKmD0bj1fZztw/s4408/DSCN6355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="4408" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJzKw-8b7ikjUesmPKZVgcQORjJFuFZd_iFs12wW_-8z25tw2WBc7DT1a8w7dR4uYzX5qSjR3AlKsvwz59b5pt7oLZZtMo_ne9ilCR6doXie0GVZeW9BCfvixcEZUsExz-Dx3vgCmmu1eBLpCh6Uwv_77s1yI0Ua6IkfGLIwUpIgYmlKmD0bj1fZztw/w640-h432/DSCN6355.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">also saw a small flock of these little guys - Golden Crowned Kinglets.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One more day and it will be March....I expect once this current weather pattern breaks, signs of spring will happen quickly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-19811244935508945152023-02-16T19:15:00.003-08:002023-02-16T19:15:48.985-08:00Long month.....<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">February may have the least number of days of any month, but somehow it feels like the longest month of the year! I guess because we know that spring is right around the corner and we can't wait for it to get here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNPI1YkHWBtHh2g-a47T71SJy29nZjn74Ez_nAsGUX7M_ElgXuFTieSqPnP1qd456M-pUEnESJp_6iZPX2aFdhsU55x0mYY0DvpWLF1PyGVA4zvt44Vth7Jh9hD_4Ar_PmFF2mfMdYzhx2tZaKSuKl3XLrWHcrzib_ClJ6goWy3XxvRXKpCewBv2How/s4896/P1030938.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4896" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNPI1YkHWBtHh2g-a47T71SJy29nZjn74Ez_nAsGUX7M_ElgXuFTieSqPnP1qd456M-pUEnESJp_6iZPX2aFdhsU55x0mYY0DvpWLF1PyGVA4zvt44Vth7Jh9hD_4Ar_PmFF2mfMdYzhx2tZaKSuKl3XLrWHcrzib_ClJ6goWy3XxvRXKpCewBv2How/w640-h426/P1030938.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There just hasn't been a lot happening. We've had some nice sunny days....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeUt6_cfM9r1LOP7-zUyin0ic_ERgjr7lY2h_7Zz_K6GZhbtR8RvuOdZquSCzWEVJCulLFLLdrdC4138ENg1I8x9C6602NNn33PKwrc3_KXdE0YkNW9GmpT6UFpID7wtUjcqXV2YzMp4dt9vJ4jKuotRyj8MeTF6AQIH5lpacT08Tz_JZ_vtsG0-Gnw/s4608/DSCN5597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeUt6_cfM9r1LOP7-zUyin0ic_ERgjr7lY2h_7Zz_K6GZhbtR8RvuOdZquSCzWEVJCulLFLLdrdC4138ENg1I8x9C6602NNn33PKwrc3_KXdE0YkNW9GmpT6UFpID7wtUjcqXV2YzMp4dt9vJ4jKuotRyj8MeTF6AQIH5lpacT08Tz_JZ_vtsG0-Gnw/w640-h480/DSCN5597.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Other's not so nice but no snow....at least so far.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_EK03PgSWUPEIBjQSPwL7CdczFcrbUvBoXnzypDl1TFhIfcAEtSJMfgqU_BaKClCGU4Wh9xRafL7EtN1F60gkUL8HPq22p6E3cNaO31bFXa1XBlEfexylmrwHBVuMrEIG8iweYvPz1yY_uiIi-dZWnnfxWJ1YAtfL39-Svgc7mhsmMZ-d5LuGurlAg/s4608/DSCN5596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_EK03PgSWUPEIBjQSPwL7CdczFcrbUvBoXnzypDl1TFhIfcAEtSJMfgqU_BaKClCGU4Wh9xRafL7EtN1F60gkUL8HPq22p6E3cNaO31bFXa1XBlEfexylmrwHBVuMrEIG8iweYvPz1yY_uiIi-dZWnnfxWJ1YAtfL39-Svgc7mhsmMZ-d5LuGurlAg/w640-h480/DSCN5596.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Some days there have been hundreds of Canada and Cackling Geese, other days none, partly due to Goose hunting opening for a month.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmGidfUEsRT_I8pLyWOqLzz-sE_6N35dyimRLK-LCxxsTZu-26RICeXnVciy-Lroe5qiDIP6uCnzfN0qV1fXPi8Ft8dTHhxt51iIha5Xwd3UhQe10dC7-sbSUaUnjkNPxUzo33e-3iEz3rCO6bXbI4bi1ovM5RuAZLPCU7x5V39A_Ejyx1xiN3uT0Uw/s4608/DSCN5647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmGidfUEsRT_I8pLyWOqLzz-sE_6N35dyimRLK-LCxxsTZu-26RICeXnVciy-Lroe5qiDIP6uCnzfN0qV1fXPi8Ft8dTHhxt51iIha5Xwd3UhQe10dC7-sbSUaUnjkNPxUzo33e-3iEz3rCO6bXbI4bi1ovM5RuAZLPCU7x5V39A_Ejyx1xiN3uT0Uw/w640-h480/DSCN5647.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">in the last week or so, there have been a large number of Northern Pintail, sometimes in the fields and sometimes out on the river.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyhfNShsiI4NXG9dOq8eufwKULcNaOknG2FLzhOH0ahUuwXRw_5Ym1KsveV67BEYfH0i1FO21LstRPXXGCrERyEFjO29cPfj_1-4BWuVJ0g-lwJkxmJuZxNNn47f47nYwQSlWQM3D5Pzzl1liZROMV5yzRhmtrCPN20eOH3vzUjxMffsTfKn7q7nkmw/s4608/DSCN5650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyhfNShsiI4NXG9dOq8eufwKULcNaOknG2FLzhOH0ahUuwXRw_5Ym1KsveV67BEYfH0i1FO21LstRPXXGCrERyEFjO29cPfj_1-4BWuVJ0g-lwJkxmJuZxNNn47f47nYwQSlWQM3D5Pzzl1liZROMV5yzRhmtrCPN20eOH3vzUjxMffsTfKn7q7nkmw/w640-h480/DSCN5650.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">it would normally be considered a sign of spring, but American Robin's have been hanging around all winter, although they are being seen more frequently now.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPbCSLVDa_vZfccuhdXSAAML1BdFPOhtm0ipan6_C_j68s9QsupTKEU8eNIpWJpKh4sM3sWFF69xQIPzAT9RHLC70tx1YpRfahAf8OV9aOZ4tcOOn9zNh9QuR4kCrH2ZfV25z-EhA1M0pYh-gz31tWKQUKcv7eaAVKzLJlzQ79tyhygTt9ai-KTfghA/s4608/DSCN5451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPbCSLVDa_vZfccuhdXSAAML1BdFPOhtm0ipan6_C_j68s9QsupTKEU8eNIpWJpKh4sM3sWFF69xQIPzAT9RHLC70tx1YpRfahAf8OV9aOZ4tcOOn9zNh9QuR4kCrH2ZfV25z-EhA1M0pYh-gz31tWKQUKcv7eaAVKzLJlzQ79tyhygTt9ai-KTfghA/w640-h480/DSCN5451.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Downy Woodpeckers have been quite active, seen almost every day</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg0tl9NZdzK9kH2O-uLvlz7zdXB5DqHuAq3o6r_4BaA4q3sB3mh90Fa0vP5HMEcXtPl9tVzwWhIMuQrG8_VnPP8FMXFlhgRNhIfFN1gpY7noojf5HLdtJImbktZp9eLeZ7FBFBYk4JYYz2byWj3Ry3YOyTWSOLYh4GdnhjuJx4BeemuZ5KSOtpTFGEA/s3341/DSCN5713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3341" data-original-width="2570" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg0tl9NZdzK9kH2O-uLvlz7zdXB5DqHuAq3o6r_4BaA4q3sB3mh90Fa0vP5HMEcXtPl9tVzwWhIMuQrG8_VnPP8FMXFlhgRNhIfFN1gpY7noojf5HLdtJImbktZp9eLeZ7FBFBYk4JYYz2byWj3Ry3YOyTWSOLYh4GdnhjuJx4BeemuZ5KSOtpTFGEA/w492-h640/DSCN5713.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and Great Blue Heron are seen regularly....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOLUO9wD1r4rgXKo41wbCCqomzfyoANzCvhekvdeV8fFmPK-TATJnKDnuDGsd9ROR5uMM2-_U_300yHH8u2lODulGWpONKj_RDebOCQ_EU20cFevKVHb06oCb4nKk3pWu8lJjGYeg9XGQKCvOLkkYNd7yjprRhEqkwMkHyy_2X8EIl3EcBKzKWop_-w/s4608/DSCN5702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOLUO9wD1r4rgXKo41wbCCqomzfyoANzCvhekvdeV8fFmPK-TATJnKDnuDGsd9ROR5uMM2-_U_300yHH8u2lODulGWpONKj_RDebOCQ_EU20cFevKVHb06oCb4nKk3pWu8lJjGYeg9XGQKCvOLkkYNd7yjprRhEqkwMkHyy_2X8EIl3EcBKzKWop_-w/w640-h480/DSCN5702.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the fact that we are seeing Canada Geese on pilings, checking for nesting sites, is a definite sign that spring is coming....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG5F4GF4KmzUWs0dyc-9BjH2e9Ztl0YmCayrOkXGy-F2vqfnOogfCLWqXGNuh6TQ-y2pW9co1_Mo347w6NO6nv4uNKv8CvqtpTH9h9P_SzlGa7ZMgWQ7FpgTkoMe3e7hHc1Wpz74ZPwmYHWK3MZBzKmkvRls2_EU_k2GjY6YauqC5MwPl-SHeVbx34g/s3214/DSCN5499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3214" data-original-width="2323" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG5F4GF4KmzUWs0dyc-9BjH2e9Ztl0YmCayrOkXGy-F2vqfnOogfCLWqXGNuh6TQ-y2pW9co1_Mo347w6NO6nv4uNKv8CvqtpTH9h9P_SzlGa7ZMgWQ7FpgTkoMe3e7hHc1Wpz74ZPwmYHWK3MZBzKmkvRls2_EU_k2GjY6YauqC5MwPl-SHeVbx34g/w462-h640/DSCN5499.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">as are the Pussy Willows that are starting to show up....now we need a dandelion to flower!</span><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-51487100797866335072023-02-02T19:29:00.002-08:002023-02-02T19:29:32.209-08:00Ground Hog Day<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">February 2nd, not only Ground Hog Day but also world Wet lands day. We don't have any ground hogs around here, but we do have wetlands....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgA20hnHzxRfvMGBSeDmv-SJuaqOIgq8lnqdwH0pphv7hRXkgfaERHZhhbe7GpO-MmwZJWuTxUHynkWBa6Y68yEnGYHN-dasN0iEz-wAn4y3d_vQNorir6kMkpzCyL-QTxTJLctqwCqXx7aHikH0z3fbGCsbvLSj5RpQW3F0YHEO5gV8PxfE9MKGUag/s4608/DSCN5426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgA20hnHzxRfvMGBSeDmv-SJuaqOIgq8lnqdwH0pphv7hRXkgfaERHZhhbe7GpO-MmwZJWuTxUHynkWBa6Y68yEnGYHN-dasN0iEz-wAn4y3d_vQNorir6kMkpzCyL-QTxTJLctqwCqXx7aHikH0z3fbGCsbvLSj5RpQW3F0YHEO5gV8PxfE9MKGUag/w640-h480/DSCN5426.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and this morning, they were still a little 'white' from the snow we had a couple of days ago.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzhnqj6CATn7YqC53zyjOl9-tInTf0WTd3lPttgNNepr8kuGjScOxZyoInH6U6rnwcEgNpiTaKr0YjOLcXMNRBSlUJ_6ClN2F1RjlSe7-zZjHBt1BTeD9S4iwkNrWB3_ws-reqUQPUe3N6Zp0KnB3Ue_yP5F6XujpXi61NlcNOYPNen7DIUM2sPiVYQ/s3903/DSCN5433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2703" data-original-width="3903" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzhnqj6CATn7YqC53zyjOl9-tInTf0WTd3lPttgNNepr8kuGjScOxZyoInH6U6rnwcEgNpiTaKr0YjOLcXMNRBSlUJ_6ClN2F1RjlSe7-zZjHBt1BTeD9S4iwkNrWB3_ws-reqUQPUe3N6Zp0KnB3Ue_yP5F6XujpXi61NlcNOYPNen7DIUM2sPiVYQ/w640-h445/DSCN5433.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the Red-wing Blackbirds calling though, predicted an early spring - at least it sure sounded that way.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTXtciUSBRE46GeFSJVAgqUiA0CB38ohZisIZdmKeSwsKzJl2ol5PiPUeP8bpl042vq8RdWWtSn-4J2ULhmwq8EFFhdEzhqK6fAtxVEsjmbsOwfoFF5A8qvgtsNxXW0GIeUwWq0mdHyBNwa2tmxHZqv5BswUCj__6q34JL8ObK6ogvjvjOM6zMujmqQ/s4608/DSCN5450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTXtciUSBRE46GeFSJVAgqUiA0CB38ohZisIZdmKeSwsKzJl2ol5PiPUeP8bpl042vq8RdWWtSn-4J2ULhmwq8EFFhdEzhqK6fAtxVEsjmbsOwfoFF5A8qvgtsNxXW0GIeUwWq0mdHyBNwa2tmxHZqv5BswUCj__6q34JL8ObK6ogvjvjOM6zMujmqQ/w640-h480/DSCN5450.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">over at Harrison Bay....the beach didn't look very spring like.....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6-DVqBaj9Jq3cfOOT0V-jdP4VufxuQLhnX5-QKn6XLjJKBUe_bmtRzn0KMQA08RbsgCc0_GSzukGyi6ndOUV6ldN3uC4d5GWofPcg90zReFwF5J9ayKOVx1FxpKQCnJ0FutaAMFjjEhirbdQghd2YSgPgINP0Jg1f9EyYA264N9G4x1GsR3oYA55Jg/s4608/DSCN5465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6-DVqBaj9Jq3cfOOT0V-jdP4VufxuQLhnX5-QKn6XLjJKBUe_bmtRzn0KMQA08RbsgCc0_GSzukGyi6ndOUV6ldN3uC4d5GWofPcg90zReFwF5J9ayKOVx1FxpKQCnJ0FutaAMFjjEhirbdQghd2YSgPgINP0Jg1f9EyYA264N9G4x1GsR3oYA55Jg/w640-h480/DSCN5465.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">but look the other way and the fields are greening up and full of very restless Canada and Cackling Geese</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2g9fdK8SQiLiVeGQRpSnNMN0xSf6W_4CxC7TAhJiNtj6GLYFctfc16oWjk7MuU2czMme9n4zFuYouo_f-df2exgraIvLrrIG8IytzDhX2-fy0uZTa5pDd9JTqYVkFDHNcKZ5AWVGXKbO_0TXElxKKDCY9DD88i_8EsjsMgMxVIR98aRm23GKvnLOKQ/s4035/DSCN5459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="4035" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2g9fdK8SQiLiVeGQRpSnNMN0xSf6W_4CxC7TAhJiNtj6GLYFctfc16oWjk7MuU2czMme9n4zFuYouo_f-df2exgraIvLrrIG8IytzDhX2-fy0uZTa5pDd9JTqYVkFDHNcKZ5AWVGXKbO_0TXElxKKDCY9DD88i_8EsjsMgMxVIR98aRm23GKvnLOKQ/w640-h458/DSCN5459.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a Northern Flicker was down foraging on the ground...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeX6vblpmUjiLNtHAE7s5xJTiTB3zUMnZqx7uK7zLDyX87VsDTroOVC4jOt96D5UYhTN6htSZkYepJlJ_L8B0DW4QoFt1CSGFQhIsGqE_s_yPxE3vD5aMRJ8G_Pn5GUn4LgObdtm1R3uB6lPfwEGx5xdFiFiZ5_J8-dOwmHazpJdjcLv1hdjiiUQaGw/s3861/DSCN5488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="3861" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeX6vblpmUjiLNtHAE7s5xJTiTB3zUMnZqx7uK7zLDyX87VsDTroOVC4jOt96D5UYhTN6htSZkYepJlJ_L8B0DW4QoFt1CSGFQhIsGqE_s_yPxE3vD5aMRJ8G_Pn5GUn4LgObdtm1R3uB6lPfwEGx5xdFiFiZ5_J8-dOwmHazpJdjcLv1hdjiiUQaGw/w640-h406/DSCN5488.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">as were European Starlings....but the real 'sign of spring'</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLdCF-b3qvSJId_2TXS8uG54C-tRaUVOHU8sNcD07jrkZ5Uiz8MuPzgPi6b4Y4fArzWYprj52hP8qFPsEgbrlSvmIsK2KCiJ6kNT-hFhqIhbBDqBZzwHxiqtEMauVgM2XFt599L0rLWH6pXj6jGJA52rfRjKcpd-_kFcDkf3eqnWbcE6ASqZ_m0Vyzw/s4608/DSCN5489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLdCF-b3qvSJId_2TXS8uG54C-tRaUVOHU8sNcD07jrkZ5Uiz8MuPzgPi6b4Y4fArzWYprj52hP8qFPsEgbrlSvmIsK2KCiJ6kNT-hFhqIhbBDqBZzwHxiqtEMauVgM2XFt599L0rLWH6pXj6jGJA52rfRjKcpd-_kFcDkf3eqnWbcE6ASqZ_m0Vyzw/w640-h480/DSCN5489.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">were the American Robins! Mind you it has been a strange year for robins. Normally we don't expect to see them until towards the end of February but this past winter, they haven't really left, in fact the Christmas Bird Count for the area counted a record setting 575! It will be interesting to see if we get another influx of them at the usual time, or if this is it. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1JYoF31LmZbxIrr04esJiI4WrowU2QEqMKPKt8IvTG3aDhECVGVXA-xmhsa98Kn5LJ_7XdskKNJ6mhzwO5J8SyyMTPfXSQ9KdJ-yoqoe3ScMzN8me1289QiOWltKlw8JBl5jXUOAi5ufAbRIqvn-2DXUw6vyhQJikuOD6jrk-M0UhFZwHHWDS2h6pw/s4608/DSCN5451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1JYoF31LmZbxIrr04esJiI4WrowU2QEqMKPKt8IvTG3aDhECVGVXA-xmhsa98Kn5LJ_7XdskKNJ6mhzwO5J8SyyMTPfXSQ9KdJ-yoqoe3ScMzN8me1289QiOWltKlw8JBl5jXUOAi5ufAbRIqvn-2DXUw6vyhQJikuOD6jrk-M0UhFZwHHWDS2h6pw/w640-h480/DSCN5451.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Woodpeckers have been quite active as well, especially the little Downy Woodpeckers.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNNqyW_LSqlZooZaM_xPOCqQr0Yp-u3pSaRO0rcKbYAXXYq-lsktmexkhmzS5PswVZWoLbM9LD_OKTmNcte_XnBIx3ZY8ny_PX6XPDbSzgLnEwDfCcJG8zua_4w4pgoPmKrYJW46ShxVb_OuDetBuIFTflwUvMOLHN-Ol0HJD-8klHHY5HbX-vofAeQ/s4608/DSCN5418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNNqyW_LSqlZooZaM_xPOCqQr0Yp-u3pSaRO0rcKbYAXXYq-lsktmexkhmzS5PswVZWoLbM9LD_OKTmNcte_XnBIx3ZY8ny_PX6XPDbSzgLnEwDfCcJG8zua_4w4pgoPmKrYJW46ShxVb_OuDetBuIFTflwUvMOLHN-Ol0HJD-8klHHY5HbX-vofAeQ/w640-h480/DSCN5418.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">while yesterday it was a Pileated that was busy working at the top of one of the broken off trees.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One thing for sure, spring will come....we just have to wait and see how quickly!</span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-18559149893568976722023-01-31T19:57:00.003-08:002023-01-31T19:57:44.387-08:00One month down<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">With the last day of January, we were reminded that winter isn't finished with us, in fact we are barely half way through!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmFa5qR8FrgGkVMXE-lx4ozCgmQwv83G6P9Nk9Jd6cw6zfAkqhd161qOzifChU1z6mccvYA99V4jsVZr5rFmBatk0c_sSSWNfOGITcVXzLtjUJrhRZOCtw5ri0l9B4Uz7heZDnODJ6FDuVn7RkEzxyH-3L9veW4dKaanp7Y_sAgq2Q5JSyLfTqFJhJw/s4608/DSCN5310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmFa5qR8FrgGkVMXE-lx4ozCgmQwv83G6P9Nk9Jd6cw6zfAkqhd161qOzifChU1z6mccvYA99V4jsVZr5rFmBatk0c_sSSWNfOGITcVXzLtjUJrhRZOCtw5ri0l9B4Uz7heZDnODJ6FDuVn7RkEzxyH-3L9veW4dKaanp7Y_sAgq2Q5JSyLfTqFJhJw/w640-h480/DSCN5310.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">it was snowing lightly.....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-f8saxhbP9WYd1W5qqjINduLAsM8UUXg1wXeiVSHlgJJkT9Romv35uonK8WBRdekL1Zanku6zNNhU8jYiywYz7-hWACdWudqw5wjlFfx-5AfmrRH5Ev9UoA84fctTGzm8SgF_f2bVCLK1B8E9fkGhhxHpfZoLjL7pSZ8M0hE2E74M_QtQJjEnFjtbA/s4608/DSCN5317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-f8saxhbP9WYd1W5qqjINduLAsM8UUXg1wXeiVSHlgJJkT9Romv35uonK8WBRdekL1Zanku6zNNhU8jYiywYz7-hWACdWudqw5wjlFfx-5AfmrRH5Ev9UoA84fctTGzm8SgF_f2bVCLK1B8E9fkGhhxHpfZoLjL7pSZ8M0hE2E74M_QtQJjEnFjtbA/w640-h480/DSCN5317.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">yet the Red-wing Blackbirds made it sound like spring.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzE2p4l81c67BmXFv_anzREGzRd-GWym5dEBruFoi3CBOD15d-0UQtqY-F1_bRww18t9tVXjIs6JEkV8J133g4uajGIklv26UXVYlpymhl5wClC9rCVbON0AZWiwtHWv13KWNYmH0bT_o-emboyf6O2dSsUCBljX4AQ6HPk1a7N4dv-VhkyWxr0nNzg/s4608/DSCN5331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzE2p4l81c67BmXFv_anzREGzRd-GWym5dEBruFoi3CBOD15d-0UQtqY-F1_bRww18t9tVXjIs6JEkV8J133g4uajGIklv26UXVYlpymhl5wClC9rCVbON0AZWiwtHWv13KWNYmH0bT_o-emboyf6O2dSsUCBljX4AQ6HPk1a7N4dv-VhkyWxr0nNzg/w640-h480/DSCN5331.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">in the afternoon we walked over at Harrison Bay, and spotted....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzvu9qYtZRufAe6EogHL4TUdf4kKyUnSbIk9cbnfOTXH5iHJ_IfcJoLXoUcoE-O6d98tDyK8mw-qbe6KNDx9vIcOXejTk7lNU53XSuN5dU2mTKBs5lBmhc3WpJ0WttPIhsTpYMdbeiavm-I3RovszzolKEURk3Z2nXJQ86SehnmCOgEaXgvc41S8a3A/s4340/DSCN5339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="4340" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzvu9qYtZRufAe6EogHL4TUdf4kKyUnSbIk9cbnfOTXH5iHJ_IfcJoLXoUcoE-O6d98tDyK8mw-qbe6KNDx9vIcOXejTk7lNU53XSuN5dU2mTKBs5lBmhc3WpJ0WttPIhsTpYMdbeiavm-I3RovszzolKEURk3Z2nXJQ86SehnmCOgEaXgvc41S8a3A/w640-h438/DSCN5339.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a Peregrine Falcon - based on the colouring, a young one.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJZW73wvFI1SIULd7XxzYen652buK1frs_NSXdmiK4PeI3tOlxGoKq3cFRRJdfjUTOGTfFcRIvfLbQgu7NQOfhaZckONktseVDeOtIL_l2OenMSBPnWWE6o5ZfR-TwdFF4tlgFpO94nTcC73jz4dsZNv6vi8skufeUoQ1BIIpJINmr-iwSQY88PcqXQ/s4251/DSCN5345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2678" data-original-width="4251" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJZW73wvFI1SIULd7XxzYen652buK1frs_NSXdmiK4PeI3tOlxGoKq3cFRRJdfjUTOGTfFcRIvfLbQgu7NQOfhaZckONktseVDeOtIL_l2OenMSBPnWWE6o5ZfR-TwdFF4tlgFpO94nTcC73jz4dsZNv6vi8skufeUoQ1BIIpJINmr-iwSQY88PcqXQ/w640-h404/DSCN5345.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">there were a lot of American Wigeon, but a few Eurasian as well. Eurasian have a rust coloured head with a yellow stripe - there is one right at the back of this bunch and another right at the left.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydfThwd7NZ14Ls8bQ1a6w4vG8vPjdcj9G-zXi26qelSqCyDrXFMCy31ezLWQ2dpC17lDrknyJRkCM3BkOpD9LPwGzUtiY8r3af4b6QYg5wqJRq1c7DiMyhslzqwa4NZ6qVSz0WXjMKwvDwKsDdabfeHeNmVpa147m0Ta3UDEfQT6qrQLsi3S9-zBF2w/s3601/DSCN5370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="3601" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydfThwd7NZ14Ls8bQ1a6w4vG8vPjdcj9G-zXi26qelSqCyDrXFMCy31ezLWQ2dpC17lDrknyJRkCM3BkOpD9LPwGzUtiY8r3af4b6QYg5wqJRq1c7DiMyhslzqwa4NZ6qVSz0WXjMKwvDwKsDdabfeHeNmVpa147m0Ta3UDEfQT6qrQLsi3S9-zBF2w/w640-h430/DSCN5370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there were Canada Geese scattered all over. This one was with a couple of Northern Pintails and a Mallard.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It has actually been quite quiet for birds the last little while...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWAoHRWbYf8b8F71lPCighS4kWFBqtO-KeTDdpEMz0YLoT8ux_9OYm4ymlprVyu-mSjAFcgkTQ6rcyc5FVh1xm6DWuncobQY0O512Ou_E3vRdQ36g2-zUenfM6cZ9z7Xw2nUv_N-kGeXn3zBusW_qqgDhMoFXhR8G8UeWT3IzmDBqHV60V8bCrZkOzQ/s4608/DSCN5278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWAoHRWbYf8b8F71lPCighS4kWFBqtO-KeTDdpEMz0YLoT8ux_9OYm4ymlprVyu-mSjAFcgkTQ6rcyc5FVh1xm6DWuncobQY0O512Ou_E3vRdQ36g2-zUenfM6cZ9z7Xw2nUv_N-kGeXn3zBusW_qqgDhMoFXhR8G8UeWT3IzmDBqHV60V8bCrZkOzQ/w640-h480/DSCN5278.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">although while exploring the new trail system the other day, we came across</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KqyV-cBsr9bDA0Q4Bac8vNqlcgT3z8gtCmDmiukmofj6wr0NYYBc6LVPm4-HCV_ZZHMlN8TDy4NAbVsC7bm23UP1qEexpFj-yeKQeuunNL1kTDIcwE7DFqiYUtgBdetdpSM-sPhU96ukk1VvprPxxAqdb3_gQ9-aZxhP9MPDifvfrJcK7TE16zUtNw/s4608/DSCN5284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KqyV-cBsr9bDA0Q4Bac8vNqlcgT3z8gtCmDmiukmofj6wr0NYYBc6LVPm4-HCV_ZZHMlN8TDy4NAbVsC7bm23UP1qEexpFj-yeKQeuunNL1kTDIcwE7DFqiYUtgBdetdpSM-sPhU96ukk1VvprPxxAqdb3_gQ9-aZxhP9MPDifvfrJcK7TE16zUtNw/w640-h480/DSCN5284.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">another American Dipper, but even more exciting was the spotting of .....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe5BbCMu2xLYSLAyuIA7L5F1rMTTrRIgkmBQ6aOwpa_aDE9-gLPUS0LxXiLE67CoLlEE-LZThsl_462s3vsOrlgJsLkZh4lzqtSef0fedIpxatKxHE78TUlwjP0Xr6xc_D1Gbg6WIePI301gHGfWjTUALtw6IGhxP8srx31rZ6HiQ0QLBII4nGyPs0Q/s4608/DSCN5257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe5BbCMu2xLYSLAyuIA7L5F1rMTTrRIgkmBQ6aOwpa_aDE9-gLPUS0LxXiLE67CoLlEE-LZThsl_462s3vsOrlgJsLkZh4lzqtSef0fedIpxatKxHE78TUlwjP0Xr6xc_D1Gbg6WIePI301gHGfWjTUALtw6IGhxP8srx31rZ6HiQ0QLBII4nGyPs0Q/w640-h480/DSCN5257.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a Bobcat!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_sHbWo3ucclbtzXqNpAZKKK4_V3yyut_3OeOmRkZvAShI6wdg6_HBWT-5NZLNHwf2jbZwC_k71gWu_q5AD0rMwLmj1DNOfplQ5SPyhwCal-o8tSUl81TDcT7zejkFeGQdjCsDJ0VrPWW5xwl6k349anPY-h8dZCGMbHbLpo1jwvXZ1cixNo-vYmyOQ/s4608/DSCN5263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_sHbWo3ucclbtzXqNpAZKKK4_V3yyut_3OeOmRkZvAShI6wdg6_HBWT-5NZLNHwf2jbZwC_k71gWu_q5AD0rMwLmj1DNOfplQ5SPyhwCal-o8tSUl81TDcT7zejkFeGQdjCsDJ0VrPWW5xwl6k349anPY-h8dZCGMbHbLpo1jwvXZ1cixNo-vYmyOQ/w480-h640/DSCN5263.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">there are still Bald Eagles around, more young ones than adults these days. The resident pairs are all hanging out close to their nests.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877470492414040468.post-32109065240381466182023-01-23T19:29:00.001-08:002023-01-23T19:29:12.335-08:00January moving along<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">January is moving along rapidly! It has been a pretty quiet, yet typical month. Most days are kind of grey and cloudy, a few have been really wet, but most days we've been able to get out.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK8I5EADQOB9cEXOdREXKPbvNOrcBwjIveTQT_WMQbpL1CqtRpeZM4DQ84fwNQiAcQy9dh7rIjUEeDwq6ClnYlh6WkKaVwrZkRz7ThpK3u48Sx7YdRwlxTtyjSDVOEc9vsge8YfJRAiDR9wmT8R_B6nRNLP9SMkXrSwsl2Rc7bpv5G2Uc66Dre0sokA/s4608/DSCN4867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK8I5EADQOB9cEXOdREXKPbvNOrcBwjIveTQT_WMQbpL1CqtRpeZM4DQ84fwNQiAcQy9dh7rIjUEeDwq6ClnYlh6WkKaVwrZkRz7ThpK3u48Sx7YdRwlxTtyjSDVOEc9vsge8YfJRAiDR9wmT8R_B6nRNLP9SMkXrSwsl2Rc7bpv5G2Uc66Dre0sokA/w640-h480/DSCN4867.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this is pretty typical of the weather, although right now the mountain tops are sporting fresh snow again.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWRytCmNRvxuL1YtWT2af14UHUr1i8kTp6foLPGbAgvbbGvIg5I7TU9Twiq9t3YE5aammNOsoG0GdmBgggthLVqUjdvxIZDs4GoahCjzPLHjd-IlcA1qMNDHqvv2BpCsnJ5B_KlMwbsSZULBDeo50UNwbBWvPRi9I2YaVoVZYgQfVuUf3nS4iGGSEHw/s4608/DSCN5009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWRytCmNRvxuL1YtWT2af14UHUr1i8kTp6foLPGbAgvbbGvIg5I7TU9Twiq9t3YE5aammNOsoG0GdmBgggthLVqUjdvxIZDs4GoahCjzPLHjd-IlcA1qMNDHqvv2BpCsnJ5B_KlMwbsSZULBDeo50UNwbBWvPRi9I2YaVoVZYgQfVuUf3nS4iGGSEHw/w480-h640/DSCN5009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">There are still some Bald Eagles in the area, more young ones than adults</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVtfUT-oF_QkV6OS_D0lkdiuocNbS-VRI1erBO4oVxa4iX131eohkuOSw2tOhJ9ZdyKj_nFbaZj81_xG4xnle8IXFsexSEWMJydjQITeWU7oWg0pzJtf948HLTsUB0X15L2rFdek2LSauO5oZ98574-2BpCOE46n_hCp3yGQxpELOPghGEETbElvkew/s4896/P1030866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4896" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVtfUT-oF_QkV6OS_D0lkdiuocNbS-VRI1erBO4oVxa4iX131eohkuOSw2tOhJ9ZdyKj_nFbaZj81_xG4xnle8IXFsexSEWMJydjQITeWU7oWg0pzJtf948HLTsUB0X15L2rFdek2LSauO5oZ98574-2BpCOE46n_hCp3yGQxpELOPghGEETbElvkew/w640-h426/P1030866.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">although there has been activity at all 3 of the visible nests.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2TmD258v7FfwHGQGe8wUgVyFK8tbCPZgU6o7PiWBaRAO774Cs2opuaQTC6_VpyDJ2-MGRvLrFdC9SjJyq9wEehLh6U_gTf9jwnCVzgIRjxH5yUEvHBBP7s7z3JN6vwiL0ZI6aez7IfrNnuqpxjKlWlODhac1DNrlP7yNXO09TZ9nwbxm2o4FKE3Vfg/s4608/DSCN5022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2TmD258v7FfwHGQGe8wUgVyFK8tbCPZgU6o7PiWBaRAO774Cs2opuaQTC6_VpyDJ2-MGRvLrFdC9SjJyq9wEehLh6U_gTf9jwnCVzgIRjxH5yUEvHBBP7s7z3JN6vwiL0ZI6aez7IfrNnuqpxjKlWlODhac1DNrlP7yNXO09TZ9nwbxm2o4FKE3Vfg/w640-h480/DSCN5022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Blue Heron are gathering in larger numbers, something they seem to do this time of the year before they head off to start nest building in another 6 weeks or so.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHnsckKyXWMV2MJ1yuDjakCEVYQGRqNFiK4NPVojstyG-izewEB5OO2pVYhQLhx9EDch0O82oA0Bn2q4nG83RG64CnctaS7cFSaIXuy2SMgdvqiQp9QRMrJdiJU-oXFQKfGDFcW1r7gVoSff_b0hhRiiHpQMuLd_39E7sPO-kEhzoF8VRmUYlQbp2-w/s3678/DSCN4966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="3678" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHnsckKyXWMV2MJ1yuDjakCEVYQGRqNFiK4NPVojstyG-izewEB5OO2pVYhQLhx9EDch0O82oA0Bn2q4nG83RG64CnctaS7cFSaIXuy2SMgdvqiQp9QRMrJdiJU-oXFQKfGDFcW1r7gVoSff_b0hhRiiHpQMuLd_39E7sPO-kEhzoF8VRmUYlQbp2-w/w640-h428/DSCN4966.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">There hasn't been much variety in he waterfowl. Mainly just Mallards and not even that many of them.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Song birds have been very quiet and sparse....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBchU3yvZ0Gr0w4XPG4jLsRj9K_0f95Vm18tcgLwljYJG4AnFp1x1AnXTPxCSEjhUI9_iU8iGSUGXxWZEnEVPVodpDW4vY46BL0qeKzX1Eo3B1jyNJqsk0Z-bbuO5ZOP-brkU1c1xSdp_qqUwtKJPSDPkacfDfwM40vy4oW_7EJjjdr6okzAjGodwbgQ/s4608/DSCN4973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBchU3yvZ0Gr0w4XPG4jLsRj9K_0f95Vm18tcgLwljYJG4AnFp1x1AnXTPxCSEjhUI9_iU8iGSUGXxWZEnEVPVodpDW4vY46BL0qeKzX1Eo3B1jyNJqsk0Z-bbuO5ZOP-brkU1c1xSdp_qqUwtKJPSDPkacfDfwM40vy4oW_7EJjjdr6okzAjGodwbgQ/w640-h480/DSCN4973.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">although we are still seeing some Robins, in fact some days we've seen quite a few of them.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf7MvuBjGkCQKjXGeKAfl6G1bECVLtyeW-5ld75iBDD97GE6Cm0_cpVtko7B3BNpqsCQwlZTP1kBEHwrWMH_zBXabUXaTuXrDwrJDr0eUYgA79-lqwLNI4Bjbmd5LQNc12dA2CcsawZ-YGshi-ost_5NneKRVmEgc3Kc_ZDLoYmrHdUbaWzx3P3Py6g/s4608/DSCN4932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf7MvuBjGkCQKjXGeKAfl6G1bECVLtyeW-5ld75iBDD97GE6Cm0_cpVtko7B3BNpqsCQwlZTP1kBEHwrWMH_zBXabUXaTuXrDwrJDr0eUYgA79-lqwLNI4Bjbmd5LQNc12dA2CcsawZ-YGshi-ost_5NneKRVmEgc3Kc_ZDLoYmrHdUbaWzx3P3Py6g/w640-h480/DSCN4932.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Eurasian Collared Doves seem to be gathering together now as well.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xW6upX5QBKXYpiYlsnchkuPKQA2Z17qntO3kzLxEIDtBPfmUpNp1ki-dGcTwDWP6eUZISw3DIC0F46asqL-X6ASBlWFuLz_mMtoDloPJ09EvsaZOy17noHTq9N3nfFjM31xHzwShLeED8AfZ4Mrb0l9IGrCyeXoSkEgRfvoqQUeP9cVSW24dM2g70g/s3920/DSCN4899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="3920" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xW6upX5QBKXYpiYlsnchkuPKQA2Z17qntO3kzLxEIDtBPfmUpNp1ki-dGcTwDWP6eUZISw3DIC0F46asqL-X6ASBlWFuLz_mMtoDloPJ09EvsaZOy17noHTq9N3nfFjM31xHzwShLeED8AfZ4Mrb0l9IGrCyeXoSkEgRfvoqQUeP9cVSW24dM2g70g/w640-h434/DSCN4899.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Anna's Hummingbird males seem to be back out staking out territories. Females are most likely nesting now.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One, not so common sighting...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRupaflAPSUbh8fEH7iTOazBKSKe3f_1LiTbH29rpMktNhUaecp5kzvB5hfnb18PrSHRU-i-3JdQzi7d8KViUExIk2SNpiv9ahgkc8pAuIjGJRXx0BgJ_Vdl7Z6bO4c-Z3qawIBDR8whJTdHtYL1BpyPunirpoePmgc2XqczCWOzkCXkeZl6KkvhAUcw/s4896/P1030886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4896" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRupaflAPSUbh8fEH7iTOazBKSKe3f_1LiTbH29rpMktNhUaecp5kzvB5hfnb18PrSHRU-i-3JdQzi7d8KViUExIk2SNpiv9ahgkc8pAuIjGJRXx0BgJ_Vdl7Z6bO4c-Z3qawIBDR8whJTdHtYL1BpyPunirpoePmgc2XqczCWOzkCXkeZl6KkvhAUcw/w640-h426/P1030886.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">was of a Northern Shrike.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">What we are seeing quite regularly are members of the woodpecker family....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoySvUbNNLzcakfLfur2kAlxVsMoHiquk9knaOPpLnvdxsu1gOJBd_zRgwOpJiL9j_dj7wntG8SSOYbQQZdOAVe1heswiO4nvpom0d0etNP5yWZBtj6k4eLbVBBSDAVoqAr3_xRdzuDCYWipw_38NZt9skrY9TYdZG0I88sBFWBZ_OVtPt_zogo7ERJw/s4166/DSCN5132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="4166" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoySvUbNNLzcakfLfur2kAlxVsMoHiquk9knaOPpLnvdxsu1gOJBd_zRgwOpJiL9j_dj7wntG8SSOYbQQZdOAVe1heswiO4nvpom0d0etNP5yWZBtj6k4eLbVBBSDAVoqAr3_xRdzuDCYWipw_38NZt9skrY9TYdZG0I88sBFWBZ_OVtPt_zogo7ERJw/w640-h420/DSCN5132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">especially the little Downy Woodpeckers - there seem to be a lot of them around right now.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7aSF8UmwpxrnKb7BvTrlPD8c3B98P0FYenRHFKFvUd2BBtijclXd0UE8j3z8l9HU8iubvwaakaJQBMwV3v4uju25Fzybt-FGlDy2LDXdrcEGFfPjHg0_I4bIRMB44a8sBqOe9ZTCuU4boT_ZcGg9z5ojd1XfDfzF0_o-_58Vk50nFQlVvWzEyla2vQ/s4896/P1030905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4896" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7aSF8UmwpxrnKb7BvTrlPD8c3B98P0FYenRHFKFvUd2BBtijclXd0UE8j3z8l9HU8iubvwaakaJQBMwV3v4uju25Fzybt-FGlDy2LDXdrcEGFfPjHg0_I4bIRMB44a8sBqOe9ZTCuU4boT_ZcGg9z5ojd1XfDfzF0_o-_58Vk50nFQlVvWzEyla2vQ/w640-h426/P1030905.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">at the other end of the size factor is the large Pileated Woodpecker, also seen fairly often.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2WyW6AemOMJS_WkebXFvOCPYG2FCp9pXwhYvBH6sKVYlLsM2Fs27xqmaB10oHTBDNXkS9sYIW8VncA1_t09iNpiuD3LOd6F00LSTdvZnAB-u6ilPgLbUaWLMu52zTwHh2kCa3ZalcNdGTkLffYTu96mJ7yt2_NOpEpjY0PAzRUoj2LyqvB4mdSjaCw/s4608/DSCN5100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2WyW6AemOMJS_WkebXFvOCPYG2FCp9pXwhYvBH6sKVYlLsM2Fs27xqmaB10oHTBDNXkS9sYIW8VncA1_t09iNpiuD3LOd6F00LSTdvZnAB-u6ilPgLbUaWLMu52zTwHh2kCa3ZalcNdGTkLffYTu96mJ7yt2_NOpEpjY0PAzRUoj2LyqvB4mdSjaCw/w640-h480/DSCN5100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a hopeful sign today that the season is moving along, was this Song Sparrow, up and staking territory.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaking of 'territory', thanks to a new trail system under construction, we have been exploring another section of the IBA/WMA</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OAwy7lxqkkO1b1tKfHn04Ka0YH6ZMY-qUrattNulIEs-oULLe8UixdhcG88R0qWutap-ZXDYbnOg8NXJUIsK8ux-NbbosEjHTPHO7Nr8a9bM2kIKpZng1Atuh21VGubskQ2fuapcETuGiM8xC6QNHADW4d3dqbBksOcBbHCUr6utJxM8Uz8xFvvdxQ/s4608/DSCN4772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OAwy7lxqkkO1b1tKfHn04Ka0YH6ZMY-qUrattNulIEs-oULLe8UixdhcG88R0qWutap-ZXDYbnOg8NXJUIsK8ux-NbbosEjHTPHO7Nr8a9bM2kIKpZng1Atuh21VGubskQ2fuapcETuGiM8xC6QNHADW4d3dqbBksOcBbHCUr6utJxM8Uz8xFvvdxQ/w640-h480/DSCN4772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">called the Chehalis Fishing Trail, it follows the Chehalis River..</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-j3zNbVag3wyd3LUvbc-D8bHsKPS2bpfCuDOfWCXGdXtN4Cs44fKu8i2_D4KdCx762rIREk_cmXm9HjXTa2gz727Vc8idhsFb0kZbL2ZAw66Ve0_YdMeSoIr8kTMsxPiurmHGlCG_VT5GTu_UKhyImpywknDMCepdRY1diDvTXkFG5IbjIN2ZlnaysA/s4608/DSCN4773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-j3zNbVag3wyd3LUvbc-D8bHsKPS2bpfCuDOfWCXGdXtN4Cs44fKu8i2_D4KdCx762rIREk_cmXm9HjXTa2gz727Vc8idhsFb0kZbL2ZAw66Ve0_YdMeSoIr8kTMsxPiurmHGlCG_VT5GTu_UKhyImpywknDMCepdRY1diDvTXkFG5IbjIN2ZlnaysA/w640-h480/DSCN4773.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Chehalis River viewpoint</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8DJ-B5zE7bJ4FfWxd_NhhSB2VidCcUT9fCEH-i8ASDaqNF4ytOEDczxWuwHmXMDOxa5UjESQU0uBQniRVKW7DuAuuKsKpBV7stG74RA5ojySSz3x-vXs8e_gUC3CSMRHMBiHLvN-fGRXWU1f9Tc6ol6imEg43hqApgUclNDfR0TmH8tleL1j2JvBbQ/s4608/DSCN4780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8DJ-B5zE7bJ4FfWxd_NhhSB2VidCcUT9fCEH-i8ASDaqNF4ytOEDczxWuwHmXMDOxa5UjESQU0uBQniRVKW7DuAuuKsKpBV7stG74RA5ojySSz3x-vXs8e_gUC3CSMRHMBiHLvN-fGRXWU1f9Tc6ol6imEg43hqApgUclNDfR0TmH8tleL1j2JvBbQ/w640-h480/DSCN4780.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">at the present time this is the turn around point (Coho Salmon in the water), but plans are for a bridge at this point so the trail will continue on...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbMmvr5BPGimwATD7AifJ75tQVjgSAwYLcCtZag2HgtuAuT3Rew6YeW8rZ1MpJpsKHk79viohb2-7-NE-yl0Yf5V2xAW3qNMd0XYtbDRlqH3CJXNFQAnpJHSOibCB6K4uDrl6Qc55IOqo1yefXj6cxCQ9fw0MFcCIoZMwAbQcPfcWGwUn5TbPCB9Ihw/s4608/DSCN4751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbMmvr5BPGimwATD7AifJ75tQVjgSAwYLcCtZag2HgtuAuT3Rew6YeW8rZ1MpJpsKHk79viohb2-7-NE-yl0Yf5V2xAW3qNMd0XYtbDRlqH3CJXNFQAnpJHSOibCB6K4uDrl6Qc55IOqo1yefXj6cxCQ9fw0MFcCIoZMwAbQcPfcWGwUn5TbPCB9Ihw/w640-h480/DSCN4751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">seen along the way, an American Dipper swimming - I've seen them wading under water before, but never swimming on the surface.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Sounds like we may get a return to winter in the next week or so, we shall see how it goes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519628597333512854noreply@blogger.com0