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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Playing catch up….

For a number of reasons I’ve had trouble getting time for the computer recently, so I have several days to catch up on….

Flying Squirrel

I’ll start by going back to several nights ago when there were 3 of these Flying Squirrels in my yard at the feeders, now I know why I go through almost as much bird seed at night as I do during the day!  By the way, the only light used here was our motion sensor light and the infrared feature on my camera – no flash.

Heron, Mallard, Wigeon, Teal and Yellowlegs

the next day this picture pretty much sums up the activity around the estuary right now….a Great Blue Heron, a Mallard, an American Wigeon, a much smaller Green Wing Teal and a Greater Yellowlegs Sandpiper…all in one camera shot.

Greater Yellowlegs

that particular day there were a lot of Greater Yellowlegs…and they’ve been seen sporadically since…

Tundra Swan close up

also that day there were 5 swans out there and at least one of them was a Tundra Swan….look closely where the bill meets the head to see the yellow there…

Varied Thrush

still a lot of Varied Thrush and Robins eating those choke cherry fruits…

Juvenile from below

The next day there was very little of note except for this juvenile Bald Eagle….a kayaker right in close to the shore was no doubt the reason for nothing else being seen…

Eagles along the river

today there was a lot of Bald Eagle activity out along the river…

eagle disturbance

at least until 4 kayakers showed up….

Disturbed Eagles

there go the eagles!

Three Mew and a ???

Mew Gulls were very active today….I’m not sure what the larger gull in the background is….the one young Mew on the right has a little fish hanging out of it’s mouth.

Heron on a post

a couple of pilings were occupied….this one had a heron on it…

Kingfisher

and this one a male Belted Kingfisher.

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