this was the scene on the 3rd of the month...water levels dropped way down but sheets of ice remained all over the grasslands.
and of course there were Bald Eagles feasting on the salmon that were showing up as the water disappeared.
Fast forward to today....
no more ice and the water back where it should be this time of the year. There were a lot of Common Merganser, Bufflehead and Mallard in the water in this area, although a bunch flew as duck hunters were also out there today.
on the way down to the foreshore I managed some photos of this male Anna's Hummingbird. Of course the only one I got showing the beautiful magenta colour of the head wasn't in focus - but this is one of the best photos I have of these guys yet.
After lunch we decided to take a drive over to Kilby....as we drove I spotted this....
Northern Pygmy Owl, perched on a branch, right over the road! Wondered how many people drove right underneath it without even noticing.
not a lot of activity out on Harrison Bay today...possibly due to a couple of boats that kept running up and down...
Noticed a couple of Bald Eagles....this guy had been busy preening...
and there were probably several hundred Red-wing Blackbirds along the edge of the cornfield adjacent to the dyke...
and at the other end there were these Eurasian Collared Doves perched on the railway bridge.
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