In the last post, I pointed out that these birds are white except for a little black. This is not entirely true. there is sometimes (although not here) visible a small yellow patch next to the black on the beak and some slight rosey coloration on the top of the head (that you can see here). Just to avoid confusion.
Finally, we found a collection of our elusive prey, the Tundra or Whistling Swan. This birds make a nasal sort of honk that could be called a whistle if you are aren't picky about what you call a whistle.
We finally got out of the house for a little while and rode up to the Skagit Valley in search of birds. Along the way we stopped in the small town of Conway. It seems to be dominated by antiques/junk. One of the stores we went in had several interesting memories to see.
