Teach a Bird to Fish...

There are plenty of hungry birds out here and many are quite successful fishers.

Successful Fishers

 

It is not surprising that the herons, with their long bills, are successful fishers.

Diamond Point

My apologies for the out of focus photo above. It was the best I could do as this immature bald eagle was on the wing. The attraction was something in the water. It also attracted lots of other hungry birds.

3 Crabs Road - New Birds

Another visit to 3 Crabs Road while the sun is shining led us to something besides the ubiquitous widgeons. Leading off this day is the Double Crested Cormorant. After a swim, they stand in the sun (a tough proposition this time of year) and dry their wings.

Tongue Point at the Salt Creek Recreation Area

A bit farther westward along the coast of the Juan de Fuca Strait is the Salt Creek Recreation Area. This is a nice campground on a bluff at the ocean. At one end, is Tongue Point where one can walk out to the rocks next to the sea. From there, we could look down to the small rocky, shell littered beach to see a few birds. The one above is a Black Turnstone.

Eagles and Gulls

Down the beach a bit from the house is a spot where there is a fairly wide beach. This morning I noticed that there were Bald Eagles outside our place and when I found them down the road, I went back to try to get a photo or two.