Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
This gull on my dock had a sea star stuffed halfway down its’ throat. He was working on it for a good 40 minutes when it finally managed to get it all down–whole! I wasn’t sure it would survive this event. But about a half hour later it flew off.
I have lived here 7 1/2 years. This was the view from my driveway yesterday. It NEVER gets old. I still think WOW, I can’t believe I live here where a million visitors a year come to explore the Olympics.
The Dungeness Spit area is home to thousands of birds. It is a terrific place to bird watch. Every year the Audubon Society has a weeklong birdfest here.
This Artic Glaucous Gull returns to the same nest year after year. Each year She and her mate build another “floor” to the nest.
I saw this eagle taking flight and did my best to shoot from my boat that was bobbing up and down. I could tell it had something in its talons, but I thought is was wood. It wasn’t until I was editing that I saw the beak hanging to the left and realized it was a little duck…
I know that the flying objects ar Cormorants. And the object isn’t exactly floating…but it is there in the middle of the bay by Dungeness Spit. It’s the only structure around. I’m sure it wasn’t meant to just be a Cormorant hang out…but what is it? If anyone knows fill me in and I’ll share it with the world!
We often saw floating icebergs covered with birds in the high Arctic