Some More Pictures

First off, a celebration. This is officially the 30th post to this blog. That means it has survived longer than Andrew's last attempt at keeping a blog (http://andrewswanderings.blogspot.com/).

Next, a couple of fun pictures from last Friday. I spent the day reading/walking/photographing in Ferndale while Rachel taught as we were on our way south that day to visit my brother Daniel for his birthday.

A Great Blue Heron at Tennet Lake

Hovander Homestead Park: Rachel likes the domestic ducks they keep.

A Ferndale cityscape

As you might have figured from the close up of the heron, I have gotten a little better using the spotting scope as a camera lens. Here are some photos from explorations around White Rock yesterday and today.

A winter plumage male Ruddy Duck

Greater Yellowlegs

Green Winged Teal. Tiny -but handsome- dabblers!

A couple of "Mallard Lovers"

Northern Pintail

And finally, a handsome juvenile Bald Eagle hunting a small diving duck (apologies to Rachel, but indeed the key food source for overwintering Bald eagles is ducks and gulls along the coast. They appeared along the coast in droves right after the Salmon Carcasses washed out of the rivers during flooding events at the beginning of January.