Sunday, January 14, 2018

BELATED POST FROM JANUARY 6TH BIRDING TRIP TO SKAGIT DELTA

The day dawned gray and rainy....socked in low cloud with heavy mist and 37 degrees....what better weather for a bird watching trip to the Skagit.  Heavy mist all the way north for 50 miles...then like breaking through a wall the sky dried up...a hole in the soggy.  So remember never don't go....you may regret it.  I was only going to replace a group member Noelle who was home hosting Mr, Flubug. The birds showed up....as usual...Snow Geese, Swans, Eagles, Herons, Thousands of ducks of mostly unidentified species due to distance and lighting but Pintails  were common.  A lovely little Kestrel, 30 plus Bald Eagles and 2 Rough-legged Hawks and strangely 3 male Harriers....while photo conditions were not the best here are a few results..














GRETCHEN AND I SPENT OUR 12TH ANNIVERSARY AT ALIK BEACH IN WEST SEATTLE WITH A FEW FRIENDS

When one thinks of how to spend a January 13th Anniversary in Seattle thoughts don't always gravitate to a nice warm sunny walk at Alki Beach with a few friends....more like someplace inside warm out of the rain with a good bottle of champagne.  But our
12th turned out to be pretty much something you could not script because nobody would believe it.  We both have just kicked out the flu bug and amazingly because it was 55 degrees and sunny on Alki we did take that walk on Alki.....and a lot of friends showed up...human and other.  We will never forget #12....you may understand why from the images...



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