Today we finally got out for a paddle in our new kayaks. It was awesome. We put in at Shannon Point and went around Washington Park, across Burrows Pass to Burrows Island for a quick lunch, then back. We were pretty pleased with the handling of the boats...they do pretty well against current and are fairly comfortable.
We saw loads of birds, some of whom must have come somewhat recently to overwinter. We saw common loons, red-necked grebes and possibly eared grebes, marbled murrelets, surf scoters, oyster catchers, two bald eagles, a kingfisher, two great blue herons, and plenty of cormorants and gulls. We also saw a tiny little wren (winter wren?) while having lunch on Burrows Island. And we saw a few seals and sea lions too. Can't wait to get back out there again.
We watched this loon try to swallow what looked like a flounder...not sure it succeeded but I bet it did.
Surf scoters are such clowns aren't they?
This heron was balancing on kelp fronds floating on the surface.
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