Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
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
I had a family in the hospital issue so I don’t have my Peninsula photos with me. But I do have the ARCTIC still on my I-pad…So you get a bonus week!
I had walked away from my hiking group (just about 30′) to take photos of this Skua pair about 300′ away with my really long lens. This one started flying directly toward me. I thought– cool I can try out my new focusing system! Then he got too close for me to keep him in the frame, and next thing I knew he is pulling my ski hat off! Then he kept dive bombing me. They had a nest way far away, and didn’t bother the group. I was actually farther away from the nest than the group…but he saw me as a threat. They have 55″ wingspan so it definitely got my attention….
The same Skua circling around to get me again with my group in the background.
This baldy who just lept from my tree outside my back window at dusk flew down and caught a nice meal from the bay.
We ran into the old style sailing vessels that take passengers to the Arctic. This was next to a large cliff area with hundreds of thousands of nesting birds….as you can see by all the black shapes in the sky.
The Black-legged Kittiwakes hang out all over the icebergs in the Arctic.
You can hear the swans before you see them on their annual migration.