crates | May 1, 2008
Once again I was enjoying my walk. Just a few minutes earlier, alerted by a peculiar call from a crow, I looked around and saw the crow begin chasing an immature eagle which then landed on the beach, picked up something in its beak and then took off chased by a second immature eagle. The [...]
crates | April 21, 2008
The other morning as I walked down to the beach, I heard an eagle cry and saw it as it wheeled in and landed in a tall Douglas Fir. I often see eagles flying over here, but almost never see them land this close to me. I focused my Sworovski’s and was treated to a fantastic view [...]
crates | January 23, 2008
My walks have been quite chilly lately with temperatures around freezing. Several days ago there was a heavy frost with some fall of ice pellets, and as often happens here after such weather, it became clear and cold with the frost and ice remaining even though it has been sunny. The frozen gravel cracks [...]
crates | June 28, 2007
There was an article in the paper a few days ago talking about how the common birds of Washington State are diminishing drastically in numbers. Today they took the American Bald Eagle off the endangered species list, but unfortunately many of these common birds don’t have the glamour nor do they occupy public awareness as does the magnificent [...]