Above: “What are you looking at?”  This bald eagle spent a good hour on that branch, in a brisk wind, drying out after fishing. He spotted me, when I decided to take his photo. Had a bit of an insulted look…

At low tide, I returned to Winter Cove, determined to get some bird close-ups.

Through the bushes, I spotted this Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)...

 

Very slowly, I crawled through the bushes, on hands and knees(it was not a graceful maneuver). Close enough to get a clear shot through a long lens, but far enough to avoid disturbing him (or her).

 

There was a snack to catch, so he turned his attention to the work of getting some vittles.

 

And success. Bon appétit.

Here is the setting, Winter Cove.

A lovely afternoon, a sunny Friday.

There were lots of ducks, like this gorgeous male Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica).

And some went around with their girlfriends…

And back home, later in the afternoon, I refilled the bird feeders.

We have feeders for big birds, like this Pileated woodpecker (Hylatomus pileatus)…

And feeders for little birds.

Here is another shot of a little Rufous hummingbird male (Selasphorus rufus), in flight (camera shutter not fast enough!).

 

And to conclude, I offer you a flower: a Fawn Lily.