February 6- in between services we decided to go back to the park to see if we could see the Owl and any other birds that might be there. We were not disappointed. The owl was right on the side of the road as we were walking by. We happily took a few photo's before moving on.
February 7 - today was a quiet day. The weather was a little rainy so it was a good day to stay in. Teresa and I went to the beach to photograph the waves which was nice. They were quite high today.
February 8 - today we went to Huntington Beach and then we went for a drive looking for the Waccama Wildlife Refuge. Sadly today was the last day that we saw the beautiful Owl. We heard that it was discovered dead along the side of the road. When we had last seen it we thought it was odd how it had wedged itself in between two branches. They are unsure why it died. We saw some beautiful mergansers in the marsh. They were fun to watch. Along the way to the refuge we saw two beautiful Eagles. Poor Ralph, we'd be driving along and I'm saying...turn around I saw an Eagle in the tree. It's not the easy to turn on these local highways but he was very accommodating.
Wilf and Lydia arrived today and will be spending a week visiting with Lawrence and Teresa.
We've been blessed with a few nice sunrises this week as well.
February 12 - today we spent the morning at Huntington again. We just love this park. The wildlife gives us great enjoyment and it's a beautiful area for walking. The birds are not plentiful which is unusual but in a way, it's nice because it allows us to spend more time studying their behaviour. For example the Egret uses its leg to coax fish forward so that it can grab them with its beak. It kind of shakes its leg and you can see him suddenly lunge into the water to capture his dinner. So fun to watch!
Once again, we enjoyed a lovely week.
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Beautiful photos and the detail you added about the Egret was really interesting to read.
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