Birder Babes do Blaine - take two

March 18, 2018  •  Leave a Comment

A small group of us went up to Blaine for the Wings Over Water Bird Festival.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day, so we ended up spending more time birding than going to talks.  The winds were very light, so we got good reflection shots.  A Horned Grebe in transition to breeding colors was hanging around the end of the dock. We had ample opportunity to shoot him.

Horned GrebeHorned Grebe Horned GrebeHorned Grebe Horned GrebeHorned Grebe There was also a Barrow's Goldeneye hanging out pretty close to the dock

Barrows GoldeneyeBarrows Goldeneye There were no females around, but he kept displaying to the Horned Grebe

Barrows GoldeneyeBarrows Goldeneye I have never had a chance to shoot a White-winged Scoter up close, but lots were flying by

White-winged ScoterWhite-winged Scoter We also had a close encounter with a Common Loon.  It was fishing along the jetty, so I got many opportunities to photograph it as it rose up out of the water.  I had hoped that it would have a crab in its mouth, but no such luck

Common LoonCommon Loon Common LoonCommon Loon Common LoonCommon Loon Common LoonCommon Loon Common LoonCommon Loon We went on a 45 minute boat ride, and the highlight was a Bald Eagle chasing gulls and cormorants. The Eagle was not successful.

Double-crested CormorantDouble-crested Cormorant Bald EagleBald Eagle For the last part of the day we headed over to Semiahmoo. The highlight for me was a close encounter with two Black Oystercatchers.  They were eating clams, not oyster, but close enough.

Black OystercatcherBlack Oystercatcher Black OystercatcherBlack Oystercatcher Black OystercatcherBlack Oystercatcher It was a gorgeous day, and we felt a tinge of guilt not attending the lectures, but we sure enjoyed the day.


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