Coming in For a Landing, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
This heron found a great perch. Fun to see it fly in and land.
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On The Move, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Love this time of year… so many baby ducks running around. Or should I say… swimming around. So cute.
On The Lookout, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
These little dudes were both torment and entertainment for the pups during the camping trip. Two encampments, two to three feet from each other. One chipmunk would pop it’s head out, scouting, he’d waive his little claw or paw or whatever you call it and then yell… run! There’d then be this rush of feet and fur scampering from one encampment to the other. Back and forth this went on. Day after day. They’re in the fox hole in this shot, getting ready for their next move.
Grazing, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
After the wedding last weekend we packed up the truck, jumped in with the pups, and drove south and east to Davis Lake for the annual family camping trip. Loads of visitors dropped by, including this beauty.
The Obscure Eagle, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I took this photo yesterday. Yes, there is a Bald Eagle in this photograph. Really. Look closely. Sadly, by the time I got in the clear it took off. Seems it was a bit camera shy.
Migratory, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Company, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We had some company over for dinner yesterday. We didn’t invite them, they showed up unannounced. But even so, we enjoyed watching them. I love where we live. We get to see this all of the time. I could do without the cougar who sometimes lives at our house, but these beauties. They are welcome any time. Even though they do tend to eat our flowers, plants, grass, trees, etc. We love them… yes, we do. At least we know if they’re around the cougar isn’t. Always a plus…
Roosting, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Loads of birds nest and make their homes near the tide pools at Yaquina Head in Newport, Oregon.
Nap Time, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Down on the basalt beach at Yaquina Head you can get a good look at some of the local residents who sometimes, in turn, get a good look at you.
Taking Off, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
While in Newport we drove out to the Yaquina Head Lighthouse and then wandered down to the cool basalt beach there.
The Bear, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
There’d been signs saying there were black bears in the area along the Juan de Fuca trail and that you should use caution… and, if you happened to encounter one, what you should do. We read them, and hoped we didn’t have to use them. On our hike up from Botanical Beach we noticed a couple of things… one, a very fresh bear paw print, and two, a fairly sizable and newish looking pile of bear poo. These had us slightly concerned and we quickened our pace toward the parking area. Mary, after seeing the paw print, said she preferred not to see a bear along the trail, but wouldn’t mind seeing one while we were driving in the car.
Cut to the drive out of the park and back up along the small two lane highway toward Victoria… Karen in the passenger seat, Weston on her lap, Mary and Martin in the back seat. Suddenly Karen says… Holy crap, there’s a bear. We all looked to the left and then pandemonium broke out in the car. Everyone was yelling… “open the window, take a picture, hurry, get the camera, there he goes, open the window, I can’t open the window I have the dog, take the dog, I can’t get the camera out of the case with the dog on my lap, open the window, take the dog, damn my camera battery is low and the camera is too slow, I just got the reflection in the window, he’s right there on the side of the car now, what’s in his mouth, I think it’s a fish, open the window, there he goes, did you get him, I think my pictures are blurry, my camera battery is going dead, open the window, he’s gone, I can’t believe we just saw a bear, no one is going to believe us because we didn’t get a picture, you should have opened the window, I couldn’t because I had the dog, how did yours turn out, I think that blur is the bear, you should have opened the window, I couldn’t open the window I had the dog, I should have given you the camera, I can’t believe we just saw a bear, that is so cool, I’ve never seen a bear… wow”.
Mary got the best picture, and this is it. The black blur in the center is the bear. Really. We all saw him.
