By 2 p.m. we were getting a bit stir crazy so we decided to drive over the the wildlife refuge to see if the weather was any better there. It was . . . well, at least it wasn't drizzling and not as foggy. We were treated to hawk flying up in to the tree near where we where standing. His appearance caused the crows that were hanging around to quickly disappear.
While we were hanging out at the refuge, we saw this ship leaving the port as it was heading down the channel toward the sea. The fog had rolled in as we were out there.
Below is a picture of a Common Tern. We find watching Terns very entertaining as they hover above the water several feet up and then dive to catch a fish.
Below are sea gulls and Canadian geese just hanging out on a wet, foggy day.
We were treated to another encounter with a Northern Harrier.
While we enjoyed watching, it just cruised the area.
We were able to observe the reaction of a bunch of ducks in the marshes when the Northern Harrier flew over and around them. The ducks started quacking and quickly fly away.
The Northern Harrier didn't seem to be to intent on a meal but rather seemed to like stirring up the ducks.
There was one duck that got isolated from the others, he survived the clutches of this bird of prey. Proof that if the Northern Harrier had wanted a meal, he could have gotten it easy enough. Soon we had to leave as the rain had settled in and we were getting quite wet. It was a nice break to an otherwise dreary day.
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