Bay area very quiet

Harlequin Duck

Today I went to an area I hadn’t been in ages. It seems to be pretty quiet these days sadly. There used to be a photogenic flock of Brent Geese there but they have dwindled; I only saw 4 (and they flew off as soon as I arrived). The sea was extremely quiet, almost birdless.

At least there was this pair of Harlequin Ducks (again, there used to be a flock of 20 or so).

Harlequin Duck
Harlequin Duck

Another returnee

White-tailed Eagle

This (male?) White-tailed Eagle has been returning to the same spot in Yakumo for many years now…and he’s pretty tame too.

Not much else around in Yakumo on Friday: the most interesting species was harlequin Duck. We don’t normally see them here but there were at least 4 around including this first winter male upstream…

Harlequin Duck