I spent the morning around Vancouver Lake and the nearby country roads. I had only been to the lake once before by accident, so it was fun to explore the area. I stopped at the lake parking area first where there were four Bald Eagles within view.
That was pretty cool. I drove on down the road past the lake towards where all the hunters park.. I found this little tree with four different kinds of birds:
I think this is a Western Scrub-Jay.
An American Kestrel.
A Western Meadowlark and a Northern Flicker.
On the other side of the road were a ton of blackberry bushes full of House Finches:
I returned to Vancouver Lake to let Jake run around a bit... He was not too pleased with this sign:
I spotted a Great Blue Heron and a Great Egret further down the lake shore...
Jake then rolled in goose-like poop and ran off with a buoy.
Next we stopped at Frenchman's Bar Park to see what was going on there... There were a gazillion Canada Geese in the field:
I drove further up Lower River Road and found some hawks..
Probably a Red-tailed Hawk.
Probably another younger Red-tailed Hawk.
Towards the end of the road is a barn with some cows...
They were really cute.
On the way back down Lower River Road I saw this guy:
I'm not sure about this guy... He looks smaller to me than other hawks I saw today.
That was pretty cool. I drove on down the road past the lake towards where all the hunters park.. I found this little tree with four different kinds of birds:
I think this is a Western Scrub-Jay.
An American Kestrel.
A Western Meadowlark and a Northern Flicker.
On the other side of the road were a ton of blackberry bushes full of House Finches:
I returned to Vancouver Lake to let Jake run around a bit... He was not too pleased with this sign:
I spotted a Great Blue Heron and a Great Egret further down the lake shore...
Jake then rolled in goose-like poop and ran off with a buoy.
Next we stopped at Frenchman's Bar Park to see what was going on there... There were a gazillion Canada Geese in the field:
I drove further up Lower River Road and found some hawks..
Probably a Red-tailed Hawk.
Probably another younger Red-tailed Hawk.
Towards the end of the road is a barn with some cows...
They were really cute.
On the way back down Lower River Road I saw this guy:
I'm not sure about this guy... He looks smaller to me than other hawks I saw today.
Cool! Hey where is a Thousand Acres at?
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and a caution...birding is an addiciton!! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHi Jen, I finally got your site on my blog follow list, so I'll be staying more current. Your photographs are wonderful - you put a ? by a lot of your IDs - you are getting them right! I enjoy you blog. Happy holidays!
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