THe picture below is of the left side of the prairie and the tip of Mt Baker just touched with the sunset. It was starting to get a bit hazy, but you can see the beauty.
mt baker
THen I looked to the right, and the sun was still shining on the prairie and the hay freshly cut in the field. You can see the haze starting on the water.
prairie sunset
Tonight on the way in to Coupeville from My home, Bob drove the back way along the water, and up Ft Casey Road. THere was a red car stopped in the road, and I told Bob to slow way down, they must see a critter. As we got closer we could see the hay bales stacked in the fields, and a black dot on the top.
"OH!" "It's an Eagle!" and sure enough as we crept closer, there was an adult bald eagle just sitting on the hay bales. There are at least three breeding pairs around this area, judging by the number of juveniles, and when the hay is cut and baled, they eagles sit in the field and wait for the baby rabbits, mice, snakes etc, to surface.
Just last month, I saw 6 babies and 3 adults all sitting in a freshly mown field. The babies are so very dark, and their eyes are piercing. They are also bigger than their parents just for a little while.
eagle
THis one was sitting and not moving, and his right wing was away from his body. He was either sunning himself with his wings spread, or he flew into the telephone wire and hurt himself, and is just sitting there waiting. I choose to believe he was sunning himself. He really did not act hurt. The have really made a good comeback from the brink of extinction. At least around here, and the North West Coast. Here is hoping that it soon becomes the Norm to see them every where. They are such a cool bird.
The haze is coming in again tonite, and there are showers forecast for tomorrow, so our summer may just be over. we shall see.
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