Birding Port Orchard

Last Sunday’s trip to Theler Wetlands was pretty forgettable except for this shot of a Yellowlegs,

Yellowlegs

one of the first I’ve seen this year.

However, the follow-up trip to Port Orchard made the day. I am particularly fond of this shot of a Pelagic Cormorant swallowing it’s catch.

Pelagic Cormorant with Fish

And the Horned Grebes just keep getting more and more spectacular as they don full-breeding colors.

Horned Grebe

So many of the shots jump off the screen that it’s hard to even decide which shots are the best ones.

Hrnd2.jpg

When they’re this good, though, I don’t suppose it really matters too much which shots you include. So many are in full-breeding colors that I am surprised that they still haven’t paired up and let for their breeding grounds.