My second outing to Big Beef Creek/Seabeck this year turned out considerably better than my first visit, though still not as successful as visits in past years. As usual, I got there earlier than I needed to and had to spend an hour or so entertaining myself before the real action began.
Though there seemed to be fewer fish, and birds, than in previous years, the gulls found fish before the Great Blue Heron or the Bald Eagles. I must admit I was surprised to see an immature Glaucous-Winged Gull
dive into the water
and come up with a fish
before the herons or eagles had begun to feed.
Soon after, though, Great Blue Herons flew across looking for the best fishing spots.
An immature Bald Eagle quickly swept up a fish stranded on the shore,
and buzzed me on the way to find a larger catch.
