It sometimes seems that life is conspiring to keep us from visiting Theler Wetlands. For instance, we had several days in a row without a single thing to do, but the rain clouds finally decided it was Fall and moved in. Finally, despite the fog, I decided to head out for Belfair since we desperately needed exercise and Belfair is my favorite place to walk even if we walk too slowly to count as “Exercise” according to my Apple watch.
We hit patches of heavy fog several times on the way their, and I was getting a little worried since Belfair is usually foggy even when the drive there is sunny. Surprise. We were greeted by blue skies and moonshine.
Although we could hear birds in the woods, the spiderwebs took center stage, reminding us that it is, indeed, Fall.
There still aren’t a lot of birds, but there were a few Green-Winged Teal that managed to hide in the distant shadows. Luckily, the Killdeer were far more indifferent, allowing some nice close-ups.
I spotted this Yellowlegs (Greater, I think) a long way out on the first part of our walk, but it, too, seemed indifferent to us when we returned.
There were several gulls to be seen, but this Ring-Billed Gull kept flying by, forcing me to see if I could get a good shot of it in flight. Several of the photos were blurry, but this one captured it nicely.
It would have been a perfect day if we could have stopped at our favorite Mexican restaurant in Port Orchard on the way home, but right now I’ll certainly settle for a few more days like this.