The last half of our Dunes walk was as delightful as the first half. I usually have to go to the coast to get shots of loons, but we spotted a pair far off shore.
We didn’t see the pair on our way back, but we knew this was unmistakably a loon when it posed with its rear leg raised.
The female Red-Breasted Merganser came in closer, too.
I was unable to identify this bird, but it didn’t look out of place on the edge of the Salish Sea.
We extended our walk a little by detouring through the Japanese Garden
where we were treated to this beautiful display of Fall color.