Findley Lake 7/25/11

Great blue herons and hot - very hot. A musk rat and a green heron. A day to keep your hat on.

San Juan Island

Kayaking on the West coast of San Juan Island with Sea-Quest Expeditions. No sightings of whales but a few harbor seals, lots of kelp, and a next of barn swallows. It was a good day on the water and good exercise. Certainly different than Findley Lake. Stayed in Anacortes, Washington, ferried to the port city of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, vanned to the west side of the island, and then 4 hours in the water.

Findley Lake 7/10/11

Not as many great blue herons - but enough for some worthwhile posing sessions. Also turtles, a snake, ducks, geese, and a couple raccoons that were too quick to catch. Warm evening with a cool breeze but a great sunset.

Findley Lake 7/5/11

Lots of great blue herons - flying to the left of us, flying to the right of us, flying in pairs and threes, posing and squaking - the most we've ever seen in one evening. And we had the lake to ourselves - we were the only boat on the water which is nice. No competition for the dock. It was hard to get out of the water as darkness fell.