Peninsula Unit of McNary Wildlife Refuge
Today was a beautiful day - sunny, cold (but warming up a bit later) with lots and lots of birds to be seen. I actually got out and did just the smallest bit of hiking, cross-country, very carefully. I found lots of wigeon, teal, a few mallards, plenty of coot, and a number of robins. There are little birds that flit about near the ground - too fast for me to really see, and they won't let me get in visual range when I'm on foot. (It's amazing how the car can make a useful bird blind!) I saw a pair of harriers, bald eagles, and a single roosing raptor of some sort - too far off to discern. There was ice on the ponds, but still plenty of birds. And the colors were vivid! The browns, blues, and the green-gray of some very tall sage in that area. Sunny winter days - some of the best!
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