American white pelican
Today we awoke to fog and temperatures below freezing. It stayed either foggy or overcast through church, choir practice, and a potluck. When we got home, my husband thought we should grab the camera and head out in a different direction. So, off to the Snake River, above Ice Harbor Dam, and to Charbonneau State Park.
Something amazing happened on the way there. The sun tried to break through the fog, then actually did break through the fog. It never cleared completely, but we saw blue sky, had to shade our eyes occasionally, and enjoyed the beauty of the birds on the river. (I'll save a wonderful close-up of a kestrel for another day...) The pelicans were unbelievably numerous. I have no idea how many we saw, but it was a lot! The grebes kept popping up all over the river - mostly the horned grebes, but also least grebes and western grebes.
Then back toward home, and back into the fog. We met the same train twice - once we beat it, once it beat us. We stopped at some of our favorite place at McNary Wildlife Refuge, and saw swans, snow geese, Canadian geese, and lots of various kinds of ducks, along with several raptors. We are truly enjoying these outings - just driving, seeing what there is to be seen, and talking with one another. God is good - God's creation is good - I want to be a good steward of that creation.
|
No comments:
Post a Comment