GBHE Reserve

A really nice sunny day for a visit to the reserve. I started by heading over the bridge, walking  by the southern lagoon and had nice views of Ring-necked ducks and American widgeon. Lots of Dark-eyed junco's and Spotted towhees along the trail. At the Rotary trail I headed west and got a nice shot of a Varied thrush that I flushed from the path. A few fishermen in the Vedder accompanied by several Glaucous-winged gulls hoping for a snack. On reaching the dyke rd. I headed back to the reserve and on the way saw the pair of Bald eagles that nest amongst the heronry busy tidying up their nest.

From the reserve I decided to drive down to the Vedder Park to check on the eagles and was pleased to see her rebuilding the nest that was destroyed in the last windstorm. The nest has been built in a Cottonwood close to the doggy park.

These shots were from a considerable distance as she was collecting branches, my zoom was set at the equivalent of 1000.mm, not easy shooting.