Tuesday, April 24, 2012

We are here - Homer.

It was a rainy, snowy, icy, and windy but comfortable (as comfortable as you can be confined to your seat all day) and mostly uneventful trip. We spent a couple of days birding at Malhuer NWR in Oregon and made a stopover near Spokane to visit with friends. Photos from the trip below.

Still settling in at the cabin and wrapping up other business before I can put much time into this new blog.

Pelicans at Malhuer. I think these pictures are clickable to see a larger file.





More white birds. Huge numbers of snow geese gathered in all directions.




An avocet and stilt.



A pretty camping area someplace in British Columbia


Hooper passing time on the long drive


Camp on the Donjek River in Yukon Territory
with our neat new Chalet



In Homer, an unwelcome guest in the garden
still wearing winter coat


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