Due to other commitments, we could only stay up at Whidbey for Saturday, but there was enough to see and do to fill a week end. The temperature was 70, the sun was pleasant, and there was a minus 2.5 foot tide. There was lots of beach to explore and it was filled with eagles.
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There were over ten on the beach. It was hard to get a good count, since they wouldn’t hold still even though this was a census year as mandated by the US Constitution. But in their defense, they were young juveniles and they had a lot of chest bumping and dissing of each other to complete. The beach was also full of Herons, though they seemed to be a little shy and stayed further off shore. They may have been females and been uncomfortable with the testosterone charge atmosphere on the beach.
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I don’t usually take pictures of sea gulls because they annoy the eagles and are clearly not paying any attention to the endangered species list. As a result, we don’t like them. They also eat far to many mussels and crabs, but one walked up and dropped a clam at my foot. Not sure if I was suppose to open it or not. Have sea gulls learned to use humans as tools? (Open this clam, buy some French fries and scatter them on the ground.)
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On Baby Island we saw some goose eggs and so much more. All in all, it was a great day spent at the beach.
