For the Birds!

We saw our first Trumpeter swan of the season moving through the bay last week. We weren't able to get any photos because our skiff 's control cables were frozen and our resident photographer refused to snowshoe over to the falls where the swan was hanging out.

We do have large flocks of resident seabirds and a few other individuals consider the lodge their territory.

This mixed group is mostly male and female Barrow's Goldeneye and Surf Scoters.

This Bald Eagle was giving his cry from the top of a snowy hemlock tree.

This Great Blue Heron hangs out around the lodge.

We often see the Heron's tracks after he takes an early morning circuit of the dock.

The Mergansers don't seem to be bothered much by our cold weather.

This immature Bald Eagle was drying his wings out after our snowstorm.

Our Belted Kingfisher has been hanging around the lodge all winter.

I know that Sitka Blacktail deer are not birds, but we've had a lot of them around the lodge the last couple of weeks. This one's name is Ringo because of the white ring around his muzzle. There is also a smaller deer hanging around we call Pee Wee. There have also been a few other deer working their way through the grounds that Jen hasn't been able to photograph.