My neighbor (Rachelle) and I set out one afternoon to look for birds, especially Trumpeter Swans. She can see flocks of them flying down the valley from her house. (I can hear them, but hadn’t seen many.)
We first stopped at a field to let her dogs run around, and then drove to a bridge – and found swans! (A little far from the bridge.)
There were a couple of birders there before us. One man pointed out a few Short-eared Owls and Northern Harriers hunting.
A beautiful autumn day.
We drove around the corner to Carnation Farm. There was a large herd of elk there.
It was getting dark, so we headed back. It’s so amazing that we can see this beauty within 10 minutes of our house.