Serene Scenery Saturday

Hello, everyone!  It's me, Cammie!  Remember last week I told you about going to Quivira NWR and how when we stopped in Ellinwood all these people stopped their cars and said how pretty I am?  Apparently, that wasn't the only highlight of the trip.  I guess it depends on your perspective.  Anyway, I thought today I'd tell you about some of the other things!

At the refuge, we saw a lot of Snow Geese:

I mean a lot of Snow Geese:

I mean a lot of Snow Geese:

Actually ...

You get the picture. Tens of thousands of them. It was incredible!

We also saw Double-Crested Cormorants:

And way across the Big Salt Marsh, we could just make out a Bald Eagle sitting by his nest:

We saw lots of Northern Harriers flying around, hunting. This one appears to have caught something:

It was a real treat was to see three Tundra Swans:

And one of the coolest surprises wasn't a birdie at all, but this very handsome guy:

He was going through the marshes trying to snarf things. Sort of reminded me of someone I know and love. Hmm. Anyway, what a fun trip.

As I said before, we then hit Ellinwood for a little leg-stretching.

"Thank you, good people of Ellinwood!  You're all quite lovely, too!  We'll be back soon!"

After a short walk, some treats, and some water, we loaded up the HR-V and headed back to Ao4 HQs.

"All buckled in and set to go!  Let's hit it, Dad!"
"I really like Ellinwood.  Such nice people!"

Thanks for coming with us!  Tomorrow, we'll share a couple of the funnier photos from the trip!

Cammie!