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Saturday, December 01, 2018

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:

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I mean a lot of Snow Geese:

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I mean a lot of Snow Geese:

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Actually ...

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

We also saw Double-Crested Cormorants:

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

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

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

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

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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.

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"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.

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"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!

8 comments:

  1. What fun and what gorgeous blue sky to highlight the birds in flight
    Hugs Cecilia

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  2. So that's where all our snow last week came from - we need to thank those snow geese:0

    Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber

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  3. That sure is rare to see a coyote during the day. We love all your birdie pictures too.

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  4. What a pawesome collection of bird photos and how exciting to see a Coyote durning the day :) Milo,Jet & Arli

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  5. How incredible to see all of those snow geese in the sky!

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  6. Did you see a roadrunner too? Hahaha, what lovely birds.

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  7. I mean...birdies are NICE, but people stopping their cars to compliment you?? There's no way to beat that!

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  8. We were admiring the photos of the snow geese...amazing! But the picture of the coyote! So cool!!!!

    Kiki and Nala

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