We thought we’d see a lot of birds today on the Yaquina Bay south jetty but we were a little disappointed. There were a few seals up close and some Surf Scoters in the distance. Then this cute little Harlequin duck couple paddled by.
I’m never sure who is observing who.
Just a few more minutes dear…
We watched the harbor seals bobbing in Yaquina Bay while we had lunch on the South Jetty, Newport. It was 90F yesterday!
Today, I looked for seal pups from the Alsea Bay Bridge.
I think there were a few but this was the closest one to me.
The funniest thing happened…all at once, about 20 – 30 seals lept off the beach into the bay. I couldn’t see any reason for it.
Maybe that’s how they leave the beach…all at once?
The cormorants are interesting to watch too. They seem to have their favorite spots where they know they can find seaweed under water. They dive to gather it off the bottom. They come up with a mouthful and fly off with it. I think they nest somewhere under the bridge. I saw them fly under the bridge but I didn’t think to watch to see if they came out the other side.
