Scenes from the Olympic Discovery Trail. That is the Dungeness River by the Dungeness River Audubon Center. The last picture shows the Johnson Creek Trestle near Sequim Bay State Park. The trail cuts through the center of the park.
Stayed at Sequim Bay State Park a few days. It’s a nice park, but for some reason it is not always full, like nearby Fort Flagler and Fort Worden State Parks. Top picture is Sequim Bay at low tide and the lower picture is a trail leading down to it through tall trees and ferns.
Dark eyed junco. It has a worm in the lower picture.
Have not seen a lot of birds here. Mid-summer is not the best time of year for bird watching. There are lots of robins, swallows, and goldfinches. Have seen a couple of eagles, but they have been high up on tall trees where it was hard to get a good picture. Saw a few blue herons, but restrained myself from taking a picture.
Anderson Lake State Park, a day use park, was just a mile or so from where I stayed in Chimacum. It was closed to boating, fishing and any physical contact with the water because of a toxic blue-green algae bloom. There were no birds on the lake or any signs of fish. Several dogs died from drinking the water.
