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We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the comments below.
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January 2020
Salish Sea, Pacific Northwest
A lot of birds make their living by the seashore, but some are more comfortable where waves are breaking on the beach than others.
January 16
Glaucous-winged gulls prefer either the beach itself or the surface of deeper water further out.
Mew gulls thrive in big waves and surf, where they snatch up food that’s gotten stirred up there. Mews are small, light and very maneuverable, in comparison to the larger bulkier GWs.
We only get breaking waves on these shores of the inland sea in winter, when the wind frequently kicks up. This beach, where all these pictures were taken, is usually flat calm.
January 18
Great Blue Herons are stealth hunters, stalking the edge of the water waiting for a fish or crab to come by.
When a wave breaks on the shore all that stealth goes by the wayside.
With their long legs, herons are not going to get boiled in these small waves, but they’d rather not get wet it seems. Shall I fly up, or wait for it to recede?
Winter season in the Salish Sea...rougher sea conditions for birds, but clearly it’s productive foraging there.
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Continuing very windy and rainy in the PNW islands today.
What’s up in nature in your area today?
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