Daily Bucket: Will this be a successful hunt?

What will this day be like? Here's a Friday Sequence Bucket to tell the story.

A rich birding area that Ms. JG and I had not visited before was the “West 90” in the Samish area.  It’s about a 90-minute drive from Seattle heading north. Instead of I-5, which would have been faster, we drove through backroads with lush farmlands.  Worth it.

There is a bridge next to a famous tree due to the number of eagles that can be seen in it at the same time. We saw 18 — but that’s for another future Bucket.

Follow along with the photos to take part in a Belted Kingfisher’s hunt.

On the lookout for a likely meal.

Aha. I spot something in the shallows.

The takeoff.

The headfirst dive. 

Keep my eye on the prize is the goal.

Did I get it?

Time to come up and see.

Cleared the water. But did I get a fish?

zoom  If you click the word zoom in red, you can see the bitty fish I caught.
 

Up to the perch I go to eat my catch.

I use many different perches to search for more food.

Each dive it different. This is my belly flop (actually just exiting water).

I quick shake dries me off.

This is a successful perch. 

All these fish are so little.  

Getting from being in the water to flying is harder than it looks.

Got a fish. Now to find a place to eat it.

This is a nice perch. I can have this fish down in no time. I need lots of this size to fill me up. 

I’ll get close so you can see the fish better. I had a very successful day.   zoom 

Hey, you. I see you. It’s your turn to add to this Bucket. I want to learn if there are any other birds out there hunting, or just anything happening in your part of the world. Thanks for watching me.