Today thinking of warmer times at the beach.
French Beach.
Going back in time to last summer. Warm weather and blue sky.
I am doing French Beach today for Beaches and for the ABC's "B" weekly carnival. Thanks Roger, Denise and team.
I will just add some recent birds from my files.
Swans above out at Martindale fields.
spawned.
Here the Dipper is standing on a fish and I tried to get a shot
of him below with a fish egg but it is blurry.
Goldstream also had a Pileated Woodpecker busy looking for food.
This year Goldstream had a lot of mature and young eagles feasting on the salmon spawn.
Also the Gulls were enjoying a lunch of salmon.
Out at Maber farms the field is flooded once again and there is a huge amount of ducks. Yay! Hoping you all are having good weather and good birding! cheers.
Don't forget to check out my twitter page, my Facebook page, my YouTube site.
Thank you to these memes for allowing bloggers to share their story. I may not remember to enter them all but I still list them for others and as this is the quick way for me to do it.
Click on these links to find great blogs and photos.
The Bird D'pot Thank you Anni
Our World Tuesday Thank you Our World Team
Sweet Shot Tuesday Thank you Kent
ABC Wednesday Thank you Denise, Roger and Team
Nature Notes Wednesday Thank you Michelle
Outdoors Wednesday Thank you Susan
Wild Bird Wednesday Thank you Stewart
I list all the memes for the week now as I can only spend a short time on the computer. To continue reading posts you must click older post below or see the index at the top or the side or pick a popular post or label from the sidebar.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK BLOGGERS AND BIRDERS!!
I am looking forward to some warmer weather, it is going to be a cold week. Your beach photos are beautiful. And what a great collection of birds. Just a few of my favorites are the Pileated woodie and the Eagle. Have a happy week!
ReplyDeleteIr does look windy, but so beautiful!! Great capture/movie for the day! Have a wonderful week, Nora!
ReplyDeleteWarmer times or colder times, that is a beautiful location. All of your photos are fantastic. That eagle sure has a fierce look on it's face.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed the video and all the wonderful relaxing sounds of water lapping onto the sandy shore. :)
ReplyDeleteThe beach scenes look wonderfully warm on this cold day.
ReplyDeleteLove French Beach and China Beach, have wonderful memories of walking along, checking out the driftwood, rocks and paddling in the ocean.
ReplyDeleteHow I'd love it to be summer again - thank you for the warm memories today!
ReplyDeleteI loved the video. Been missing warmer climate and most of all the sun. Where is French Beach? Looks like a nice spot to visit.
ReplyDeleteLovely images of the beach. :)
ReplyDeleteSigh - fabulous shots of warmer days! Love those swans in that golden light too.
ReplyDeleteThe beach scenes are beautiful. There must be very big storms there for so many big tree trunks to be washed up at the tide line. As always - the eagle is really magnificent.
ReplyDeleteI loved hearing those waves while looking at your wonderful photos.... Great cheery post Nora. I hope you are doing ok.... Hug... Michelle
ReplyDeletelovely ocean photos; all that great driftwood too. I loved the raptor/eagle!!
ReplyDeleteHi Nora, loved the video, really warming on a cold January day here.
ReplyDeleteLots of lovely scenic shots a well.
That's a beautiful beach.
ReplyDeleteGreat beach shots! I like to visit the beach in cooler weather, I can't handle the heat. Love that Pileated woody!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots from the beach. I love the old wood. The birds are all gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLove the Dipper! I wish we had them on the east coast.
ReplyDeleteDelightful shots. Makes me want to go to the beach. Love the bird shots, especially the eagle.
ReplyDeleteNothing better than beaches and birds! The sound of the waves is almost hypnotic - I could fall asleep easily on that beach as long as it was warm (not hot). Love the driftwood and the child leaning on the branch.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
Did you say WARM? It's 8 degrees F here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots remind me of sweet summer I'm longing for now. Your top shots of my liking are your last beach shots (design wise) and the first bird pic after that. The latter has such rich colors! Have a great bird week:)
ReplyDeleteGreat set of pics, the beach shots where makeing my wish it was summer, and as always the bird shots where interesting, love the lighting on the swans.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Gordon.
Beautiful birdphotos!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteA stunning nature, beautiful photos and a great place.
ReplyDeleteI would so love to see a pileated woodpecker!!! Each time someone posts photos of this beautiful species, I'm so jealous!! Love the dipper too.
ReplyDeleteAnd the warm sunny beach looks inviting.
Beautiful birds as always Norah ... and fun to look back t the beach and warmer weather for you. The driftwood shots really caught my eye -- I always love those gnarly old pieces -- such an icon of the Pacific Coast for me.
ReplyDeleteYour summer views are a welcome sight with the snow coming down here on Long Island again and I am sure there as well. I enjoyed your bird photos as well, especially the eagle... such majestic birds.
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots. The birds are amazing.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely scenes and vistas! Love the birds!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and refreshing.
ReplyDeleteHi Nora
ReplyDeletewonderful beach shots and I loved hearing the sea in the video. great bird shots. I see your dipper has no white chest like our dipper has. great shot of woodpecker I would love to see one of these.
your french beach looks much like a beach we used to walk through the wood to in Maine. The beaches here are covered with snow today as we are in the midst of a large winter storm.
ReplyDeleteGreat scenes Nora. We are all dreaming of warmer days aren't we?
ReplyDeleteThe pics of the beach with fallen logs look so scenic. The birds captured on your lens are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, - have spent holidays on the Island and enjoyed the beaches, but it's been a long time, so your photos bring back lots of lovely memories.
ReplyDeleteYour photograph is very warming. We are freezing here.
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful post, Nora! Your blog always leaves one with a warm feeling, no matter the outside temperature. Thank you for sharing your natural beauty!
ReplyDeleteWally in abnormally c-c-c-old Florida.
I really enjoyed this post, Nora! Wonderful scenery, fantastic color, great bird life! Thank you for sharing it all with us!
ReplyDelete--Wally In Cold (for us!) Florida
(Apologies if this is a double post.)
Nora, i wanted to come back to thank you for the information you left in a comment on FullTime-Life, on my post about the eaglets. Your input was so welcome and I learned...thank you for taking the time to help. The smaller eaglet is still alive and has been eating.
ReplyDelete