Down by the river by the great brown St. Lawrence.... well that doesn't sound appealing but really it is a gorgeous place. I began my walk at the docks. It was low tide and I could walk really far out along the edge of the water. Without even looking for an easy way to do this I take off my walk straight towards what I am looking at and end up about a foot in mud! I cross a river which cleans me off before I end up in another foot of mud on the other side.
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| Trois- Pistoles from the docks |
I barely notice the cold and wet or the rocks digging into my bare feet. There isn't much wind but a storm is about an hour away and I am hoping that some of the birds that are usually out on the water have come in today.
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| Annelid of salt water |
I was rewarded with a new duck species for my year list- A Northern Shoveler. These ducks were searching for food in tide pools. I watched them for a few minutes as they would extend their necks and bob their heads every so often.
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| Northern shovelers |
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| Northern shoveler pair |
There were many gulls on the rocks near the waters edge. After the cold soaked through to my bones and the storm was quick approaching I walked back towards my car and paused to photographs three white-crowned sparrows.
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| Pair of white-crowned sparrows |
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