Hi All,

I spent a short time at Juanita Bay Park in Kirkland Monday evening and had
a great time watching an immature Green Heron. When I first spotted him he
had a dragonfly in his mouth, but during a less than graceful attempt at
bashing the insect against a log the heron lost his grip and his meal flew
away. He then spent some time alternately defending the log against a group
of Gadwalls that wanted to use it and searching for small edible bits in the
water next to the log. He eventually flew across the bay and, after
preening a bit, stretched his neck out to try to blend with the cattails
behind him. I also noticed a group of three Red-eared Sliders sunning
themselves on logs in the middle of the bay. One of them was sitting on a
very high and precarious perch, and I can only assume he is a better climber
than most turtles, or he can fly...probably the former :o).

Photos of the heron, a Gadwall or two and the flying turtle can be found on
www.goatislandimages.com. Hover over photos in the nav bar and choose New
Photos. The Juanita Bay pictures are in the first gallery.

Kevin Mack
Edmonds, WA
www.goatislandimages.com