Herons and kingfishers

Weather peeps said maybe rain early and then fog later but not cold … good weather for November 🙂 … but, I just couldn’t get in a car. So I headed for the bark dust trail (Pre’s Trail) along the Mill Race and Willamette River.

Walking along the water early in the morning landscapes are everywhere, yet these 2 were remarkable … regardless of the human artifacts.

For some reason that remains mysterious, great blue herons were out today – must have been at least 6 different ones … in weird places too.

How does their neck do that?

Going around near the highway, I heard this weird bird song and I couldn’t place it. (Sound like this). I saw what it was and ‘duh!’ and there were 2 together … I circled back later and both were in same tree.

For the route, I just went to Alton Baker Park and found the bark dust … walked until tired (11+ miles) and then went home for brunch – no car required.