The rain has stopped. Yay! The eagles are back in business, catching salmon. Apparently the Indians didn’t leave many, because the eagles are fighting over those that are left. This immature eagle is determined to keep this salmon to himself.

But, his elders have other ideas.

The mergansers were out and about also. They are so elusive, constantly paddling just out of range, stopping just long enough for me to get my camera out and zoomed in, and then just before I snap the shot, they’re off again. They drive me crazy!

There are many little creeks here, especially after so much rain.

I was paddling by one of these creeks, looking for the mergansers, when I stumbled across this duck. From what I’ve been able to determine by looking at pictures in my Audubon Society Field Guide, I believe it’s a Harlequin Duck — my first!