I couldn’t wait to return to the creek this morning. The tide would be higher today, making it possible to go farther up the creek. Before I got to the creek, however, I came across these Honkers.

At the mouth of the creek, I spotted another pair of Teals.  I immediately stopped paddling, hoping they hadn’t seen me. They were headed in my direction, so I just waited until they were within range, and then very slowly got my camera ready. By now, they knew I was there, but they were so into whatever they were feeding on that they were willing to put up with me as long as I didn’t press them.

On the way back to the boat I came across this pair of Sandhill Cranes.