The sun is shining as I set out for a paddle around Bootleg Cove.  At the head of the cove, I came upon this shipwrecked fishing boat.

This anchorage is supposed to be bomb-proof.  Wonder what happened?

A low-hanging branch that is submerged at high tide creates an interesting subject at low tide.

Sunlight filtering through the trees was beautiful.

And, with a little imagination, this tree trunk looks like a long-haired woman running for higher ground.

There wasn’t much in the way of wildlife in Bootleg, so I decided to paddle through a tiny little channel that connects Bootleg to False Bay.  The tide was near low, so I had less than a foot of water under me at times.  But, I managed to find a path through and headed toward the head of the bay.  Since it was low tide, I didn’t get very far before I ran out of water.  So, I headed toward the other side of the bay , looking for signs of wildlife.  That’s where I spotted this pair of Canadian Honkers on the shore.  

Unfortunately, they were camera-shy.

By now, the wind had come up and blown me back to the other shore.  Just as well, because sitting at the very top of a very tall tree, I spotted this eagle.

The eagle seemed to be staring at something on the other shore.   When I turned around to check it out, there was this momma bear and her two cubs turning rocks, looking for breakfast.      

The wind was making the water choppy, and kept blowing me toward the bears.  I did not want momma bear to add me to her breakfast menu, but I did want to get at least one decent photo.  It was a struggle.    

Eventually, momma bear and cubs headed into the trees, probably to hunt up some greens.