While I’m brushing my teeth this morning, I noticed an eagle in a nearby tree.  Fortunately, he was still there when I finally set out paddling.

A gang of rowdy crows got on his nerves, forcing him to find another perch across the channel.  I paddled after him and got these shots.

Unfortunately, the pesky crows followed him.  He gave them a piece of his mind.

They were truly obnoxious.  All he wanted was a little piece and quiet, and a few fish for breakfast.  He was outta here.  

I headed south, hoping to find more photo ops.  It’s Sunday, so I can only paddle for a couple of hours.  Al’s fixing Sunday breakfast .

We have a very low tide this morning, so there are lots of sea stars showing.  I spotted these two leather backs just below the surface of the water.

I noticed some splashing on the water near the shoreline and wondered if it could be birds.  But, when I zoomed in I couldn’t see anything, so I kept paddling.  

Just when I was getting depressed about the lack of photo ops, this family of mergansers appeared from behind a rocky point.  This was the largest family of mergansers I have ever seen…twelve ducklings!  They hung around for almost an hour.  I was in merganser heaven.

When I got back to the boat, Al had a delicious breakfast waiting for me.  Doesn’t get much better than this.