April
16, 2004

The North
Marsh was full of birds today. Egrets were angling...

...Blue-winged Teals were paddling...

...cormorants were feeding (caught him in mid-fish-flip)....

...and Stilts were reflecting.

Meanwhile,
in the South Marsh, the Caspian Terns are returning to a couple
of islands on which they've been nesting for the last several
years.

Here's
the other island. The full story on these birds and these islands
is here.

Meanwhile,
out in the main channel...if you look closely you'll see a seal
pup nursing. Spring is well underway.