A great thing about renting the lens for a Monday is that you can pick it up on Sunday and it doesn't need to be returned until Tuesday morning by 10am. So I loaded up the lens and headed out to the Union Bay Natural Area. As I made my way around the loop, another visitor pointed out a hawk high up in a tree.
Further along the trail as it comes up to the bay, I had to take the obligatory duck photo.
Out in the bay was a large flock of American Coots. A few seemed to be taking a break on a submerged log.
Amazingly enough the Red-Tailed Hawk I had seen earlier ended up in a short tree by the water. The bird was about 15 feet up. I was about 30 yards away trying not to spook it.
There are a couple of small ponds inside the loop trail. There were quite a few waterfowl swimming about. Here's a male and female Northern Shoveler were relatively close to the shore. They spent most of there time with their bills submerged and sifting for food.
Along with the Northern Shovelers were quite a few Buffleheads.
The Union Bay area is a fairly quiet place. The people walking the trails are careful to keep their voices down. You can hear some muffled traffic sounds on the nearby 520 floating bridge. However, when a flock of Canada Geese came in for a landing they announced themselves with a cacophony of honks. There's no mistaking their arrival. This is my favorite shot of the day.
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