WOW! What a gorgeous day.

I didn't have any special plans for today when I woke up. I was getting the RV out of storage and bringing it back to the house and then I was going for a bike ride along the TK Coastal Trail. I hadn't been riding yet this year and I enjoy biking the different trails around town.

Ruth wasn't going on the bike ride. She's been doing some heavy studying for about a month now. In three weeks she takes the state exam for being a licensed Vet Tech in Alaska.

My first stop was West Chester Lagoon Nature Trail. The trail is rough and not well maintained. That's what I like about it. It's not crowded because of the condition it's in. Right off the bat I spotted a European Starling taking a bath. It's listed as rare for this area, but it's being seen more and more the last few years. A Mew Gull landed and it flew off, but I got a few shots of it first.

I didn't have to take a step when I saw Mr. & Mrs. Greater Scaup. They were keeping their distance, but my zoom brought them closer.

Right up the trail a female Downy Woodpecker has having a feast. It's listed as uncommon for south coastal Alaska. It didn't care that I was there about 15 feet away, so I took a bunch of pix's. I figured I was having a good day for the amateur I am.

Further upstream I spotted Mr. & Mrs. American Wigeon. She was bathing and he was taking a nap. Yup, their Americans. Where's the TV?

Mew Gulls were every where's. They were even in the spruce trees. Not a lot of people like gulls. I do. I don't know if it's their whiteness or how aggressive they get protecting their nest and young. They even adopt.

It was a gorgeous day. I did more photography and birding than biking, but I couldn't help myself. The weather is suppose to be awesome all week. Yahoo!!!