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Went up in the mountains this morning looking for ptarmigan. Didn’t find any, but I did come across a group of horned larks.

Saw a bear on the beach this morning. Second time I’d seen it on this beach. Must be a regular.

Some of this mornings birds

Those are such great birds

Pulled pork pizza!

Looking good!

We never get them on our feeders (spring or summer) but I see them in more forested habitats.

Right on!

Made some pizza in the Ooni last night.

That’s a confidence boost on the IDs. Baird’s is a new one for me, so that’s exciting!

Went out to see some birds again this morning (hoping to get back to some fishing next week). The first three pictures are sandpipers of some kind, I’ve got some work to do on my shorebird IDs. My best guess is a Baird’s in the first picture and then a Baird’s on the right of the second pic and...

I just never measure my fish 🤷‍♂️

Nice fish!

More birds! Here’s a pelagic cormorant with a crab And I believe these are dowitchers, just not sure if they are long or short billed.

Friday I drove to Westport with my father in law. We timed our departure poorly and spent a couple extra hours stuck in traffic. We got up bright and early Saturday morning for a pelagic trip with Westport Seabirds. We went about 40 miles offshore and saw lots of great birds including...

My favorite is a 7’ bamboo 4wt I built With a blank from Anglers Roost. I’m not sure how it performs compared to other bamboo rods, but I love it (probably more due to the work I put into it rather than it’s performance). I fish it on small streams even though it’s overkill, and on some local...

Today we saw some albacore jumping as well, of course we just had to let them be.

Yup, crazy to have it right next to the albatross.

Took a pelagic birding trip out of Westport. Saw lots of birds, here’s just a few that I took pictures of. Black-footed Albatross Northern Fulmar Arctic Terns and Sabine’s Gull Brown Pelican

Looks like a great time in a gorgeous setting.