Day 303 - a Year by the Sea

October 30, 2007 by OrientSee.

Gulls soar and occasionally scratch themselves in mid-flight. They can ride the air currents like sailboats. Pigeons are the hip-hop masters of urban flight. They can maneuver their way through buildings and trees and never miss a beat. This is a Northern Harrier, another master of the air. Harriers fly above the marsh but only three or four feet above the grass. They flip over a stand of phragmites like a surfer and coast down the far side always looking for prey, mostly mice etc. They’ll pounce on something in the grass and then move on. This one flew right past me so close that I nearly jumped off the overlook platform. The marsh is in full autumn display now as you can see from the foxtails waving in the breeze.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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