Saturday morning, Andrew and I went out onto the dock of the Air BNB we were staying at when Andrew spotted a bald eagle. Can you see it in this first photo?
For quite a while, where was just one adult with the distinctive white head. As another adult and a juvenile appeared, we got lots of photo opportunities. As I looked these over afterwards, I couldn't help but imagine this scenario.
One majestic adult eagle -- white head held high, clearly the responsible one. Let's call her Mom.
Then the juvenile shows up, all wings and attitude.
Followed closely by another adult -- clearly Dad, with that "What? We're just having fun!" vibe.
But Mom's laying down the law. "How many times do I have to tell you -- NO dive bombing!"
Juvenile: "But Dad said it was fine ...."
Dad: "It looked safe from my angle ..."
Mom: "Don't 'looked safe' to me! You're supposed to model good behaviour!"
Dad (mumbling): "Okay, okay, I'll be more responsible next time ..."
And then, silence.
Later that morning, we went to Ed Macgregor Park which has a switchback trail down to the water and a beautiful long boardwalk where sea birds swoop back and forth.
On Sunday, we saw these musical little guys at Whiffin Spit ...
And when we stopped at Creyke Point on the drive back to Victoria.
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