Rufous Hummingbird
So, a month into our round-the-world adventure and we finally made it coast-to-coast, east-west across the length of North America. Leaving Montana wasn't easy; we'd been psyched about it for months, and still it swept aside all expectations, such was its wealth of wildlife and natural beauty (not to mention the all-pervading, zen-like sense of space).
White-crowned Sparrow - a common and tame species here
We reached Seattle after dawn on the 24th, after another epic and memorable greyhound ride; from Bozeman MT, through the western half of the state, through Idaho in the dead of night, and across the length of Washington. The plan was to spend a good few days here, catching up with old friends and new (especially with it being Amity's hometown at the beginning of the last decade), relaxing and enjoying the city.
Bushtits - noisy, inquisitive and social, the Long-tailed Tits of the western U.S.
drake Surf Scoter in the harbour
As it happened we extended our stay as long as we could, and used Seattle as a base for camping excursions onto the Olympic peninsula and onto Whidbey Island (see posts to follow); a fortnight later and it was inescapably time to move on, although I've a feeling we'll be back before too long.
Glaucous-winged (type) Gulls, Northwestern Crow
2 comments:
Hi Both
Fabulous blog which I only found a few days back, so need to catch up on. Your trip looks exhilarating. Pictures are fab, love the 'tripping up' sparrow.
Is that blue sky? Thanks for reminding me of that. You are keeping my mind off the utterly dreary weather we are having back here in Blighty. Mel
thanks for the kind words Mel, and yes, it really is blue sky.... Seattle is usually more like the UK, but we lucked out and were basking in the sun....
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