It was dead, though.

Soaring over estuary. A juvenile one found at the top of Western Hemlock.

Swimming in circles in estuary area (during low tide).

Flying in an undulating pattern across the marsh.

Perched in an Elderberry shrub.

Darting about between two white barns.

Dabbling in lake.

A huge group soaring across grasses and sedges with their heads down to search for food.

Pollinating a flower of a Himalaya Blackberry.

One was curled up and floating on the water.

Eating small insects in marsh grass.

Flying across marshlands.

Perched on a cattail, watching its territory.

Growing along the marshlands.

Perched on a Red Alder tree.

Growing along the marshlands. A good perching spot for the Yellow Warbler and Wilson's Warbler.