It rained all night.  This morning, however, the sun put in a brief appearance.  As I scanned the shoreline, looking for critters, this bear appeared.  He was on a mission, looking for breakfast.  His fur looked soaking wet, so maybe he’d had an early morning swim, it was a nice morning for it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some salal berries caught his eye.  He couldn’t resist.

 

Well, that was fun.

I got suited up and launched my kayak, hoping to get some shots of ducks.  There were goldeneyes here last year.  After paddling all around the inlet, however, I didn’t find one bird.  So, I headed out into Reid Channel.  Luckily there wasn’t much boat traffic in Reid this morning, other than this one boat I spotted just beyond the buoy marking Carne Rock.

I paddled along the shore looking for photo ops, and not finding much.  When I spotted this crab just below the surface, I decided to see if I could get a shot of him before he headed under a rock.

 

 

Just as I was heading back into the anchorage, I spotted this eagle way up in a tree.

 

He let me get this one shot, and then took off across the channel.  I paddled like crazy hoping to get another shot of him.  Finally, he landed in a tree, where I was able to get some more shots.