The beautiful sunny weather continues.  I was up early and paddling by 0700 hrs.  I decided to check out the head of the bay to see if the mergansers were still around.  Well, all that remains of the flock is this little guy.  He must have been lonely, because he paddled over to check me out.

I guess it was early for him too, because he yawned.

As I headed out the bay, I noticed something on top of the chimney of a house.

The homeowners must have had problems with birds perching on their chimney, because they put a cap on the chimney to prevent bird droppings from stinking up their fireplace. 

The heron took off when he spotted me, and flew up to the top of a nearby tree to do some preening.

And, maybe a little yoga.

Although I haven’t been able to spot any houses near this spot, someone thought this was the perfect place to enjoy the sunrise.

A couple of murrelets stopped fishing long enough to do some preening.  Surprisingly, they let me get close enough to get these shots.