The avian diversity of coastal Southeast Alaska isn't exactly robust, but there are some fancy looking feathers swooping through the old hemlocks now and then. The most common birds we see in Windfall Harbor are, of course, eagles, ravens, crows, and thrushes. We do, however, see quite a few marbled murrelets (fairly rare), mergansers, a few loons, and scoters. Here are a few others that managed to stay still long enough for my lens to snap off a shot or two..
The regal pose of lady libery, focusing ponderously on some minute movement 800 yards away (perhaps). 
Bird bathing in the cool waters of Pack Creek on a soggy Southeast afternoon. Despite its rather golden eagle appearance, this is indeed a juvenile bald eagle.
The lesser yellowlegs tiptoeing around the rocky shoreline like a Romanian gymnast in search of a gold medal buried amongst the seaweed.
One of my favorites, the belted kingfisher, complete with her fancy feathered headdress. We've had many more kingfishers scooping up salmon fry along the estuaries and coves this year than last year. 
A solitary Wilson's warbler feasting in the salmon berry bushes near the creek. The salmon berries have exploded this year, resulting in a few more birds, and a lot more bears...
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