Saturday's Critters # 569

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This was our last full day in Alaska, we were making our way back to Anchorage from Glacier View. We made a few stops at some nature areas before returning our rental car. We had a good 12 hours at the Anchorage airport before our 2am flight back to Seattle.

1. The sunrise from the Glacier View lodge, we got an early start on the road back to Anchorage. 

2.  Our first stop was at a place called Reflections Lake, a short distance from the Glenn Hwy.  My bird sightings were few, a lone Spotted Sandpiper and a little flock of Black-billed Magpies. 

I liked this photo showing the mountains in the background and the Black-billed Magpie in flight looks pretty. 

3. A closer look at the beautiful Black-billed Magpie, he/she showing off their pretty colors, of black, white and blue sheen. 

4. The juvenile Spotted Sandpiper was standing at the edge of the lake.  

5. A closer look at the Spotted Sandpiper, most likely a juvenile. 

6. Reflections Lake, Palmer Hay Flats a game refuge. 

7. A view of the trail at the Palmer Hay Flats, this hiking trail is around a mile. A loop trail around the Reflections Lake. 

8. Another stop before returning our rental car was at the Westchester Lagoon near downtown Anchorage, also nearby is the Fish Creek Estuary and the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. Of course it had to rain while we were there, the views could be seen from the car while we were parked in the lot. Below are birds seen the Red-necked Grebe, Trumpeter Swans and some Mallards. 

Rainy days are not good for bird photos but I wanted to get a record of all the birds I saw while in Alaska. Below is a groups of the Trumpeter Swans. 

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