Sandy Point /Lummi Peninsula

August 18, 2025

Rachael wakes up this morning reminded of some muscles and body parts that have been underused lately and decides that it would be a nice day to take a walk - later. Which she does eventually, making her way up to a viewpoint at the top of Sehome Hill. She returns with a few photographs, but since she plans to return there tomorrow as part of a longer walk we 'll save today's and group them together tomorrow. For today we 'll just look at the shots I brought home from my round trip from Sandy Point to the Lummi Peninsula and back, a ride that doesn't need much commentary since I just visited these places - except the cemetery. So let's just have a look, and save up some words for later also.

#192: Eastern kingbird (downloaded from All About Birds), seen on a roadside fence post on the drive to Sandy Point.

The short loop around Sandy Point was much easier with the bike that hobbling along on foot.

A proud display of students from the Lummi Reservation who graduated this spring.

At the northern entrance to the reservation.

Frog! are you sure a hawk is the best choice for a friend?

Or a bear? Wouldn't a toad be a better choice?

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Sound track: Stand Still, by Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan

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Today's list: Rock pigeon, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, American crow, Great blue heron, Double-crested cormorant, Brant's cormorant, Eastern kingbird*, Turkey vulture, American kestrel, Red-tailed hawk, Glaucous-winged gull, House sparrow, House finch, Cedar waxwing, Savannah sparrow, Dark-eyed junco, Ring-billed gull, Western gull (19)

Today's ride: 33 miles (53 km)
Total: 655 miles (1,054 km)

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Bruce LellmanWhat an interesting area!
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