We had a very enjoyable dinner at the Ballard Elks Lodge #827 in Seattle last night with an old friend and his wife.
It’s located on the water looking out over Puget Sound. There were at least two seals spotted, perhaps more, initially feeding (with a swarm of seagulls overhead looking for scraps) and, later playing.
I was fascinated by the little game of “musical chairs” right out in front of us as gulls vied for position.
It took a number of tries, but I finally was able to capture one round of the action.
Later today, we’re off to explore the Frye Art Museum, just a short distance from our hotel.
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Seagull musical poles made my morning
I love watching birds. We have a large flock of red-crested cardinals that hang out on our neighbor’s roof to pick off his garden. It’s amazing to me how they communicate, and you can tell which one is the leader because he’s chirping out orders and the rest follow. I can’t speak bird, but it also seems like he sends out an advance team to check out the next location. The scouts come back and then they all fly away in the same direction.
Humans are just more intelligent animals, but there’s a trade off because I think we lose touch with our instincts the smarter we get. And of course intelligence doesn’t always equal common sense.