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Left Tillamook under dry skies. But...
2nd day was worst than the first.
Began to rain.
Google Maps got GPS position wrong and I ended up climbing northward.
Then it rained in buckets.
Found myself at Cape Lookout, and turned back only to reclimb.
Continued south into the wind and rain.
Came to Cape Kiwanda and the Sun was shining. Called it a day at Pacific City when I found the quaintest motel welcoming cyclists.
Rolled my bike to motel room, and my front tire blew a flat!
Uncanny repeat of yesterday.
These are a couple of large rocks protruding out of the ocean next to Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, OR.
Many Common Murres on the 'needle' south of Haystack Rock. Also a fair number of Brandt's Cormorants, and some Pelagic Cormorants.
Crab shell in the mist over Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 12-50mm • ISO 500 • f5.0 • 1/80
I really liked this shot as it came out on it's own, but the sky was a little darker then I wanted. So, I did a little bit of photoshop to bring out the sky a little more. Other then that, the shot is "as is".
Taken and originally posted in 2014.
We spent a couple of hours at Cannon Beach on the northern Oregon coast.
Other humans checking out Haystack Rock, with telephoto photography on their minds. I bet they are also thinking about puffins.
I found an old image, with many worts and imperfections. Yet, it does have a few redeeming qualities. And not every photo should be perfect. Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, OR.
Haystack Rock in Pacific City is a beautiful spot for camping, surfing, fishing...or just sightseeing in general!
This photo appeared at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.
While doing some beach strolling at Canon Beach near Haystack Rock, this somewhat extreme low tide sunset shot presented itself. The striped pools of water left from the waves are what I like best, as well as the vanishing people to match the vanishing rock.
When I got to Haystack Rock an hour before low tide this morning, the "big colony of murres nesting on one of the needles" wasn't there at all. An hour and a half after low tide they still weren't on the needle. But some time after the tide started to come in, we saw these huge groups of murres flying around over the ocean by the rock. This is a small snippet of one.
By the way, Paul Rentz called to my attention this situation re murres per the 2013 article - it didn't look to me like there was a purged colony on the needle (not enough bird poop yet for one thing) but I sure hope that everything is O.K. with them. today.oregonstate.edu/archives/2013/aug/bald-eagles-incre... He also said "I was at a talk about this situation and they think that when the Bald Eagles were common years ago, the Murre's wouldn't leave when an eagle came in, they knew one of them was 'going to get it' but their numbers would protect them from the other birds- it's like they forgot how to survive those attacks."
So I'm watching and photographing this bunch of guillemots swimming and interacting around the base of Haystack Rock, and I notice one of them is really flapping its wings, so I take a few shots that way and keep looking (since camera was in hands, didn't want to stop and pick up binocs). The guy next to me (with a much better camera/viewing apparatus) says "Well, we just experienced a bit of nature." I look with the binoculars, there are two birds. HM.
(It's sweet, they touched beaks some before they got really busy.) (According to this Washington state web site, they mate for life, also: www2.whidbey.net/pigeonguillemot/what_is.htm) (and for the biologically inquisitive, www.10000birds.com/do-birds-have-penises.htm )
Spent some time this weekend at the coast, stopping at Cape Kiwanda for the Dory Days celebration. I don't think I've ever shared the beach with so many people.
Found this guy just waiting for the tide to start rising again. He was a very popular attraction at the beach.
Single exposure, 18-200 Nikor lens @50mm, F11 for 1/500 second, ISO 200. PL filter.
Sitting on a log waiting for the colorful sunset that never happened, I Couldn't Not grab a few exposures. I didn't want to, but could not resist. This is one of them.
Had heard on the local news that the puffins had arrived for their nesting. Took off for the coast to search for views and shots on one of their favorite nesting rocks. The news was there, people with telescopic equipment, and many of us with our cameras. Only 3 spotted among the grasses. Left south for the Newport Aquarium instead.
It won't be a surprise to you Oregonians but I was very surprised to see there is more than one Haystack Rock. This is one of them at sunrise in Pacific City at Cape Kiwanda.
Famous for Haystack Rock towering 235 feet from the edge of the shoreline, long sandy stretches of beach and beautiful State Parks nearby, Cannon Beach offers an exceptional Oregon Coast experience.
A walk along the beach is a visual treat, with ever-changing vistas of ocean, mountains and rugged coastal outcroppings including Haystack Rock, a National Wildlife Refuge where visitors will discover colorful tide pools and nesting seabirds including Tufted Puffins.
Just minutes from downtown Cannon Beach is Ecola State Park, perched dramatically on the edge of a headland and offering panoramic coastal views, easy walking paths to scenic picnic areas and extensive hiking trails.
The picturesque small-town village by the sea is easily walkable and visitors can explore meandering pathways, enjoy public art and courtyards spilling over with flowers. Known as one of the Northwest’s top art towns, Cannon Beach is filled with art galleries, specialty shops, cafes and fine dining restaurants. Visitors can watch glassblowers at work in their studio or attend year-round live theater performances.
A wide selection of luxurious oceanfront lodgings overlook this remarkable stretch of coastline, putting visitors just steps from scenic wonders and minutes from outstanding recreation areas and exceptional Oregon Coast sightseeing.
visittheoregoncoast.com/cities/cannon-beach/
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Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, low tide, seen from south. Note all the people at the foot of the rock, they're checking out the tide pools as well as the birds roosting on the rock. There was a rope stretched around the bottom to persuade people not to (say) start climbing, also the occasional person from Audubon Society or similar keeping watch. According to the lady there when we were there, tufted puffins do nest on the rock (strictly the reason for the visit) but they tend to tuck themselves into their burrows mid-day, and she hadn't seen any since before 11:00 (this was at 11:30). I might have seen a fly-by but tufted puffin viewing fail. However there were a bunch of pelagic cormorants (nesting, I think) and (of course) Western Gulls up there, and other interesting bird fly-bys, and well a beautiful day. Hardly got to notice the tide pools, perhaps a different trip. (I did get some pix of the pelagic cormorants in their nests, but nothing that was artistic. Just enough to be certain they were, in fact, pelagic cormorants, esp since one was fluffing itself/preening and demonstrated the white flank patches. Wasn't quite sure if they were in fact raising chicks, I did see something at the feet of one of them that could have been a chick. Or a snack. It was way up there.)