Gig Harbor Bird Watchers Club

Posted by Matt Thomson

Okay, there’s not really a club that I’m aware of, but the last time I put in a post about a bird in Gig Harbor, it drew several comments so I’m naming us the unofficial Bird Watching Club of Gig Harbor.  You may remember I posted a blog asking about an odd bird I spotted in the Harbor.   Well, I was back at the same spot today watching this bird hold her wings open for several minutes (is she protecting the smaller birds in the water below her?)…

Protective bird

when I saw our old friend at the other end of the structure.  I don’t have a clue what any of these birds are, but they’re fun to watch!

Protective bird

This entry was posted on Friday, January 4th, 2008 at 3:47 pm and is filed under Thoughts and Images of Gig Harbor, Wildlife in Gig Harbor. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Gig Harbor Bird Watchers Club”

  1. John Pleau says:
    January 6th, 2008 at 12:49 am

    Hi Matt,

    These birds are called Cormorants. They keep their wings open so they can dry them off better for flight. I have quite a few pictures of these cool birds that I have taken from our porch.

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