This photograph was taken at Cannon Beach, Oregon. I loved the cluster of sea creatures and the composition with the surrounding rocks and sand. And I love how the orange Starfish pop out.

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Brown Pelican flying against the cliffside of an island off the cost of Oregon.

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A Bald Eagle being harassed by a Seagull in Cannon Beach, Oregon.

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This was at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Haystack Rock is a special place being a site where Tufted Puffins nest. Tufted Puffins live most of their lives out at Sea and only come to shore for breeding. Try not to mistake Tufted Puffins for Atlantic Puffins. Atlantic Puffins are a more commonly known species and get more love when it comes to advertisements that use Puffins, and cartoon characters of Puffins. Even some places in Cannon Beach sell merchandise of Atlantic Puffins instead of their prized Tufted Puffins which is a bit unfortunate in my opinion. Tufted Puffins can be distinguished by their yellow tufts that come from the top of their heads.

I didn’t have too much time to visit Haystack Rock so this was one of the best photos I could get during that short time. The Puffins would sore off the edge and make a big loop in the sky and then head back to their dens. They did this for seemingly no reason. We even spoke to a student whom was studying the Tufted Puffin behavior and he too didn’t know why. Maybe it is just for fun before heading back out to the barren Sea.

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A Bald Eagle being harassed by a Seagull in Cannon Beach, Oregon.

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This was a pretty funny encounter. My wife and I were actually at Cannon Beach in Oregon to view the Tufted Puffins, but I saw this Bald Eagle perched off in the distance. I knew that any photograph I was going to take of this Bald Eagle was not going to be that good because it was way high in the tree and that tree was on top of a cliff, while I was down below on the beach. Therefore, to get any sort of good angle I had to stay way far back. The goal was to get trees behind the Bald Eagle rather than just the gray sky because the sky is not very flattering in photos like this.

I actually spent quite a while with this Bald Eagle because what I really wanted was for it to take off. I positioned myself in a way that there was a chance that it would fly towards me if it decided to leave its perch. Spoiler alert, it never did, but occasionally a Seagull would come by and disturb the Bald Eagle. The Seagulls would swoop down a few times and then leave. Another one, or possibly the same one, would show up about 15-20 minutes later and repeat this pattern. I got a few shots that I thought were worth sharing, knowing that they are not fantastic, but entertaining nonetheless.

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