Yesterday , in addition to taking a “drone tour” of the Langley River, I continued the 12 additional miles inland from Lake Superior via Lake County 2 / US Forest Road #15 to the Greenwood Creek boreal forest and bog. Only a few hundred yards of the creek crossing on Hwy 2 are the public bird feeders I maintain year round. While I love hiking USFS #813, I have wanted to explore in more depth Greenwood Creek. The region is part of the much larger Nature Conservancy Sand Lake / 7 Beavers Wilderness Area.

It was a special morning … bright sun with minimal wind but only 35F shortly after sunrise on June 19th! Here are a few still images of Greenwood Creek followed by the tour by drone (note: I never use my drone for wildlife photography)

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And of course, this would not be a “birding blog” if I did not post some bird images. This Broad-Winged Hawk was hunting not to far from the creek. I assume it has newly hatched young in its nest. Thus, the hawk is a busy predator.