I got out on the Potomac River at Algonkian Regional Park on Sunday. That location is turning into one of my favorites. It is about the same distance away as Burke Lake but much more entertaining. The day was gorgeous with temperatures up in the mid-sixties. The leaves, even for the last week of October, still had not changed much, at least on the riverfront.
I paddled up on the north side of two islands and came back down on the south side. I saw two Bald Eagles playing around in the sky above me at one point, noted numerous Great Blue Herons including one which I presumed to be immature, and watched an Osprey ride the air currents for about five minutes. I missed the Redskins game but got to do and see what the “Redskins” might have done and seen 300 years ago.
The only half way decent picture I got…a much smaller Great Blue Heron that those I normally see.
