Beechey Head

Beechey head 

Decided to take a chance in the rain the other day and head out to east sooke to the hawkwatch lookout at Beechey Head. We took the ocean side trail to the point and then hiked up the path to the rock outcrop. It was raining when we started but the sun came out shortly, and it was quite a beautiful hike. the Head blocked any wind come up the strait  so when the sun shone it was quite nice on my sooking wet  jacket. by the time we got to the lookout the wind was blowing quite briskly. It was a nice warm breeze so I could take off my jacket and hang it in one of the small pines that are scattered around the top.

There was about a dozen Vultures soaring low over the lookout when we got there, about 25 feet over our heads. Just as we got to the lookout a bird the size of a Goshawk swooped by and headed inland through the douglas fir treetops, never to be seen again.  there were several Red-tailed Hawks that went over some appearing to head south over the strait and some decided to hang around a little longer and head back to the ridge to catch the updrafts. 3 Ospreys also came over and all three them kept heading south out to sea. A few Vaux's swifts were flitting about the ridge line most of the time we were up there. Also 3 sharp-shinned hawks were bombing around, sometimes chasing the turkey vultures for fun it appeared.

on the way home there was a mink dead in the middle of the road