Puffin Crusin'

Finally, puffins!, originally uploaded by stevevoght.

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center offers what they call Puffin Cruises on several Saturdays during the summer. The cruise goes to Protection Island NWR and other bird hotspots near Port Townsend.

We went on August 9, and here are some mediocre photos from that excursion. But hey, six new species spotted (most important among them the puffin, seen above), and a zillion eagles!