This was a surprise: a beautiful (dead) specimen of a coho salmon, freshly washed up on shore. He was about 2 feet long. Would've been a real catch.
Then, we saw about 6 newly dead cormorants, who had hit the power lines high above the beach when crossing over from the Lake to their nesting ground in Hamilton Harbour. Up close they are a beautiful bird, although I hear that they are becoming pushy and crowding out other bird species. They no longer require government protection; a success story of species comeback. Now the anglers and hunters want them culled regularly because of their appetite for game fish!
