Early May. A cool and partly cloudy day. Time to return to Sauvie Island a few miles northwest of home.

I drove to the Virginia Lake Trailhead and followed the easy 2 ½ mile loop. It’s an interesting hike that travels around marshy, wildlife-rich Virginia Lake. A side trail visits Multnomah Channel where anglers try their luck in the Columbia River backwater.

An osprey was sitting on its nest near the trailhead. Always a fine sight to see.

Osprey

Multnomah Channel

Pleasant stretch of the trail

Great Blue Heron

Virginia Lake

Spring Blossoms

Spike Elk feeding in a field north of Carson

Spring Azure