A Kukutali Bestiary
Imagine a place, a small island perhaps, where much of the wildlife of a region can be found. What would it be like to experience a dozen or more wildlife encounters in just a couple hours of exploring? Such a microcosm of the Pacific Northwest exists and it's a stone's throw from where I live. You can literally walk a mile and find forest, wetland, beaches, tide pools, driftwood fields, salt marsh, rocky balds, grass meadows and a pocket estuary. It also happens to be a significant Native American cultural site. All of these things can be found in a 96 acre/39 hectare preserve just waiting to be explored. The Kukutali Preserve opened June 16th, 2014. Over the past three months I have made several visits. During this short time and in this small site, I have acquired an amazing collection of wildlife sightings and photographs. To reveal what an amazing place this is, I decided to post them all at once. Along the Road From the parking area, Kiket Island is acce