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  • A beautiful summer evening ends perfectly with a spectacular sunset across Elliot Bay and a walk along the beach.  The feeling of contentment oozes from the evening and one is left feeling how great life is.
    A walk on the sound-Discovery Park-S...jpg
  • An immature glaucous-winged gull lands in Puget Sound.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • Transient Killer Whales surface as they head north in Puget Sound.
    Transeient Killer Whales-Puget Sound...jpg
  • The adult glaucous-winged gull flew right over the boat as we drifted in Puget Sound.
    Glaucous-winged gull-Puget Sound-Por...jpg
  • A mixed group of scoters and goldeneyes rest between feeding dives.  Note the young glaucous-winged gull with them.  If a duck surfaced with a mussel, the gull would attempt to steal it from them.  The duck would immediately dive to protect its morsel.
    Barrows Goldeneyes and Surf Scoters-...jpg
  • An adult glaucous-winged gull flies by the pier.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • Humpback Whale releases a breadth of air as it surfaces before breathing deeply to make another dive. whale surfaces in the Juan de Fuca Straits. It had been diving to feed on herring schools at the edge of an underwater ridge. Whale cruises toward the boat as it takes a series of breaths before making another dive in the Juan de Fuca Straits.
    Humpback Whale -Straits of Juan de F...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle flies along the beach on Whidbey Island in Washington.
    Immature Bald Eagle Flying-North Whi...jpg
  • A glaucous-winged gull flies by showing its wing.
    Side view of glaucous-winged gull-St...jpg
  • A herring gull flies along the beach near Port Townsend.
    Herring Gull-Straits of Juan de Fuca...jpg
  • Heermann's Gull
    Heermann's Gull-Straits of Juan de F...jpg
  • A young American Crow in molt. The black feathers of an adult are growing on its wings but it still has the juvenal feathers on its back.
    American Crow-Straits of Juan de Fuc...jpg
  • Humpback  Whale releases a breadth of air as it surfaces before breathing deeply to make another dive. whale surfaces in the Juan de Fuca Straits. It had been diving to feed on herring schools at the edge of an underwater ridge.
    Humpbakc Whale -Straits of Juan de F...jpg
  • Fin Whale releases a breadth of air as it surfaces before breathing deeply to make another dive.
    Fin Whale-Straits of Juan de Fuca-Po...jpg
  • Three tundra swans pass right over head on their flight from a night roost on Skagit Bay to inland feeding fields in Skagit County.
    Tundra Swan Trio-Skagit Flats-Mt. Ve...jpg
  • A head shot of a glaucous-winged gull.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Mukilteo Lighth...jpg
  • The ducks were startled by something and had their heads held high alert for possible danger.
    Barrows Goldeneyes and Surf Scoters ...jpg
  • The flock moved out from the piers when the ferry pulled into the dock.  Many of the birds are pushing a small wall of water in front of them.  Nice mixed group of adults and first winter birds.
    Surf Scoters-Mukilteo Ferry-Mukilteo...jpg
  • -Straits of Juan de Fuca-Port Townse...jpg
  • Fin Whale surfaces to breath in the Juan de Fuca Straits and Mt. Baker rises in the background.
    Fin Whale -Straits of Juan de Fuca-P...jpg
  • An immature glaucous-winged gull usings its wings to brake in preparation for landing.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • An adult glaucous-winged gull that has swallowed a fishing hook and has the fishing line hanging from its mouth.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • Glaucous-winged gull surveys the water around the pier.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • A bald eagle sits on top of a dead snag in dense fog on Whidbey Island in Washington.
    Bald Eagle in Fog-North Whidbey Isla...jpg
  • Two rock pigeons rest on a cross arm of the pillings at Mukilteo Ferry Dock.
    Rock Pigeon-Mukilteo Lighthouse-Muki...jpg
  • A red-breasted merganser pauses between fishing dives along Mukilteo Beach. Notice that it is missing the end of its lower mandible but was able to catch serveral fish while I watched.
    Red-breasted merganser-Mukilteo Ligh...jpg
  • A raft of scoters have formed off shore and are beginning to move toward shore.
    Raft of Surf Scoters-Mukilteo Ferry-...jpg
  • Three Surf Scotters move in close to shore before beginning to feed.  The femail leads the group with two males along side.  The bill and head pattern on the males is quite distinctive for this species.
    Surf Scoters portrait-Mukilteo Ferry...jpg
  • An adult common goldeney swims between two horned grebes and into a goldend reflection on the water.
    Horned Grebes and male Common Golden...jpg
  • A small raft of Goldeneyes pass along the shore.  The adult female has the yellow-orage bill.  The adult males have the white cresent moon at the base of their bill.  Several first winter birds are also present.
    Barrows Goldeneyes -Mukilteo Ferry-M...jpg
  • A glaucous-winged gull chick pants in the afternon sun on a piling at the ferry dock to Port Towsend.
    Glaucous-winged gull-Straits of Juan...jpg
  • An adult glaucous-winged gull rests on top of a piling at the ferry terminal for Port Townsend.
    Glaucous-winged gull-Straits of Juan...jpg
  • A pair of Bald Eagles fly along the beach on Whidbey Island calling to each other.
    Bald Eagle Pair-North Whidbey Island...jpg
  • Two young tundra swans accompany a parent as the group heads inland from Hayton Reserve on Skagit Bay.
    Tundra Swan family-Skagit Flats-Mt. ...jpg
  • A common crow pauses for a portrait along the beach.
    Common crow portrait-Mukilteo Lighth...jpg
  • Something startled the group, causing them to run across the water, rapidly flapping their wings to take off.
    Fying Surf Scoters-Mukilteo Ferry-Mu...jpg
  • A Caspian tern flied directly over head show its blood red bill and black outer primaries.
    Caspian Tern-Straits of Juan de Fuca...jpg
  • Several family groups of tundra swans took off from Skagit Bay and flew over Hayton Reserve heading inland to feed.
    A flight line of tundra swans-Skagit...jpg
  • A glaucous-winged gull cruzes along the beach at Mukilteo Lighthouse.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Mukilteo Lighth...jpg
  • A group of Barrows Goldeneyes swim by that includes adult males and females and first winter birds.  They are highly alert to possible danger as they swim along.
    Barrows Goldeneyes -Mukilteo Ferry-M...jpg
  • Four horned grebes rest between dives for food.  The morning sun created a brilliant reflection of the pier.
    Horned Grebes-Langley-Whidbey Island...jpg
  • A mixed group of scoters and goldeneyes rest between feeding dives.  Note the young glaucous-winged gull with them.  If a duck surfaced with a mussel, the gull would attempt to steal it from them.  The duck would immediately dive to protect its morsel.
    Raft of Sea Ducks at Mukiteo Ferry-M...jpg
  • A group of Surf Scoters drift in past the end of the pier heading toward a feeding area.
    Surf Scoters and dock pylons-Mukilte...jpg
  • Humpback Whale dives in the Juan de Fuca straits and it raises its fluke as it heads to the depths.
    Humpback Whale-Straits of Juan de Fu...jpg
  • Transient Killer Whales
    Transient Killer Whales-Puget Sound-...jpg
  • Transient Killer Whales
    Transient Killer Whales-Puget Sound-...jpg
  • Large young following its mother from a transient Killer Whale pod
    Orca-Puget Sound-Port Townsend-4779.jpg
  • Transient Killer Whales
    Transient Killer Whales-Puget Sound-...jpg
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