Photos by Tag: American wigeon
Beach buddies
Chumming it up on a Guemes Channel shoreline at low tide are an American Wigeon and a Black Oystercatcher. Both handsome (and hungry) birds.
Wigeons return
I love this duck. The American wigeon, beautifully colored and quite social. They love to forage on the shoreline. I look forward to seeing/hearing them over the coming months.
On silver pond
American wigeon on pond just a few yards from saltwater bay in Anacortes. Winter colors, all ’round.
Wigeon with a mouthful
Dozens of American Wigeons were working the shoreline for food Thursday afternoon. I photographed this one just a few feet off the beach.
‘Fidalgo Holds Our Hearts’
Tomorrow, December 21, is the first day of winter. I celebrated “Winter’s Eve” with a rain-free walk at the Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve (SHIP). I enjoyed sightings of an eagle, herons, wigeons, wrens and ducks. The message from Don & Reanne Hemingway Douglas on a small, water-filled plaque captured my sentiments: “Fidalgo Island Holds Our […]