Fun with Canada Geese the past couple of days on a west side Anacortes beach. Dozens the first day, fewer the second. Beautiful birds … noisy when they come and go.
It was fun yesterday to be focused on offshore geese, only to find this little Merganser paddle its way through in the opposite direction. “All good, mates.” Ship Harbor shoreline. Canada Geese, Hooded Merganser.
Dozens of Canada geese gathered Thursday afternoon on beach and shoreline, northeast Fidalgo Island, Padilla Bay.
Great egret joins a group of Canada geese on an Anacortes beach.
One place led to the other, and before my Wednesday outing was over I had visited Rosario Head, Bowman Bay and the West Beach Cranberry Lake area of Deception Pass State Park. Had to take some photos of wildlife friends along the way. Hawk and geese surprised me with their patience.
Wetlands at Shannon Point, west side of Anacortes. Canada geese in the distance.
Canada geese slide by the shore of Cranberry Lake on a misty summer morning.
Canada geese paddle away from the shoreline of Lake Erie on Fidalgo Island.