Photos by Tag: cormorants
Early morning sentinels
Cormorants perched in early morning light, Fidalgo Bay, September 2006.
Buoy perch
I can’t recall details, but I believe this image’s origins are an early morning departure for a day of fishing with my brother-in-law. Cormorants stationed on a lighted buoy.
Gull rock at Bowman Bay
Incoming! Cormorants took over Gull Rock Monday morning. Lots of noise, action as the size of the crowd grew. Bowman Bay.
Welcoming committee
A group of cormorants welcomes several buffleheads as they paddle by at Ship Harbor near the state ferry terminal in Anacortes.
Headed for the Pass
Cormorants fly toward Deception Pass, North Whidbey and naval air station in the distance.
Cormorants fly west
Cormorants fly close to the water, heading west at Deception Pass between Fidalgo and Whidbey islands.
A morning for the birds
I always enjoy a visit to Deception Pass State Park, but my Monday morning journey was extraordinary in terms of birds. There were Canada geese and mallards at Cranberry Lake; bald eagles perched in a treetop between lake and surf. There were sparrows, crows and of course, seagulls and cormorants. There was a hawk flying […]
Cornet Bay, North Whidbey
It’d been too long, so I turned east off of Highway 20 Tuesday to take a walk around Cornet Bay, another beautiful “neighborhood” under the umbrella of Deception Pass State Park. Enjoy a shoreside stroll or a hike into the forest. Bring binoculars or camera if you enjoy birds. I spotted blue herons, cormorants, common […]
Gull Rock on Reservation Bay
Cormorants stack up on the wave-swept surface of Gull Rock, as viewed from Rosario Head.
Autumn Northwest
Fog on the water, dropping leaves give evidence of its arrival. You can smell it, feel it in the air. Crisp scenes become muted. It’s another Northwest autumn on Fidalgo Island, another glorious season of natural beauty.
Under the flight path
Migrating cormorants fly over a pair of sailboats on Fidalgo Bay, as viewed from Cap Sante.
Under observation
A sailboat moves east on the Guemes Channel as a group of “posted” cormorants watches on. From “N” Avenue Park in downtown Anacortes.