I love encounters with these beautiful birds: adult male Hooded Merganser, Fidalgo Island pond.
New Year rainfall let up on Sunday, January 3, a development that drew enthusiastic crowds to Deception Pass State Park: both Fidalgo and Whidbey sides. On this trip I ventured onto a trail that runs adjacent to the beach from the park amphitheater to the bridges. I have walked the same trail from the east […]
My camera was my companion on a weekend outing, but as these photos show, many others opted to enjoy the sun and Fidalgo Island’s beautiful natural assets with companions.
An encounter with two immature eagles on a Fidalgo Island beach prompted me to put together this small collection of images in black and white. Grateful to spend a few minutes in their world.
On Monday, just a few hours before the governor of Washington issued his sweeping “Stay Home” decree, I climbed behind the wheel of the car for a relaxing spin around Anacortes. All of these photos were taken from the car at locations ranging from March’s Point to Heart Lake.
A mallard preens at the shore of a Fidalgo Island pond, displaying beautiful colors and feather patterns.
This pair of bald eagles in a treetop on south Fidalgo Island made their presence known in an audible way Saturday afternoon. Unclear what prompted the squawks.
Snow-capped Mt. Baker, as viewed Tuesday afternoon from the east side of Deception Pass Bridge. South Fidalgo cliff in foreground.
Some migrate, some stay, some are visitors here for just a season … but where there is water you will always find birds! I believe one of the seabirds here is a Common Goldeneye. Not sure about the other. Both were paddling around just offshore at Seafarers’ Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon. Get out, bring […]
What a year it was! Images from 2019 on Fidalgo Island.
“Icing on the cake” of a beautiful December morning was this view of Mt. Baker en route to grab my morning paper.