Photos by Tag: pond
Everything’s ducky
Ducks of different stripes and colors: American wigeons near the beach at Ship Harbor and mallards paddling by cattails on a downtown pond.
Colors of the morning
My visit to Ship Harbor yielded photos featuring the beautiful colors of wigeons, finches and a tiny golden-crowned sparrow. Background music was provided by red-winged blackbirds.
Peaceful paddle on pond
Two young mergansers paddle across the surface of a downtown Anacortes pond.
Duck pond snapshots
I didn’t even have to leave city limits Thursday to enjoy time with a mix of ducks on a reed-rimmed pond. Beautiful birds.
Red dragons
I walked to the edge of a Bowman Bay area pond in search of a great blue heron. Instead, I was surprised to discover a number of these “red dragonflies” among the wetland population of winged creatures. The more common blue dragonfly was on hand, too, but I focused my attention on these strange insects.
‘Shooting’ ducks on a pond
Paddling along on the sun-splashed surface of a downtown pond Wednesday morning were these three hungry ducks. I am reminded that I was once chastised by a schoolteacher for telling her class that I love to “shoot” photos. Point taken. Hey, when I “hunt,” it’s in search of another image to share with others.
Pond chums
Apparently these two are friends from the ‘hood, because the mallard’s stealth approach from the rear left the heron totally unimpressed.
Pond’s edge
Rowboats lie at water’s edge, leaning into the promise of adventure on the pond at Alexander’s Beach.
Pond’s edge
Wind and rain will slowly open this cattail spike and “redistribute” its contents. The velvety brown head pops open after a top flower has been pollinated. This means that seeds are ripe – waiting to float through the air in cottonball-like clumps so new plants can be started. That’s the Tommy Thompson Trail visible at […]
Bubbling water
This fountain and pond lie just a few yards from the Tommy Thompson Trail at Fidalgo Bay RV Resort.
Morning sun
I ventured out Saturday morning to one of my favorite urban wetlands, where I caught this portrait of a heron perched on an abandoned cable spool.
Paddling away
Not only did I struggle with light issues, but these three ducks opted to move away from me every time I tried to re-position for a close shot. This pond is located downtown, right in the “back yard” of the wastewater treatment plant.