Photos by Tag: ship harbor
Ship Harbor & environs: 2011
August 2011 aerial of Ship Harbor state ferry terminal. Note construction in San Juan Passage and Portalis residential communities.
Ship Harbor wetlands: 2004
Ship Harbor wetlands, February 2004, as viewed from ferry terminal staging area. Residential construction prep visible on the hills above. This area became Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve (SHIP), with beach access and features including boardwalk and interpretive signage.
Piling king
Kingfisher scans harbor from offshore piling near state ferry terminal.
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.
Winter morn at Ship Harbor
State ferry Samish glides into the dock at Ship Harbor.
Mergansers on wetland pond
Hooded mergansers and American wigeons in a wetland area adjacent to the ferry terminal on the west side of Anacortes.
Fall on the boardwalk
Morning light on the west end of the boardwalk, Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve (SHIP) in west Anacortes.
Three generations take to water
Three generations of the Frisbie family spend some quality time on the water at Ship Harbor in Anacortes.
Duck takes a morning paddle
An American wigeon cruises on sparkling bay waters on the west side of Anacortes.
Ferry & friends
A state ferry arrives in Anacortes, Ship Harbor friends standing by. Those greeters include bald eagles, herons and cormorants.
Island bunny
I descended into the fog on a Monday afternoon visit to Ship Harbor. Among the “treats” on my shoreside stroll were a number of bunny sightings. Lots of underbrush to duck into should an interloper move too close.
Misty morn
State ferry Yakima pushes toward the San Juan Islands on a misty October morning.
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