State ferry Tokitae, Anacortes dock.
State ferry Chelan docked at the terminal in Anacortes. Great blue herons, seagulls and cormorants gather on the pilings in the foreground.
State ferry Chelan arrives in Anacortes, December 16, 2021.
I was attracted by the light. Late afternoon at the beach, Ship Harbor. Cormorant working offshore, somewhere between lunch and dinner…
A group of cormorants welcomes several buffleheads as they paddle by at Ship Harbor near the state ferry terminal in Anacortes.
Great blue herons bask in the morning sun on pilings offshore at Ship Harbor.
It’s a beautiful day in Anacortes following several days of hard rain and high winds. This photo of a house finch in an apple tree was taken near the beach at Ship Harbor.
State ferry Samish on an evening departure from Anacortes dock at Ship Harbor.
This Northwest still life features maple leaves from shoreline trees, mixed in beach sand with clamshells and a seagull feather. Fall can’t be too far down the road…
It’s the day after Labor Day, unofficial end of Summer 2021. I shared the beach at the state ferry terminal with only a handful of people and a few herons. Oh, yes, and seagulls…
Had the beach to myself this evening at Ship Harbor. Beautiful. And fresh air, too!
Evening ferry run and a pair of folks on a paddleboard.