Photos by Tag: ship
Just passing through
It was fun yesterday to be focused on offshore geese, only to find this little Merganser paddle its way through in the opposite direction. “All good, mates.” Ship Harbor shoreline. Canada Geese, Hooded Merganser.
Ship Harbor partners: 2006
Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve (SHIP) on the northwest side of the city was created thanks to dozens of individuals and organizations working together to protect the wetland and marine ecosystems at this historic site. The Gilbane Development Company purchased the site and donated it to the City of Anacortes, which designed and developed an interpretive […]
Walking the curves
Sunlight and shadows create a pattern on the boardwalk that curves through shoreline wetlands on the west side of Anacortes.
Sweet smells of Spring
Sweet smells fill the air at the Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve (SHIP), where spring blooms include apples and wild roses!
Birds and bunny, weekend off to a great start
What a wonderful morning! I kicked off Memorial Day Weekend with an early morning visit to the Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve near the state ferry terminal. Cooperative photo subjects included the familiar heron, hummingbird, loon and towhee, but I was also treated to rare sightings of a great egret (so far away!) and a skittish […]
Sunday morning stroll
Dogs take their humans for a walk, Sunday morning at Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve (SHIP), as viewed from state ferry terminal parking lot.
Morning at SHIP wetlands
With higher than usual rainfall numbers in January, the water is high at the Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve (SHIP) adjacent to the state ferry terminal. Blackbirds are singing!
Wetland reflections
Sun through clouds, reflection on water in the boardwalk/wetland area of Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve in Anacortes.
Eagles in the neighborhood
I noticed today on a Facebook post the frustration expressed by a photographer who discovered only one eagle on an Upriver Skagit outing. These four photos are all taken “in the neighborhood” over the past few days, two at sites seasonally occupied by ospreys. Two lakeside, two near saltwater shores. I can never get […]
Carpet of leaves
This photograph serves as evidence of the seasonal change under way. This carpet of leaves covers the path heading west at Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve on the west side of Anacortes.
Lush green beach
Morning sun illuminates lush green seaweed blanketing the beach at the state ferry terminal on the west side of Anacortes. Crows and geese were busy foraging for breakfast.
Hungry herons greet new day
I had the beach to myself early this morning, taking the opportunity to settle in among shoreline pilings to watch and photograph a dozen or so blue herons. I definitely was present at breakfast time for these beautiful birds. What would be “bait” to humans makes an excellent “breakfast bite” for the herons, and they […]