Puget Sound is the southern part of the Salish Sea and is home to a large number of birds and mammals. It is a large marine body of water that is in Washington.
A few weeks ago, I found a small flock of Caspian Terns roosting on the beach at Iverson Point on Camano Island. One tern seemed to not know that we are no longer in the breeding season. It was undertaking what looked like normal courtship behavior that males use to attract and form a pair … Read more
I climbed out of my car to the sounds of Dark-eyed Juncos singing away and the raucous call of a Steller’s Jay. The sun had not quite come above the horizon. A short walk through some douglas firs put me out on the prairie. The landscape is this series of gentle undulating mounds that apparently … Read more
The other day I was crossing the George Washington Memorial Bridge on Route 99 in Seattle when I spotted a Peregrine Falcon sitting on one of the light poles on the bridge staring west, probably in search of prey such as a pigeon or flying duck. It reminded me that conservation is very successful when … Read more
The warm weather has really caused lawns to green up and flowers to push through the grass carpet. A montage of white daisies interspersed the lawn at Matthews Beach Park and gave it an interesting white and green mosaic. A first-year Mew Gull was busily searching for grubs and insects in the lawn. It would … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I was up on Whidbey Island and stopped by the marina in Langley. It is a small marina and if the clouds are high has a wonderful view across the sound to Mt Baker and the Cascades. The mountain was out today and stood brightly on the morning horizon. I … Read more
My fingers quickly became numb in the below freezing air as I surveyed the flock of birds around the pylons at the Mukilteo ferry dock. The pylons and rocks at Mukilteo ferry dock must have a rich growth of mussels for a large flock of Surf Scoters and Barrow’s Goldeneyes seem to winter there each … Read more