Long day fishing

Long day fishing

Great Blue Heron at the Wiley Slough, Skagit Valley. One of my favorite places to go and look for wildlife and birds in particular when I am on the mainland, is the Wiley Slough in the Skagit Valley. This slough is part of the Skagit River delta and is home to so many...
New Neighbors

New Neighbors

Lori and I moved into a new place this past fall and we have been getting to know the neighbors. The new place backs onto a wooded area and we have a lot more yard. When the cold weather set in we started to put out a number of feeders to keep the birds (and...
Backyard Quick Clicks

Backyard Quick Clicks

We are having  a bit of clear weather this week and the temperatures have dropped in the neighborhood into the 20s at night. This has put a nice frost over the neighborhood. In the backyard, we have a crabapple tree that is still covered in crabapples. For the local...
Out of the nest

Out of the nest

We have a nesting pair of eagles by the house. This is the time of the summer where the little ones start to stretch their wings and learn to fly. I was out of on a walk yesterday and both had moved to the branch above the nest. Pretty cool to watch them grow up and...
Gone Fishing

Gone Fishing

Tonight a little fishing was happening down on the beach by the house. The water creates a strong rip tide and when the tide is going out there can be a few shallows where the fish congregate. And where there is fish herons can’t be far behind. A fun quick...