Shorebirds, Gulls and Terns in the Pacific Northwest
Dunlin stepping on an ice covered piece of water with front foot elevated
A dunlin walks across ice in the frozen farmland of the Skagit Valley of Washington State. These shorebirds are winter visitors to the Pacific Northwest
Black Oystercater searching in sea water along a rocky shoreline
Black Oystercater in close up searching in sea water along a rocky shoreline with long orange bill and yellow eye
Caspian Tern with catch of fish
A Caspian Tern emerges from the water with a successful catch
Seagull picking through the bones of a chum salmon on the river bank at first light
Seagull on the edge of a stone river bank picks through the bones of a chum salmon as the first rays of the sun illuminate the scavenger as it feeds
With its catch safely secured a Caspian Turn returns to its nest
Flock of dunlin shorebirds make a sweeping turn over the Skagit Valley
A flock of dunlin shorebirds fly in close formation over the farmland of the Skagit Valley in the Pacific Nortwest in winter
Black Oystercater walking along a rocky shoreline
Black Oystercater in close up walking along a rocky shoreline with long orange bill and yellow eye
A seagull battles with a crab on an Oregon Beach
Dunlin walking on a frozen mudflat with flection in the ice
A dunlin shorebird in winter walking on a frozen mudflat. The bird reflects in the ice on a cold winter day in the Skagit Valley of Washington State
A Caspian Tern rises above the water with a fish
Caspian Tern in flight over Whidby Island