Skagit Valley Tulips

Tulips stand in rows during the spring growing season

The small water fall

Within Whatcom Falls Park in Bellingham Whatcom Creek drops over a small Fall. This is not the namesake waterfall which is further downstream.

Owl Perch

Short-eared Owl sitting in the Stillaguamish Delta, Washington

Ready for Market

Snow Geese Take Flight

A flock of Skagit Valley's wintering snow geese are alarmed by a passing bald eagle and take to the sky en masse

Bald Eagle

A bald eagle on the Nooksack River in Western Washington standing on a chum salmon.

Gray Ghost in Flight

A male Northern Harrier known as a 'Gray Ghost' due to its coloring and also its scarcity compared to the brown females and younger harriers

Dawn of a New Day

The sun rises over the Washington Cascades on a misty and chilly morning.

The Watching Barn Owl

A Barn Owl pauses after consuming a vole to perhaps contemplate it's next meal.

Stone Bride, Whatcom Falls Park

Built by the Works Progress Administration between 1939 and 1940 the stone bridge and associated walls provide a footbridge across Whatcom Creek within Whatcom Falls Park in Bellingham

Sunrise over the Skagit Valley tulips

Spring morning in the Skagit Valley as the first rays of the sun make the tulip fields glow

The Watching Weasel

Small mammals have to be cautious in the Skagit Valley, particularly in winter when thousands of raptors make it their winter home

Northern Harrier and Short-eared Owl

Face-off in flight between a Northern Harrier and a Short-eared Owl.

Daffodil Farming - Skagit Valley

A daffodil farm in the Skagit Valley of Western Washington.

Life and death on the River

Winter salmon season on the Nooksack River

The Attentive Otter

An otter taking a moment to check out my photography skills

Rough-legged Hawk

A Rough-legged hawk in the Skagit Valley

Whatcom Falls in Bellingham in Summer

As summer arrives the flow of water over Whatcom Falls diminishes. The moss covered rocks line a much quieter scene that a few months earlier

The Landing

Mature Bald Eagle landing on a Salmon

Stacked Tulips

After being hand picked tulips are arranged in wooden boxes