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Seagulls (Larus Occidentalis) and Other Birds
We are fortunate to have a retreat in the San Juan Islands in
Puget Sound that supports a wide range of wildlife including seagulls and other
birds.
Album - Seagull Photos
Album - Other Birds
In addition to seagulls,
bald eagles, and turkey vultures, we've taken some nice pictures of
other birds, such as herons and ducks, on the San Juan islands.
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 Herons aren't quite as numerous yet they are impressive
birds. This photo shows a heron perched on top of a rock overlooking an
inlet. The flowers in the foreground provide the bright colors that we think
make this heron photo interesting. |
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This picture shows
several cormorants sitting
on the rotting piles of an abandoned fishing dock near Kanaka Bay on San
Juan Island. Cormorants are fish-eating sea birds that, at one time, were
used by North American natives as fishing tools. |
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Bufflehead ducks (Bucephala Albeola) are numerous in
waterways. We got this particular photo as the bufflehead was skimming in
for a water landing - note the splash as its feet touchdown on the water. |
On some of our
family vacations, we've also got very close to other kinds of birds on
some of our hikes. These are some of the more unique photos where we've had the
opportunity to be close enough to in order to get some decent resolution.
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This spectacular
blue "mountain jay" from
Yosemite National Park was watching us eat from about 4-5 feet away. |
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