The "kids" stayed out a little late last night...

This morning, while still lying in bed, I caught something out of the corner of my eye that appeared to be wildlife. I jumped out of bed, (almost throwing my back out!) I knew it was far too late in the morning for it to be our resident raccoons to be strolling in and thought maybe it was a coyote, so naturally I ran for my camera.

Well... it seems the raccoons had a late night... LOL! They were all waddling in under the radar about 8:45 a.m. They're usually home around 4 a.m.

I was able to go back and review our security cameras and found the place where they were all heading in from their late night adventure. I've circled them, so you can see all three.

This is just for fun folks--no photographic effort here.

Lone Doe

There's not been much photographic action going on here lately, but I did see a doe feeding in the yard today while I was talking on the phone. I hope to post more in the next few weeks.

A different perspective...

Perspective: The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer.

I've had several people ask me if the eagle in the photo from the earlier post (see "Skagit River Eagles 12/23/07) is "a baby eagle?" Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

This is a mature eagle of great stature, which I tried to convey previously by posting the image of the Seagull patiently waiting in the background to feed. I didn't succeed at showing the perspective, so I'm posting another image of the eagle standing on his catch--without the Seagull. These are majestic birds, some with a four to five foot wingspan!

My little "peeps"

I spent the day photographing these kids (that are very special to me) and we had a great time! Looking forward to next year, D, E, M, K, J and little Miss O!

... and little Miss O.

Skagit River Eagles

I've never seen Seagulls behave so submissive. The pecking order was obvious and the minute the Eagle finished snacking, the Seagull slipped in for leftovers, but when the Eagle was ready for more, he majestically swept in and the Seagull stepped aside.















Surveying the water below.

We counted 10 Eagles on these limbs! It was pouring and at times the visibitlity was poor. I got soaked taking these images, but it was exciting!