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Description: Just beneath the surface at low tide, sandbars reveal Nature’s idea of beauty with waves and sand. Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Camera: CDJI Mavic 2 Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →
Description: Double Bluff Beach never looked so good as from way up in the sky. Those are the Olympic Mountains peeking (peaking?) out of the clouds in the distance. Location: Double Continue Reading →
Description: Continuing from yesterday’s vertical panoramaness, I give you: Whidbey Island Sunrise. Location: Langley, Washington, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 2 Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing Continue Reading →
Description: When the tide slackens, the sandbars show themselves. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D & 28-300mm L Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing Continue Reading →
Description: I know it’s a long title, but I want it to be accurately descriptive. The image was taken about three different drones ago, when I was still regularly traveling between Continue Reading →
Description: I’m not sure which man created it, but the colors and forms of this golf course putting green is made all the better with the clouds’ reflection. Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, Continue Reading →
Title: Low Tide Patterns Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: When the tide recedes, a whole world of patterns emerges. Join me in 2019 and 2020 for Photo Tours to Continue Reading →
Title: Sunrise Over Whidbey Island Location: Maxwelton, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: The town of Maxwelton, located on just about the furthest South point on Whidbey Island is seen below a Continue Reading →
Title: Where The Sea Meets The Shore Location: Double Bluff Beach, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: I enjoy the way abstract images can take the natural world and simplify Continue Reading →
Title: Owls Have The Best Catch Light In Their Eyes Location: Langley, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It’s not every day you see one of these Barred Owls hanging Continue Reading →
Title: American White Pelicans Location: Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: They aren’t seen a lot in Washington, but Deer Lagoon seems to be a good attractant for Continue Reading →
Title: Leucistic Bald Eagle Location: Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: You might remember my previous post about a leucistic bald eagle from a few weeks back. Those Continue Reading →
Title: Spotted Towhee Location: Earth Sanctuary, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Birds will often stand on one leg to conserve heat. Or maybe just to show off. Find me on Continue Reading →
Title: Osprey Mating Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Continued from yesterday’s post as the male (on the right and above) Osprey approaches a female, here you see the two Continue Reading →
Title: Meeting Of The Osprey Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: I love Osprey. And to have two of them interacting like this while watching them through my lens was Continue Reading →
Title: A Walk In The Woods Location: Saratoga Woods, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: I guess I have been away from the wet woods for longer than I imagined because Continue Reading →
Title: Bald Eagles In The Morning Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It was a fine, sunny morning and a good chance to catch some birds today. The eagles were Continue Reading →
Title: Cormorants In The Cold Location: Langley, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: The cold doesn’t seem to phase these birds. I am guessing they their black feathers love the sun Continue Reading →
Title: Great Horned Owl Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It looks a little sleepy, or stoned, or drunk. I’m banking on sleepy as I found it in the Continue Reading →
Title: Coming In For A Landing Location: Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Sometimes the backlighting hits just right. Find me on eBird if you want more bird Continue Reading →
Title: Northern Pintail Location: Freeland, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Found a new bird. Well, not really new, new, but new to me. It’s happening less frequently as when I Continue Reading →
Title: Canada Goose Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: All this time I called them Canadian Geese. It turns out, this one is called a Canada Goose. Find me Continue Reading →
Title: Hungry Heron Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It was morning and the herons, numbering at least 9, were hunting for breakfast at Deer Lagoon on Whidbey Island. Continue Reading →
Title: Osprey Fishing Puget Sound Location: Useless bay, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It’s always exciting to watch these birds fish the open waters. This guy came up empty, Continue Reading →
Title: American White Pelicans On Whidbey Island Location: Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Someone at the lagoon told me American White Pelicans are rare on Whidbey, so that’s Continue Reading →
Title: Herons Of Langley Location: Langley, Washington, USA, North America Description: I got a new lens and it seems to love the birds. Find me on eBird if you like. Camera: Canon EOS Continue Reading →
Title: Saratoga Woods Sunshine And Rain Location: Saratoga Woods, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America (48° 3’33.23″N 122°27’28.64″W) Description: The forest felt refreshing today. Rains over night and general dampness meant Continue Reading →
Title: More Langley From The Sky Location: Saratoga Passage, Puget Sound, Washington, USA, North America (48°2’15” N 122°23’56” W) Description: More of the same stuff as yesterday. A little nicer with the clouds. Continue Reading →
Title: Langley In The Morning From The Air Location: Saratoga Passage, Puget Sound, Washington, USA, North America (48°2’15” N 122°23’56” W) Description: The sun was just cresting the Cascade Mountains when I turned Continue Reading →
Title: Nature’s Fingerprints Location: Saratoga Woods, Whidbey Island, Washington, United States, North America (48°3’20” N 122°27’39” W) Description: Cold temperatures are gripping the Puget Sound, crafting interesting patterns as they freeze the Continue Reading →