Wldlife of Edmonds, WA. 2014
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Nice find. I'm surprised with all the time you put in at the marsh that you've never seen any there.
Chad
I am sure the deer remain very elusive to avoid the resident coyotes.
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Monday morning (8/18) the merlin was chasing killdeer on the far south side of the marsh. It was the first time in several days that I have seen it.
Wesley and friend (?) were chasing each other in the dying evergreens behind the #1 (far west) viewing platform.
mystery sandpiper
A shorebird took off from the marsh and flew south past me. I initially thought it was a killdeer and ignored it. It was about the same size and shape and flew in the same manner as a killdeer. When it made some very un-killdeer cries, I snapped some rather poor, back-lit grab shots.
Looking at its long bill, it is definitely not a killdeer. It was too large to be one of the western or least sandpipers that have recently been hanging out at the marsh. Any guesses?
A shorebird took off from the marsh and flew south past me. I initially thought it was a killdeer and ignored it. It was about the same size and shape and flew in the same manner as a killdeer. When it made some very un-killdeer cries, I snapped some rather poor, back-lit grab shots.
Looking at its long bill, it is definitely not a killdeer. It was too large to be one of the western or least sandpipers that have recently been hanging out at the marsh. Any guesses?
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Tuesday (8/19) was a very photogenic day at the marsh with two flocks of sandpipers present.
Least sandpipers off the #3 viewing platform.
Least sandpipers off the #3 viewing platform.
Western sandpipers off the #2 sandpipers.
The juvie Cooper's hawk was perched once again in a tree above Willow Creek on the south side of the marsh.
I spotted it from the #3 viewing platform.
It remained in the tree for quite some time, but when it let out a poop, I knew takeoff was imminent.
I spotted it from the #3 viewing platform.
It remained in the tree for quite some time, but when it let out a poop, I knew takeoff was imminent.
Some marsh standbys: great blue herons and bushtits.
Hummer action, which has been non-existent at the marsh this summer, has picked up the past two days. Wednesday afternoon (8-20-14) I caught at least three hummers interacting behind the #1 viewing platform. Having grown up in television's black & white era of 1950's and early 1960's, I'll make no efforts at post processing these backlit shots.
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More b&w hummer action behind the #1 viewing platform.
Back to color.
Back to color.
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While I have heard reports from Terry and other credible sources of deer in the vicinity of the marsh, Pt. Edwards, and Woodway; I had never seen any. Wednesday afternoon my son and I were walking the Pt. Edwards walkway when I saw a tan colored head poking out from the trees at the end of the walkway west of the retention pond. It took me a second or two to realize it was a deer and not the resident coyote.
By the time I got my camera up, the deer had turned around and was headed back down the hill, leaving me with only a Sasquatch shot of its rump.
By the time I got my camera up, the deer had turned around and was headed back down the hill, leaving me with only a Sasquatch shot of its rump.
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Nice find. I'm surprised with all the time you put in at the marsh that you've never seen any there.
Chad
I am sure the deer remain very elusive to avoid the resident coyotes.
The herons are returning to the marsh. I usually don't get excited about them as they are in the area year round, but high tide in the late evening and their relative proximity to the #1 viewing platform has made for interesting shots.
Two of the herons were chasing each other and making "heads up" displays.
This one got chased off by another. It disturbed a flock of sandpipers as it was flying around and for a brief time was flying among the flock. I needed my second camera (currently in the shop) with the 100-400L zoom attached, as the action was too close and too fast for me to follow with the 500L + 1.4x teleconverter mounted on a tripod.
The herons departed for their evening roosts as it got dark. This one was the last to leave.
Two of the herons were chasing each other and making "heads up" displays.
This one got chased off by another. It disturbed a flock of sandpipers as it was flying around and for a brief time was flying among the flock. I needed my second camera (currently in the shop) with the 100-400L zoom attached, as the action was too close and too fast for me to follow with the 500L + 1.4x teleconverter mounted on a tripod.
The herons departed for their evening roosts as it got dark. This one was the last to leave.
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I have been spending evenings at the marsh in the hopes of spotting the elusive merlin.
I didn't see the merlin Sunday (8/24), but I did catch the juvie Cooper's hawk.
The kingfishers continue to entertain. This one was perched on the pole holding the martin gourds.
I didn't see the merlin Sunday (8/24), but I did catch the juvie Cooper's hawk.
The kingfishers continue to entertain. This one was perched on the pole holding the martin gourds.
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I have developed a new interest in the resident herons, which are providing artsy shots in the evening.
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