My favorite avian winter photography subjects are waterfowl like this male Northern Pintail. I recently photographed this handsome duck at the Fir Island Farm Reserve near Conway, Washington, in the…
Photographing the Snow Geese in the Skagit Valley in northwest Washington is one of my annual "must do" photography trips. 50,000 or more of these noisy white geese spend every…
I always anticipate the winter return of Short-eared Owls to western Washington. These beautiful birds are one great reason to get outside on a cold wet winter day with a…
There's nothing like watching a giant flock of Snow Geese blast off when a predator approaches. The photo above shows a flock that I photographed this weekend in the Skagit…
My last post contained a number of shots of Snow Geese from the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in the Skagit Valley. I returned to Fir Island several times…
Last month I went on a "Birds of the Skagit Valley" photography tour with Aaron Baggenstos of Aaron's Photo Tours. Great tour and highly recommended! The good news is that…