Northern Harrier Hunting Over Skagit Valley Farmland [Video]

Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius) in flight hunting over Skagit Valley farmland during sunrise
Great Blue Heron – Fir Island

A great blue heronĀ (Ardea herodias) watches for fish or frogs in a muddy irrigation canal in a field on Fir Island.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) eating winter seeds while perched on branch
Frosty Morning in Snohomish River Estuary

It was a frosty early morning of bird watching on Spencer Island in the Snohomish River Estuary. An extremely high tide (12.0 feet) flooded through breaches in the dikes and into the estuary, providing great fishing habitat for great blue heron and bald eagles. The sun rose in a spectacle of color and began melting […]