PLANES

We were at a park near the airport. The park overlooks the bay and the planes come in over the water - VERY low, preparing to land. I didn't get the best shot of the day - an airliner that was no more than three feet higher than an apple tree in the park. We could see people's facing, smiling faces, as the plane roared overhead. My camera was too slow - or the plane was too fast - and I missed the shot. I've never seen a plane that low before.

Lots of smaller planes zoomed overhead - singley and in groups - sometimes so low that the roar of their engines made us feel that we were about to be hit by the plane. Some were so loud I cringed as they flew overhead.

Approaching the airport - the planes are lost in the trees.  .  .

Well, almost got that nice yellow plane .  .  .

Three in a row - these planes circled over us about 10 times .  .  .

Coming in for a landing .  .  . 

WHAT?  What is this plane doing landing at the Bellingham airport???

Crow!

A crow is a crafty bird, and flits about so quickly it is hard to get a clear shot some times.  At Semiahmoo we parked right under this crow's tree and while she posed, I snapped some pictures.

What do you think is up there?

Thank you crow!

Hawks

Out just past Bow and Edison, WA is a great area for watching hawks.  This Redtail Hawk was on his favorite telephone pole - we've seen him there before - watching for something to eat .  .  .

When he flew off the telephone pole I thought I had lost him for sure, but he landed a little ways away in a field.

After quite a while on the ground - he took off again .  .  .

Soaring above to search for more food .  .  . 

 My favorite - and luckiest shot - I didn't even see the moon in the picture until I loaded it on the computer.

And then there were two .  .  .  

Farther down the road, another hawk in a bush.  It was a good hawk day!

Kingfisher

A Kingfisher is hard to catch, they flit about so quickly.  

Perhaps this one wasn't so hungry and he was able to pose for me for a few minutes .  .  .

Then he flew off - and landed on the top of a mast on a sailboat - but he didn't stay there long .  .  .

Happy fishing, Mr. Kingfisher!

Eagles in Blaine

After lunch in a charming Caboose on the bluffs of Blaine, I spotted something on  a piling that looked interesting - hoping it was a bird .  .  .

And it indeed was a bird - a majestic eagle, sitting on an old piling .  .  .

I wish this photo had been a bit sharper - but I  love the way the eagle looks up at the seagull flying by .  .  .

A crow flying towards the eagle .  .  .  busy day for that eagle.

Herons

 Herons at low tide in Birch Bay State Park .  .  .

Often they are so far out in the shallow bay that I can barely see them, but my camera will bring them close.  I saw the raft of ducks out in the bay and then realized there was a heron out there feeding .  .  .

Flying ove the ducks .  .  .

       

A good landing.

Weekly Top Shot

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
- Aristotle





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