Padilla Bay, Washington. Tide at -0.24. Seabed mud as far as the eye could see. I used a Holga 120N with Kodak Tri-X film and Rodinal developer to make this photograph. #washingtonstate #padillabay #toycamera #kodak #blackandwhitephotography

A flock of Blue Herons in a line on the Padilla Bay mudflat at low tide. Silver grey clouds over Anacortes WA are reflected on the still, silver bay water.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds, any bird that lives in or get's it food from water, the Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue on it.
Here's a flock of #BlueHerons on the #PadillaBay #WA mudflats at high tide.

Being outside gives me hope and reminds me that there is still beauty and goodness around.

#pnw #upperleft #washingtonstate #gooutside #padillabay

Who says nature and wildlife can't be silly and beautiful at the same time?

#wildlife #dogs #pnw #upperleft #deceptionpass #padillabay #washingtonstate

Check out the ecosystem in the eelgrass in the #PadillaBay estuary in #WA! So 😎
🧪 #science

An orange and yellow sunset with a fence and trees in the foreground, low hills and islands in the background, and a body of water in the middle

Last night’s sunset from Bay View State Park, Mountain Vernon, Washington

#Stunday #PadillaBay #Anacortes #PugetSound #PNW #Photography

There are some “new” bay pipefish in the exhibit; bigger than the previous ones.

Which actually makes them harder to spot as their width is closer to that of the eelgrass they hide in.

#science #marinelife #PadillaBay

Three Northern Pintail ducks swim by in a row.

A pair of Northern Pintail ducks, a female and male, swim by.

A male Northern Pintail duck.

A male Northern Pintail duck.

Northern Pintail study. Padilla Bay.
#photography #landscape #nature #birds #birding #waterfowl #ducks #outside #outdoors #PadillaBay #birdphotography #naturephotography #PNW #SkagitCounty #Washington #Nikon 🌿 📷 🦉 🦆

First time checking out the Padilla Bay trail yesterday! Beautiful!
#pnw #pnwisbest #pnwonderland #pnwadventures #pnwhikes #padillabay #padillabaytrail #skagit #skagitcounty

A pair of Green-winged Teal dabble along the shoreline at Padilla Bay.

A Hooded Merganser drake swims along a slough at Padilla Bay.

Winter waterfowl at Padilla Bay.
1) Green-winged Teal
2) Hooded Merganser
#photography #landscape #nature #birds #birding #waterfowl #ducks #outside #outdoors #PadillaBay #birdphotography #naturephotography #PNW #SkagitCounty #Washington #Nikon 🌿 📷 🦉 🦆

Two Bald Eagles perched high in a bare tree.

Two Bald Eagles perched high in a tree. South Padilla Bay Wildlife Area.
#photography #landscape #nature #birds #birding #eagles #outside #outdoors #PadillaBay #landscapephotography #PNW #SkagitCounty #Washington #Nikon 🌿 📷 🦉

A green field of grass in the foreground. Middle distance is a red shed and a group of bare trees. Mountains in the distance.

South Padilla Bay Wildlife Area.
#photography #landscape #nature #birds #birding #outside #outdoors #PadillaBay #landscapephotography #PNW #SkagitCounty #Washington #Nikon 🌿 📷 🦉 🚶‍♂️

A group of trees in a green grass field is the subject, silhouetted against backlit clouds. A bald eagle perches at the top of the tallest tree.

In the distance a Bald Eagle perches at the top of a tree. South Padilla Bay Wildlife Area.
#photography #landscape #nature #birds #birding #outside #outdoors #PadillaBay #landscapephotography #PNW #SkagitCounty #Washington #Nikon 🌿 🦉 📷

A landscape view looking west across Padilla Bay at high tide. On the far shore are the oil refineries on March Point and the highlands on Fidalgo Island. In the foreground are pilings and calm water reflecting the sky and clouds.

Padilla Bay
#photography #landscape #seascape #nature #outside #outdoors #PadillaBay #estuary #landscapephotography #PNW #SkagitCounty #Washington #GooglePixel 📷 🌿

Sunrise over Mt Baker from Anacortes, Washington State. #PNW #MtBaker #Anacortes #WashingtonState #SanJuanIslands #PadillaBay #photography #mountains #Cascades #sunrise #nature #outdoors #volcano

It’s definitely December in the Pacific Northwest: foggy, chilly, but still beautiful.

I’ve come close to recreating this look w watercolors, but have yet to get it just right.

#pnw #PadillaBay #Anacortes

#SomethingBeautiful #SkagitValley Archive- Driftwood on the Padilla Bay levee at low tide. May 1 2022. #Skagit #PadillaBay #LowTide #Driftwood #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

#SomethingBeautiful #SkagitValley Archive- Plowed field east of the levee, Padilla Bay Slough. April 15 2017. #Skagit #PadillaBay #SilentSunday #AmateurPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour