Eagle-Watching Trip Along the Skagit River

The best shot I got of an actual eagle.

While everyone else was enjoying the Seahawks victory over the Panthers, I was working. Luckily "work" consisted of touring the Skagit Valley with a busload of senior citizens. We we're seeking out the migratory bald eagles, who visit the Skagit during the annual mid-winter salmon spawning runs. Since I needed to photograph the event for Jewish Family Service publicity anyway, it was a nice opportunity to do some field photography.

This sight was typical of the rural foothills architechture.

Here's a variation of my usual rust lust. This time it's yellow streaking on cement... a fungus perhaps?

And then here's what you've come to expect from me.

This is my favorite shot of the day... taken at one of the salmon hatchery tanks.

While walking along the riverside, I discovered evidence of what happens when Raven Daemons get angry with Dog Daemons.

Also along the riverside, I found this... which I post for Courtney's benefit.

This landscape was taken at the Skagit mudflats, where the river deltas into the Puget Sound. This was our last stop before heading home.