Four more from Whidbey Island

This time the pictures are of birds, the ostensible reason for the field trip.

Male Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) in flight

Crockett's Lake
Whidbey Island, WA

Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Pt. Townsend Ferry Dock
Whidbey Island, WA

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Kennedy Lagoon
Whidbey Island, WA

Surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata)

Mukilteo Ferry Dock
Whidbey Island, WA