Lincoln Park and Alki Beach outing

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Tugboat in the sound

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Young male Harlequin Duck

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Glaucous-winged (probably xWestern) Gull

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Crow on driftwood

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Hopping crow

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Crow in driftwood

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Another photo of the Crow

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Crow drinking from a puddle on a driftwood log

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Could be gargling?

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Perusing dinner - leftovers from a Vietnamese family's barbecue while they were down on the beach posing for photos

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Another Crow checking out the leftovers

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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This crow with its bone reminded me of a dog with his bone.

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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We found two rather tame (though not particularly cooperative from a portrait perspective) Hutton's Vireos foraging in thickets along the edge of the woods.

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Black feet distinguish the vireo from a Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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This was our typical view of the vireos

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Another vireo butt shot

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Oregon Grape beginning to flower

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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A young bald eagle eating a fish

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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A crow shows up too late for leftovers

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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The trouble with fish is they just don't last long enough

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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A line of Brant along the beach north of Lincoln Park

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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I stopped for photos since I'd never seen them up close.

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Two Brant with a third-cycle Glaucous-winged Gull. They're about the same size.

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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The gull

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Susan enjoying Turkish decaf after dinner at the Phoenecia

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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A fashion shot for The Alderist. Though she gave me permission to take her picture, she looked about as uncomfortable with our little photo session as I was.

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Enjoying the sunset

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Alki Beach sunset

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Looking across the water at the Olympics at sunset

Photos, mostly of birds, from an afternoon at Lincoln Park and Alki Beach

Susan and I met Ed and Delia at Lincoln Park and went birding along the beach in the rain for a couple of hours, then since they had a birthday party to attend, we headed north to Alki Beach for dinner. On the way I photographed a flock of Brant, then around sunset, after a delicious meal at Phoenecia, I stepped out for a few more photos. It was a very nice afternoon.

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Not a bad sunset for this part of the world