Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Tag: Snow geese
A Red Faced Duck at Coulon Park
We’re in a deep freeze here in the Northwest, but I bundled up anyway and went for a walk at Coulon, hoping to find some red for this week’s Sunday Stills challenge. I started near the hotel where there were lovely reflections in the… Continue Reading “A Red Faced Duck at Coulon Park”
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The Return of the Snow Geese
Yesterday we took a road trip to Bellingham and on the way passed through the Skagit Valley, where the snow geese have begun to return. They come from their breeding ground in the Arctic, as far away as Russia’s Wrangel Island, a flight of… Continue Reading “The Return of the Snow Geese”
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Thousands of Snow Birds in the Skagit Valley!
Have you ever visited the Skagit Valley during the winter to see the snowbirds? We did last week and discovered thousands of swans (trumpeter and tundra though I’m hard pressed to tell the difference) and snow geese, much easier to identify with the black… Continue Reading “Thousands of Snow Birds in the Skagit Valley!”
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Surprise Visitors at Coulon Park – Snowbirds!
This week at Coulon Park I found two visitors among the Canada Geese. I believe they’re Snow Geese, perhaps blown off course while heading south for the winter. Or maybe they decided to relocate to Renton where temperatures are (relatively) mild year-round. I’d never… Continue Reading “Surprise Visitors at Coulon Park – Snowbirds!”
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