It always fascinates me that gulls will harass an eagle so vehemently when said eagle could eat him for lunch. But when eagles get near nests, that’s just what they do!
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2023/08/17/and-dont-come-back/
This is a replica of the house George Washington owned. It is a B&B right on the straight with a neighboring lavender farm in front! P.S. it has GREAT VIEWS.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2023/08/08/the-washington-house-replica/
Inner Dungeness spit by the lighthouse.
This was shot from our boat in the inner bay.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2023/04/22/dungeness-lighthouse/
This Baldy swooped down and caught this duck just off the dungeness spit.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2023/04/08/circle-of-life/
This Great Blue heron has been consistently hanging out at this farm about 1/2 mile away from the wildlife ponds of three crabs road. There is no water here..we can’t figure it out…
Two eagles on watch near dungeness.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2023/04/04/anything-over-there/
This Baldy pair have a nest about 20 ft below on this snag. The one on the left is the female. They are about 25% larger than the males. Females weigh 10-15lbs and the males 6-9 lbs.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2023/03/22/this-baldy-pair-have-a-nest-about-20/
There are miles of trails at the dungeness recreation area. Some are thru the forest and wetlands with lots of birds. Some are right on shore.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2023/02/13/dungeness-recreation-area-3/
This little duck could not out fly the eagle…who now has a tasty meal.
This cooper’s hawk (or maybe sharp shinned-can see the tail ends) was diving over and over in the tall grasses off 3 crabs road. Hope he got a good lunch!
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2023/01/12/hunting-in-the-dungeness/
Birds taking flight from the dungeness spit area.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/12/22/taking-flight/
THis eagle would fly by low and then dip into the grass over and over. I thought it wa missing its prey…but when I zoomed in I realized that each time it had a small mouse or vol in its talons ...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/12/19/dungeness-hunting-grounds/
Ducks at the dungeness on three crabs road.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/12/13/just-floating-along/
It’s a long walk to get to the light house (going back seems even longer!) You have to time it right so that the incoming tide does not trap you. But there are picnic tables awaiting you. And y...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/11/13/dungeness-spit-light-house/
The Dungeness Spit area is home to thousands of birds. It is a terrific place to bird watch. Every year the Audubon Society has a weeklong birdfest here.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/11/12/dungeness-sanctuary/
I saw this eagle taking flight and did my best to shoot from my boat that was bobbing up and down. I could tell it had something in its talons, but I thought is was wood. It wasn’t until I was ...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/11/08/circle-of-life-eagle-near-the-top-of-the-food-chain/
I know that the flying objects ar Cormorants. And the object isn’t exactly floating…but it is there in the middle of the bay by Dungeness Spit. It’s the only structure around. I’m sure it...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/11/07/ufo-unidentified-floating-object/
My hubby and I took a late season ride in our Whaler out to the dungeness spit. I got my first photo from this angle (as opposed to taking from the beach–which entails walking the several miles...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/11/06/dungeness-light-house-2/
This Canadian goose stayed with it’s straggling gosling while the other 6 were swimming with dad…(or mom–hard to tell!)
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/08/22/standing-watch/
Kingfishers are hard to catch. They are fast and very skiddish. So I shot this from very far away, down at three crabs rd.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/08/14/king-of-the-branch/
Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/08/01/busy-barn-swallow-hub/
Ok the teddy bears weren’t really floating by in the umbrella… They were safe and sound in my studio. But the rest is as I shot it.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/07/18/even-the-bears-like-dungeness-spit/
I have an entire wall of wildlife butts (in my guest bathroom-cause I think it’s funny). Unfortunately in wildlife photography as soon as they see (or smell) you they’re going the other way! ...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/06/25/hey-where-ya-going/
Kildeer parents will put on quite a show to distract you from their ground nests. The will run all around, pretend to be hurt–limp and drag a leg. Anything to keep your attention away from “t...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/06/23/kildeer-are-very-entertaining/
I love walking the many beaches right in the Sequim area to see what fauna are around. Usually you can find at least one Bald Eagle.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/06/21/keeping-watch-3/
I got great video of these two “talking” to each other. Squawking back and forth in their unique Eagle screeches. I was wondering what they were saying.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/06/13/if-eagles-talked/
I saw this heron come out of the grass to hunt, and all of a sudden fish were jumping everywhere. It was a long way away even for my 600mm lens but I did manage to capture two fish jumping.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/06/04/what-was-that/
I’m very drawn to wildlife photos with the creatures just peaking out of the trees or especially grasses. It was shot on a very over caste morning before the sun came up. When I took the noise ...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/06/02/picturesque-family-diner/
You have to watch out for incoming tides if you hike the 5 miles to the light house…especially if you want to get back!
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/05/14/dungeness-spit/
I see Cooper’s hawks frequently in the area but they are always tucked into fir trees and hard to photograph. I was out looking for birds and here he was where the eagles usually perch.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/04/20/thanks-for-coming-out-lil-cooper/
This cutie lives right next to the beach with a lil Shetland pony.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/04/09/what-it-was-just-a-roll-in-the-hay/
Sequim has so many places to put in and enjoy not only the water but TONS of wildlife like otters, whales, seals, and BIRDS! Soooo many birds!
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/04/04/kayakers-paradise/
You have to time your long walk to the lighthouse carefully….or you’ll get to walk over a LOT of logs for the hike back. High tide means no beach to walk on.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/04/02/dungeness-spit-at-high-tide/
I was down in the dungeness spit area tracking eagles and a peregrin falcon, when I saw a Pelican standing on a piling. I was like whoa, I’ve never seen a Pelican in these parts… I gatheredd ...
Taken with panasonic point and shoot from Three Crabs Rd
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/02/28/dungeness-light-house/
On my last WOW ride on marine drive we saw NINE eagles in just the 3/4 mile section of marine drive. I just had my lil point and shoot and I didn’t get all 9 shots because my friends were tired...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2022/02/27/9-eagles-flying-on-marine-dr/
These swallows kept flying up and making the other move. This went on for a good 30 minutes.
The hike to the Dungeness Lighthouse seems to go on forever. But this curving beach leading your eyes right to Mt Baker was a great distraction.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2021/09/23/a-wave-waive-to-mt-baker/
The hike to the light house is over 5 miles one way–in the sand. Your reward is this beautifull lighthouse and grounds. With benches to rest up on efore the 5 miles hike back.
Eagles always look so in control…
This lil star was only the size of a quarter and all by itself in the sand. Yet it really caught my eye. (Taken on the dungeness spit)
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2021/09/16/look-at-me-said-the-tiny-star/
Mt Baker looks so close to the beach in this shot take on the LONG walk to the dungeness lighthouse.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2021/09/14/baker-by-the-beach/
Eagle at three crabs road in Sequim
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2021/09/13/soar-with-the-eagles/
Star Trail over Sequim Bay This took 1 hr worth of shots taken every 13 seconds. Below is the first shot.
Moody light for a walk by the marsh at Dungeness Recreation Area.
This seems like a great setting for these houses and barn. Nice view!
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/08/16/pretty-setting/
There have been a lot of eagles around lately. Sunday I saw four, three perched like the one above, and a forth on the wing. The next day one flew by outside our living room window. They weren’...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/08/15/eagles-cooperative-and-not/
I believe that this was the original Cline family barn. The Clines were one of Sequim’s early pioneer families. Grandson Bob Clark has told stories of barn dances held here in the days when tha...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/08/14/barn-and-chicken/
I’ve driven past this sweet little flower stand before but not at the height of summer when it’s been filled with beautiful bouquets. It’s a delight. Everything was fresh and beautiful, inc...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/08/13/flower-season/
Part of this tree was still standing when you last saw it last week. A big branch from it that had fallen across the adjacent trail was removed on Friday but the reduced tree remained standing. I...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/07/22/gravity-takes-over/
I was close enough yesterday that I heard a “crunch.” When I investigated I discovered that one of my favorite trees at the Dungeness Recreation Area had suffered a devastating failure. Fully...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/07/17/that-old-tree-saying-good-bye/
This is a view from the bluff area of Dungeness Recreation Area, looking just east of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The pandemic has halted travel into Canada until at least July 21st. As C...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/07/12/looking-north/
Hope to be back soon.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/06/13/taking-a-break-2/
A contemplative moment at Dungeness Landing.
When we emerged from our “seclusion” last week and were able to walk again at the Dungeness Recreation Area I noticed that the sky looked different from how it often looks on a clear day. The...
I took this a year ago at the Dungeness Recreation Area.
There are so many things one can do in a time of self quarantine. Cancellations have cracked open freshly minted hours of free time. Yesterday’s competing tasks: tidy up my office or take a wal...
There’s a narrow road that goes up and over a ridge called Hogback. On its southern side it looks down into this broad, open expanse of land. At one time part of the area you see on the right h...
We’ve lost the second and last pullout area at the Dungeness Recreation Area, a pull through parking area where people could overlook the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I last showed this here, when a...
Bit by bit some of our farms and ranches are being sold and subdivided. So far this one seems to be hanging on to agriculture.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2020/02/26/winter-valley/
Last week was quite a week. We woke to snow on Monday. It mostly melted. It snowed again on Tuesday morning. Then it began to rain on Tuesday and someone forgot to turn off the faucet. It rained ...
There have been two pullouts at the Dungeness Recreation Area where vehicles can either pull through or park with a view out onto the Strait of Juan de Fuca and, to the north, Vancouver Island, B...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/12/31/another-midair-fence/
We’re seeing eagles again. Since I shot this one it’s been occasionally joined by a second one in the same tree. Yesterday they called out to a third one as it circled overhead. I found this ...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/10/12/eagle-spotting-2/
The Jamestown Beach area fronts right onto the Strait of Juan de Fuca and saltwater tidelands which are on the right side of this road. The only problem is if Mother Nature should get in a tiff.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/09/23/on-the-waterfront-2/
I haven’t shown the Old Dungeness Schoolhouse for a while. It was originally built in 1892 and expanded with a two story wing in 1921. The newer portion is hidden behind the tree above. It’s ...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/09/18/old-dungeness-schoolhouse/
Two months ago I posted some shots of the Ward Bridge here, shortly before it was closed for work on its concrete piers that have been undermined by Dungeness River flooding. One of the trickier ...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/08/08/how-to-reroute-a-river/
Some days the mountains are visible and beautiful. Other times they’re nestled behind a thick blanket of clouds. And occasionally they give us a sneak peek to remind us what we look forward to ...
Taking a picture of another photographer taking a picture seems an irresistible temptation for anyone who takes a lot of pictures. Like me.
It’s hard to believe this is the last day of April. All in all it was a beautiful month.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/04/30/another-day-in-paradise-2/
We’ve had the pleasure of seeing many eagles lately, on the wing and perched in trees. This is a mating pair that we have seen regularly at Dungeness Recreation Area, vocalizing and hunting. Th...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/03/26/mating-season/
Our unusually heavy snows last month somewhat transformed the landscape. Grasslands at the Dungeness Recreation Area were flattened and some areas of brush lowered under the snow’s weight. Thes...
We found this decorated tree by the side of a trail we hadn’t walked for months. I have no idea how long we’ve missed seeing it.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/03/23/christmas-in-march/
Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/03/06/beach-treasure/
Footprints. I’m guessing it was gulls. They were everywhere.
It can’t be an easy life if this is how you get your meals.
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2019/03/03/the-other-side-of-ducks/
At various times of the year, many visitors walk out to the New Dungeness Light Station. The resident volunteers welcome them and answer questions. But weather and tides can keep the light statio...
For me the most exciting part of being a volunteer lighthouse keeper at the New Dungeness Light Station in 2011 was — no surprises here — going inside to explore the lighthouse. As you can se...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/12/11/inside-the-lighthouse/
Yesterday’s post about the New Dungeness Light Station prompted me to look at some of the photos I took while I spent a week as a volunteer lighthouse keeper in 2011. I’ll share a few shots w...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/12/10/the-lighthouse-up-close/
I recently showed you the Dungeness Spit, the longest natural sand spit in the U.S. here. The New Dungeness Light Station, shown above, is at the end of the spit, about a 6 mile (9.65 km) walk. I...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/12/09/new-dungeness-light-station/
This is a path that runs alongside a marsh in Dungeness Recreation Area. We’ve had regular rains lately so when the sun comes out so do people. Within an hour or two of this photo it was pourin...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/11/28/walkies-while-the-sun-shines/
The Dungeness Spit is shown here in the distance. You’re just seeing a piece of it because it’s part of the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and as sweet as he is our dog is not allowed the...
Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. And this photo shows one of the many things I’m thankful for: Dungeness Recreation Area. We live where we do because it offers ready access to the Recreation A...
We walk in the Dungeness Recreation Area a lot. When we first came to Sequim we walked a trail that led us along the bluff from one overlook to another, and then beyond, to the north and south. T...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/11/13/mother-nature-does-her-thing-2/
We’ve had some glorious autumn days. Perfect days for walking.
Entrance to one of the trails at Dungeness Recreation Area. You can’t read all the signs in this shot but suffice it to say there are a lot of things you shouldn’t do.
Not long after we moved here we sat on this bench, looking at the view and celebrated our good fortune in living in Sequim. We don’t always take the path past this bench but on a day like this ...
The trail meanders a short distance through a wooded area and then opens onto this view. Access to the bluff overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca near here has recently been moved inland becaus...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/10/18/dungeness-recreation-area-2/
The spot where this is taken is one of the best places to view the Dungeness Valley. I’ve shown this view before and chances are good that I’ll show it again. It’s hard to tire of this vist...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/08/10/how-green-is-the-valley/
The bluffs at Dungeness Recreation Area are partially composed of powdery, fine sands. On this particular day light, blown sand mapped out the day’s activities by walkers and bicyclists.
These plump little native berries ripen at the height of summer. They feed birds, wildlife, and passing walkers like us who look forward to them every year. Abundant rains this spring assured a g...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/07/21/serviceberries-2/
A couple of weeks ago the exit side of the road through this lookout at the Dungeness Recreation Area was blocked. When we arrived the other day the whole pullout was blocked, as you can see here...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/07/18/return-to-slippin-and-slidin/
Another big piece of the bluffs at Dungeness Recreation Area has taken a tumble. The bumpers you see on the right side of this shot are at the edge of a pullout road that passes this spot, bringi...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/06/03/slippin-and-slidin/
Serviceberries are in bloom now and they’re gorgeous. They’re a native tree, also known as Saskatoon. In the summer these blossoms become small, dark edible berries. Bushes all over the Dunge...
These cattails provide nesting materials for a variety of birds. A perfect avian Home Depot, they’re located not far from where I saw the hummingbird I showed you on Monday. Click here for a po...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/05/09/feathering-a-nest/
Moss grows very well around here, especially in winter. And sometimes it even gets artful, as it does here. It has filled in the detailing on a granite gravestone, almost creating a living embell...
We walked on a nice day a little while back. There was enough new growth around the trail that it was fringed with green. The deciduous trees are slowly putting on this year’s crop of leaves bu...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/04/15/trail-fringes/
The bluff at Port Williams is always an interesting spot to visit. A geologist could tell you much of our ancient history from the bands of soils that pile up here. As I’ve mentioned before, bo...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/04/10/port-williams-bluff/
In the course of last week’s public meeting on the Dungeness Recreation Area Master Plan update, a member of the community spoke. Rather than siting the proposed 45 recreational vehicle campsit...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/03/17/dungeness-recreation-area-master-plan-update-7/
The Dungeness Recreation Area (DRA) Master Plan Update includes plans to construct a number of new walking trails. Though new walking experiences are always welcome — there’s a lot to see in ...
https://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/2018/03/16/dungeness-recreation-area-master-plan-update-6/