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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Not a bad sunset for this part of the world