Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Here are a couple more Double-crested Cormorants, seen a couple of days ago at sunset from Ala Spit on Whidbey Island, Washington. These guys and gals regularly fly between Ala Spit and Hope Island. They can also be seen flying through Deception Pass (e.g., from Pass Island). 270
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Double-crested Cormorants, seen a couple of days ago at Ala Spit on Whidbey Island, Washington. 030
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ring-billed gull, seen a couple of days ago at Ala Spit on Whidbey Island, Washington. 021
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Looking south from near Mt. Constitution on Orcas Island in the San Juan islands of Washington State. Image taken 11/23/2013. 170
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Looking south from near Mt. Constitution on Orcas Island in the San Juan islands of Washington State. Image taken 11/22/2013. 070
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Glaciers on the northeast face of Mount Baker. Image taken 10/3/2012, from near Artist's Point. 150
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 17/09/2026North Cascades Forest, near Washington Pass. Image taken 9/24/2024 040
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Paddle-tailed darner dragonfly, Fullerton Pond, Barnum Point Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. Image taken 9/4/2024 050
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Common red darter dragonfly, Fullerton Pond, Barnum Point Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. Image taken 9/4/2024 030
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Jackson Hole and Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Image taken from the Shadow Mountain Road, twelve years ago today. 040
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Clouds over Mount Moran and the Teton Range, Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, twelve years ago today. 070
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sunrise on the Grand Teton, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, twelve years ago today! 070
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, twelve years ago today. 1215
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Grand Teton National Park, twelve years ago today. 050
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Great Blue Heron, with a nearby duck (partially hidden), in the Skagit River Estuary, Washington state. I watched the heron for some time before realizing that there was a nearby duck. They did not seem to be bothered by the close proximity. Seen yesterday evening, just before sunset. 150
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Pectoral Sandpiper, Hayton Preserve, Fir Island, Washington. Taken close to sunset yesterday. 170
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Male Northern Harrier, against the backdrop of the North Cascade mountains of northwestern Washington State. Image taken 3/2/26. 040
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A Pileated Woodpecker, seen the other day at the Skagit Wildlife area on Fir Island, Washington. 160
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Seen a couple of days ago at sunset at Hayton Preserve, Fir Island, Washington. I think this is a Western Sandpiper, but please let me know if you think otherwise. It was part of a small flock (20 to 25 birds) swooping back and forth over the water at high tide. 160
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Greater Yellowlegs, seen in the Skagit River estuary a couple of days ago. They were there for over an hour, just hanging out, seemingly enjoying the warm weather. 140
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Female blue-winged teal, seen a couple days ago in the Skagit River Estuary, Washington. 050
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Northern Shoveler, Skagit Wildlife area, Fir Island, Washington. Image taken 10/1/2015 151
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Saratoga Passage, which is the waterway between Camano Island and Whidbey Island. In the distance is Whidbey Island with the Olympic Mountains behind it. Image taken 10/29/2011 070
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Long-Billed Dowitchers, seen while kayaking in the Skagit River estuary, Washington, on 9/9/2016. 170
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seen while kayaking in the Skagit River estuary, Washington state, on 9/9/2016. 040
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Blue dasher dragonfly, Fullerton Pond, Barnum Point Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. Images taken 7/23/2023 2130
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Looking forward to seeing the return of short-eared owls to some of our fields in northwestern Washington. 090
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Mount Hood at dawn, as seen from Trillium Lake, Oregon. Image taken 10/4/2013 080
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 30/08/2026North Cascades (left to right - Mount Triumph, Crater Peak, Mount Baker, Southern Picket Range, and Jack Mountain), as seen from Slate Peak. Image taken 8/7/2013. 070
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Ptarmigan Ridge and Mount Baker (in the clouds), from Artist's Point, northwest Washington. Image taken 9/22/2007. 080
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Cardinal Meadowhawk dragonfly, in flight, Fullerton Pond, Barnum Point Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. Image taken 9/4/2024 160
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Great Egret, seen a couple days ago at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, southwest Washington. 170
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 25/08/2026There is beauty in small things. Iverson Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. Image taken 8/14/2024 1120
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Just hanging around, Iverson Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. 080
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Caspian Tern, Skagit River Estuary, Washington. Image taken 9/15/2017 0110
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Kingfisher with a meal, Wylie Slough, Skagit Wildlife Area, Fir Island, Washington. Images taken 9/15/2016 180
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The northeast face of Mount Baker. Image taken 8/6/2013 090
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Mount Baker, from the Ptarmigan Ridge hike which starts at Artist's Point, near the Mount Baker ski area. Images taken 8/6/2013 030
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Looking into the rugged North Cascade Mountains, from Winchester Mountain in northwestern Washington. Image taken 9/14/2023 080
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Summer is starting to wind down on Camano Island. 050
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Wasp, after landing on the side of a flower, Iverson Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. Image taken a couple of days ago. 170
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 15/08/2026From Artist's Point (in northwestern Washington), you can look to the east to see Mount Shuksan and then look to the west to see (Table Mountain and Ptarmigan Ridge leading to) Mount Baker. This stunning location is aptly named. 150
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Silver Star Mountain, just after sunrise, as seen from Slate Peak in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Image taken 8/8/2013. 060
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Sunrise from Slate Peak in a northeast corner of the North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Looking west, we see Mount Baker (50 miles away) getting its first light from the sun, as the earth's shadow gradually lowers. Images taken 8/8/2013. 040
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Rabbit, Skagit Wildlife Area, Fir Island, Washington. Images taken yesterday afternoon, just before sunset. 150
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Great Blue Heron, Skagit Wildlife Area, Fir Island, Washington. Image taken yesterday afternoon. 040
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Kingfisher, Skagit River Estuary, Washington. Image taken yesterday afternoon. 060
Keith Williamson @kwilliam8.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Woodland Skipper moth, Iverson Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. Image taken 8/24/2022 120