April 13, 2024 Birding, April 13, 2024: The goose definitely pecked my bag For me, a rare in-focus shot of a junco feeding on the groundA multi-banded golden-crowned sparrow on the fenceA house sparrow grabbing a snackTree swallow on a bird boxA pair of tree swallows having a conversationRusty the pipe, off the West Dyle Trail at Reifel Bird SanctuaryChickadee hanging outMale cowbird looking ruffled in the sunNot perfect focus, but getting a full shot of a marsh wren is one of those "just take it" thingsMarsh wren among the branchesMarsh wren singingTwin buttsA ruby-crowned kinglet in an extremely rare moment of reposeA kinglet holding still for just a momentI only realized all the turtles in the shot after it was pointed out (I was shooting the herons).Mt. Baker, with the low tide of Boundary Bay in the foregroundNorthern harrier soaring above the marshHeron in the tall grassDeath metal eagle and moonFemale mallard getting splashyGull on a logBlackbird between two branchesBlackbird on a seed-dotted fenceA wood duck and Northern pintail gliding alongside each otherA scaup cruising toward the pierSandhill crane strutting through the shallowsA resplendently orange-hued Sandhill craneTerrifying goose cruising the lake surface Prev 1of28 Next Share this post on social media.