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There were only three snipes. The one on the left kept moving closer to the one in the center. Here are two more shots taken when the snipe on the left was farther away from the one on the center.
I am surprised I saw all three. I even saw them before Young Dave did, and we call him the Snipe Whisperer for his ability to spot them.
This is a close crop of the snipe in the center, which was the one most visible. Due to their highly effective camouflage, snipes are nearly impossible to spot without binos or a telephoto lens. The one in the middle drew the attention of the naked eye only when the sun reflected off its bill.
Bad weather and a bad knee kept me inside all weekend. Here are some shots from Friday (12/19) when it was relatively sunny.
A Brandt's cormorant was diving off the fishing pier.
It came up with something that looked like a needle fish.
Whatever it was, the cormorant dropped it.
This attracted the attention of a gull, which snatched it up and flew off.
Our most common winter resident cormorants are the double-crested cormorant (orange billl) and the pelagic cormorant (black bill & head). I have read that the Brandt's cormorant (black & white bill + white spot below the eye) is not common for Edmonds. If anyone has more info, please post up here.
Only nine days left in 2014. I'll start a new thread for 2015 on New Years Day.
Based on my photos, you regular viewers probably know my favorite local wildlife. What are your favorites? What would you like to see more photos of in the year ahead? Let me know and I'll try to photograph them in 2015.
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