The Ballard Seagle

Spying the Ballard Seagle in its pond off 28th Street.

Salmon Mural at the Sunset Bowl

A mural of what looks like a chinook and a coho salmon leaping on the side of the Sunset Bowl building.

Squirrel Portrait

A short-tailed squirrel looks at the camera while nibbling on a pair of winged seeds from a maple tree.

Squirrel in the Snow

A short-tailed squirred pauses in the snow while sitting on a maple branch.

Ducks in the Snowstorm

A group of about five ducks keeps moving in the snow and cold water of this snowstorm.

Second Picture of Cooper’s Hawk

A second picture of the Cooper’s Hawk perched atop this fence on a gray November morning. It stayed there for over a half hour, looking around at pigeons, crows, etc., before flying away.

Cooper’s Hawk

A picture of a Cooper’s Hawk roosting atop a chainlink fence here in Ballard on a November morning. This is a different individual, I believe, from the one I saw a couple months ago and wrote about here.

Sea Lion Moving Through Water

A sea lion (possibly a seal) undulates its body just above the surface of the water after coming up to breathe.

Sea Lions (or Seals) at the Locks

A look at one of the half-dozen or so sea lions (or seals) that were feeding on spawning salmon just downstream from the Ballard Locks this past weekend.

Coho Salmon

A coho salmon (and one beneath it) makes its way slowly through the Ballard Locks.