Scene in Edmonds: Gone fishing

Photographer David Carlos was at the Edmonds waterfront on Presidents Day.

  1. David, what a day you had! You got some really nice shots. Love the belted kingfisher. I’m curious, what is the rust and white area that almost looks like his wing (I’ve never seen one like that)? Or is his underbelly just fluffed up so much it looks sort of like a wing? But the band on the belted kingfisher is usually blue. Maybe something attached to the sculpture? Also, interesting to see a crow sitting so peacefully close to an eagle! I only see the crows attacking the eagles in the air to keep them away from their nests! And, I love how you captured the fishing scene, with the huts all lined up from the left moving inward toward the horizon, the railing moving toward the same vantage point from the right, the fisherman centered between them and the fishing lines all showing at different angles pulling your eye from left to right. All with perfect exposure too!
    Thank you for sharing them.

  2. Those are amazing photographs! Thank you David Carlos for sharing them and also for ” My Edmonds News” for publishing them.

  3. Hi, Vicki,

    Thanks for your response. I’m not a bird expert, but according to All About Birds.org:

    “With its top-heavy physique, energetic flight, and piercing rattle, the Belted Kingfisher seems to have an air of self-importance as it patrols up and down rivers and shorelines. It nests in burrows along earthen banks and feeds almost entirely on aquatic prey, diving to catch fish and crayfish with its heavy, straight bill. These ragged-crested birds are a powdery blue-gray; males have one blue band across the white breast, while females have a blue and a chestnut band.”

    Here’s the full gallery from yesterday’s photo shoot:
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/Dyic6rwsG6GN1NX26

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