WEST SEATTLE BIRDS: 7 of our feathered neighbors

Thanks for the ongoing bird photos! We have seven more to share on this football afternoon, starting above with the “real” Seahawk – an Osprey – photographed by Steve Bender. Next, a bird that never seems to look the same in any two photos, a Great Blue Heron, first by Michael Ostrogorsky:

Next in silhouette by Stewart L.

This Hawk visited Eric Taney in North Admiral:

Cindy Roberts saw this Barred Owl at Seola Pond:

A Pileated Woodpecker was on a Lincoln Park tree when Kathryn Smith saw it:

And in a double-check of the files, we found Samantha Burton‘s California Scrub-Jay photo from August:

Remember that it’s still fall migration time for some birds – so the Lights Out program has good suggestions to follow. Meantime, we appreciate bird (and other) photos – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

10 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE BIRDS: 7 of our feathered neighbors"

  • Mike October 16, 2022 (4:55 pm)

    I live across 106th from Seola Pond and that (or another) owl has been hanging around since summer.  I can hear him/her at night hooting.  Don’t leave your cats out.

  • Spencer October 16, 2022 (5:13 pm)

    Always love the bird posts. Thanks to all the wonderful neighbors and WSB! :D

  • RE October 16, 2022 (5:17 pm)

    Wow, amazing photos!! Thank you to the photographers and WSB for making this a regular feature. 

  • Insertname October 16, 2022 (6:05 pm)

    Fantastic photos as always. Thanks for sharing. 

  • Susanna October 16, 2022 (6:44 pm)

    Thanks WSB and local photogs/birders! I love these compilations.

  • bolo October 16, 2022 (8:08 pm)

    That photo of the great blue heron with the sardine flying into its mouth– wow!

    WOW!

    That’s got to be an award-winning foto for sure!

    • Michael Ostrogorsky October 17, 2022 (12:46 pm)

      Thank you so much. The photography gods were smiling on me that day! 

  • LivesInWS October 17, 2022 (3:19 pm)

    Really enjoy the bird photos. It’s a great feature, WSB!  The heron with the little fish jumping into its mouth is amazing.  Also the hawk in Admiral, the Pileated, and the Scrub Jay.

  • Kersti Elisabeth Muul October 17, 2022 (7:16 pm)

    That’s a baby scrub Jay.Great photos all

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