Back to Ship Creek

It has been a few weeks since I went to Ship Creek so I made a quick trip back there with the desire to photograph Dippers. There is a fish hatchery next to a man made salmon ladder where people go to watch migrating salmon. I'll try to remember to go there when the salmon start showing up in a few weeks.

Dippers nest next to the salmon ladder pretty much every year and I got this photo of a fledgling patiently waiting for its parents to come and stuff food in its face. The parents darted in and out too fast for me to get a photo in the short time that I was there.

Nearby the Harlequin Ducks were still around.

It would have been nice to get closer and thus, sharper photos.

I appreciate the photos I did manage to get.

I like this shot of a Green-winged Teal showing its head under the water.

Another view.

Later I went to Westchester to see a Snow Goose. It is unusual to see a Snow Goose in Anchorage.

On a different day I photographed this Barrow's Goldeneye at Spenard Crossing.

I got close to this pair of shovelers. Too bad the light was so dim.

Since painting the 11x14" swan photo I have been busy painting Dall Sheep. The new 24x18" painting is coming out well and I should have a photo of it in the next post..