Larus Occidentalis would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Edmonds, Washington. If he had an arm with which to make a sweeping arm motion, he would be showing you the Washington State Ferry M/V Spokane docking at the Edmonds Ferry Terminal. It is always 70F and partly sunny in Edmonds, with perpetual [...]
No, it’s not that I was really doing anything that I would be embarrassed for. Rather, it was that I was caught doing it. I’m not sure what “it” was, but it is just so very obvious from the way that this seagull is looking at me that I have been caught doing something. (Click [...]
Back when I visited the site of the Buena Vista Ferry a couple of months ago, I was greeted by a local cat who took the opportunity to show me around a bit. It obviously lived at a house nearby, but came down to the ferry dock to see who the human was who was [...]
When we think about a visit to the zoo, or even when we think about animals that roam our forests in Cascadia, we seldom think of the fish first. The Oregon Zoo has not forgotten about them, as they are a part of its Great Northwest Exhibit. Whether they are roaming the zoo or roaming [...]
The State Fair is a fluid event, with things happening all over the grounds every day and every moment. In the moments following the judging of this Holstein event, the Holstein queen, the two winners, the judge, and that other guy all broke out in smiles when the photographer for Holstein World held up her [...]
When you visit the state fair, there seems to be one area where the dairy cattle are displayed, and another where the beef cattle are. It seems that if you are a cow, that you will lead quite a different life depending upon whether you are classified as dairy cattle or as beef cattle. To [...]
So, the story goes, I went to Salem on Monday to attend the final day of the Oregon State Fair. Yup, I grew up in the city, but there is some small part of the rural lifestyle that somehow fascinates me. So I looked around and walked into the Poultry barn, where there were a [...]
Fly. Be Free. Be free to fly anywhere within the range of your species. Enjoy the beautiful day. Enjoy the sky. Look down at the world, while the world looks back at you. Open your wings, but don’t care who sees you. Look for fish. Look for french fries. Just be the bird. Photo: Taken [...]
Just remember: If it quacks like a duck, and it floats like a duck, then it must be a seagull! Here, seagulls are acting like ducks next to Pier 54 in Elliott Bay in Seattle. The Seattle Fire Department fire boat Chief Seattle sits just beyond. Yes, the day was very sunny and the water [...]
Whether you are a seagull (Larus occidentalis) or a human (homo sapiens), there are two reasons to visit Pier 54 in Seattle. One is that both the human and the seagull are very fond of Ivar’s fish & chips, which coincidentally is available right there on Pier 54. While the humans prefer their fish & [...]
