West Seattle wildlife takes wing, feathered and fierce


Alki photographer extraordinaire David Hutchinson shared these photos, explaining:

There is always interesting wildlife to see while walking along Harbor Avenue. It can be Sea Lions or Harbor Seals out in Elliott Bay, Canada Geese and their goslings along the shore, or Bald Eagles being pursued by crows. The attached photos were taken recently. The first is a Bald Eagle heading home in the evening to its nest near Salty’s. The second is a Killdeer protecting its nearby nest with a typical distraction display.


For the sake of both the airborne and seagoing wildlife, it’s important to keep our shorelines clean; toward that end, as noted here previously, David and others with the Alki Community Council are involved with beach cleanups; last weekend, those cleanups were featured in this report on KING 5 News (with interviewees including Eilene Hutchinson and Seal Sitters’ Robin Lindsey).

11 Replies to "West Seattle wildlife takes wing, feathered and fierce"

  • Trina June 12, 2011 (8:10 pm)

    Amazing photos!!

  • Recall McGinn June 12, 2011 (8:11 pm)

    Awesome!

  • 35this35mph June 12, 2011 (8:33 pm)

    Outstanding!

  • miws June 12, 2011 (9:01 pm)

    Great pics as usual, David!

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    The eagle pic is absolutely amazing! It doesn’t look natural, almost as if a painter took “artistic license” in creatively drawing it.

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    Mike

  • mike flynn June 12, 2011 (10:18 pm)

    That dang eagle (or maybe its antecedent) near took my head off one day as I came out of Salty’s!

  • David Hutchinson June 12, 2011 (10:28 pm)

    Photo of the eagle was taken at 8:30 in the evening along the access road to Jack Block Park. The eagle had just taken off from the old building just east of the road and was in shadow while the sky behind was clear and still fairly bright. Taken at a focal length of 260 mm, 1/500 sec, f8.0, ISO 400, and was cropped and lightened a bit to bring out detail in the wings.

  • Noelle June 12, 2011 (10:35 pm)

    Wonderful photos! Thank you for sharing them! The bold eagle is AWESOME! I Love West Seattle’s Wildlife!

  • LatteRose June 13, 2011 (7:53 am)

    Very cool!

  • Libby Carr June 13, 2011 (10:31 am)

    Most amazing photography, thanks for sharing your gift, David.

  • I. Ponder June 13, 2011 (7:47 pm)

    I hope David makes lots of $ on this one as a stock photo. It’s hard to believe it’s natural and not a painting.

  • Trileigh June 14, 2011 (6:04 am)

    David, thanks for these terrific photos! I’ve been out of town for a while and they make me eager to get back home to West Seattle!

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