June 13, 14, and 15 Walks

Snaps from Recent Walks

June 15 - Saturday - Today's walk at Green Lake

Just getting started on today's walk at Green Lake.
Peaceful and the walkway is mostly mine.
57F (14C) seemed warm while walking.
No wind and it felt like the humidity was up there.
Mostly overcast with gradual clearing in the forecast.
June 15, 2019  6:11 AM

A brood (?) of mallards.

Ok, I looked this up on one of those official looking birding websites. "A group of ducklings being cared for by their mother is called a brood." But there is no sign of mother, so I'm not sure if I can call this a brood or not. Anyway, it's a cute bunch of young ducks. I was more than half way around the lake when I spotted this group and said, yes, this will be good for Saturday's Critters.

Little ducks sleeping late!
At Green Lake, June 15th

Here is a young lady getting ready for a swim.
She appears to be "safety-wise" with the orange cap and float.
Yes, I'm seeing quite a few swimmers these past few days.
At Green Lake, Seattle, June 15th

I've reached the end of today's walk and snapped this picture
of a crew getting started with their practice.
At Green Lake, June 15th

June 14 - Friday

Cloudy, 55F (13C) at the start of Friday's walk.
At Green Lake, Seattle
June 14, 2019  5:39 AM

On a Friday I expected more walkers.
There were not many.
At Green Lake, June 14th

This grouping behavior by the geese is something
I've noticed quite a bit more the last couple of weeks.
I've read that it may be for security after a molting or
loss of feathers.
At Green Lake, June 14th
Also, there is a mallard family in the upper left
quarter but they are hard to see.

The "sprinkler challenge" has been underway the last few walks.

😊

Another walk completed.
June 14th at Green Lake

June 13 - Thursday

These days now have some of Seattle's earliest sunrises.
Here's how it looked at the start of Thursday's walk at
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
June 13, 2019  5:42 AM

Today I was more into just walking than stopping for pictures,
but I liked the look of this goose family.
Just one little one with them.
June 13, 2019
at Green Lake

A closer look.
This is where I think optical zoom shines.

At the end of today's walk looking across the lake.
Compared to the start photo ... it looks like the clouds are moving out.
Bright sunshine is the outlook.
At Green Lake, June 13th

Comment Replies

Eileen - Good question about the tower cranes down at the Expedia Headquarters construction site. I've seen some architectural drawings of the completed buildings and they are not "high-rise" so I don't really expect much of my view to be blocked. Thanks for asking.

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