Favorite Photos of 2021

I know. We’re already two months into 2022, but better late than never, right?
Here are some of my favorite photos from 2021: autumn in Bellingham; seal on the Oregon coast; hawk on the tree outside our window; sunrise in Skagit County, WA; a gladiola gift from a friend; snow geese near Bow, WA; flipped reflection of Skagit Valley daffodils; a couple of photos from Neskowin on the Oregon coast; Mount Rainier; an owl in our tree; and otters scrambling on a rock in Bellingham, WA.
(Photos by Karen Molenaar Terrell.)

So There’s This Photo Contest…

National Wildlife Federation is hosting a photo contest and I’ve entered five of my photos in it. True to form, I got ’em in just under the wire yesterday. If you would like to vote for any of these submissions (hint, hint), here are the links:

Heron at Sunset

Otter Family at Boulevard Park

Otter Family

Marmot at Mount Rainier

Marmot on Mount Rainier (photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell)

Trumpeter Swan Landing

and
Trumpeter Swans Landing

Trumpeter Swans in Bow, WA (photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell)

Thank you!
Karen

Deer Around the Corner and Otters in the Bay

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Originally posted on Scenes from Bellingham Bay:
I witnessed magic in Bellingham this morning! A family of otters – four babies and their mom – were there, scampering around on the rocks, and swimming in the bay. I watched as…