Union Bay Natural Area - Seattle Birding - Sunny December Days 2023

On the Road - Ep. 9 / Birding December 2023 Plus Seattle Christmas Boat Parade. December in Seattle is the worst of the big dark. So, when mother nature gives you sunny days, you got to get outside.
00:00 Intro Union Bay Natural Area December 2nd
00:10 The Wood Duck
00:36 Photos Pt1 from December 2nd
01:27 Photos Pt2 from December 2nd
01:45 Seattle Christmas Boat Parade
02:47 Union Bay Natural Area December 16th
03:12 Beaver(?) at Yesler Swamp
03:40 My Best Wildlife Photos Yet! - December 16th
04:24 Red-Winged Blackbirds and Sparrows(?)
05:29 Trumpeter Swans in Unison
We went to Union Bay Natural twice in December. The First trip was a quiet outing, but I did manage to get my camera on the wood duck, even if for a few seconds. And since the weather held went to Seward Park for the Christmas Boats, which is a thing apparently. I caught some of my favorite photos in the second trip especially of the Heron and Red-winged blackbirds.
Birds/wildlife spotted/photographed:
Great Blue Heron- :15, 1:27, 3:46, 4:39, 5:32
Cooper’s Hawk - :37
Anna’s Hummingbird - :42
Mallards - :45
Double-crested Cormorants - :52, 5:11
Trumpeter Swans - 1:15, 1:30, 3:58, 4:50, 5:26
Canada Geese - 1:15, 3:11
Bald Eagles - 1:38
Beaver (?) - 3:12
Red-Winged Blackbird - 3:51, 4:24
Ring-necked ducks - 4:01, 5:24
Sparrows (?) - 4:27
If I missed something, let me know.
Equipment Used:
Nikon Z6
Nikon D500
NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR
Software Used:
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Final Cut
Music From:
Artlist