Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Here’s another bird I don’t see nearly often enough: a belted kingfisher. These birds are found throughout Washington State, never far from water, where it hunts for food. If my bird book has guided me correctly, this is a female. Don’t you love that punk topknot?
I don’t often enough visit the same places that great blue herons do. I really should. They’re beautiful birds.
Here’s another shot from the historic Railroad Bridge trestle. I’ll move on to other subjects tomorrow but plan to come back again once the new bridge is opened.
The historic Railroad Bridge is arguably one of the more photographed sights in Sequim and it’s not hard to see why. The lines, colors, and location of the bridge are all eye candy. Lots of cameras have been trained on this structure. Mine is no exception.
Last winter floodwaters and accompanying debris on the Dungeness River undermined and collapsed part of the Railroad Bridge. The historic trestle survived without damage but the western portion of the span required replacement. A new prefabricated deck has recently been placed on new foundations. This is the portion on the right, above, that does not have tall vertical timbers above the deck.
Here’s a view from the other side, looking westward along the side of the bridge. A fence at the west end of the trestle makes it hard to get a good shot of the new deck.
This property belongs to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. The Tribe has partnered with a variety of entities to rebuild the bridge. The good news is that the new portion of the bridge was engineered to reduce the number of pilings in the river and removed old ones that had been treated with creosote. This improves salmon habitat and allow a less impeded river flow.
The window of Port Book and News in Port Angeles suggested itself for this month’s City Daily Photo theme of “Shop Window.” I liked the holiday tree made from books. Although daylight precluded seeing twinkling holiday lights I liked the reflection of a nearby building.
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I visited the Railroad Bridge recently to check out the progress on the new west end of the span. I’ll show you what it looks like on Wednesday.