Where the seagulls gather

Seagulls at the mouth of Chico Creek

This is the season for salmon runs in the Northwest, so I took my easel to the mouth of Chico Creek near Silverdale, where the salmon are running up the creek. The air was filled with hundreds of seagulls feasting on the dead salmon that were lying on the creek bank, and the light was bouncing off the tide pools in the marsh grass.

I was lucky to get a break in the weather. The afternoon was chilly, but the skies were mostly clear. A beautiful cool November day.

2 thoughts on “Where the seagulls gather”

  1. Actually, with a small brush with long hairs, each bird can be painted in two simple strokes. It’s easy to get caught up in it and make too many birds!

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