Fly into the Seattle area during the day or the day before.  We will either pick you up or arrange a shuttle to the hotel.  At 5pm we will have a 2 hour presentation and photography discussion on photographing birds featuring Ken’s photography.  We will have dinner together and return to the hotel.  Hotel: Best Western, Silverdale, WA

We will have a morning session photographing the Bald Eagles and Herons at Hood Canal.  In the afternoon we will visit a local songbird feeding station that attracts a variety of birds including Pileated Woodpecker.  Hotel: Best Western, Silverdale, WA

This morning we will drive out to Hood Canal to photograph the eagles. There will be about a 5 hour photo session with the eagles.  This is the only place that I’ve seen regular confrontations between herons and eagles which make for great photo opportunities.  For those interested in working on hand holding a long lens for flight shots it’s an excellent location with plenty of subjects to practice on.  In addition to the eagles there are lots of Great Blue Herons, Glaucous-winged Gulls and nesting Purple Martins in the area. The location is beautiful as well with opportunities for landscapes and birdscapes as well as the portraits.  After lunch we will return to the hotel and check out driving and then taking a ferry to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands.  We will do a bit of Bald Eagle and Red Fox photography in the late afternoon.   Hotel: Friday Harbor, WA

This morning we will photograph Red Foxes, Bald Eagles and other birds on San Juan Island.  In the afternoon we will have a 4-5 hour boat trip to photograph Orcas, Tufted Puffins, Rhinoceros Auklets and other seabirds and wildlife.  This will a later afternoon shoot to take advantage of the best lighting. Hotel: Friday Harbor, WA 

This morning we will spend photographing the Red Foxes, Bald Eagles and other birds on San Juan Island, then we will check out, take the ferry and scenic drive back down through Whidbey Island and then visit a Pigeon Guillimot colony near Port Townsend.  Then we will return to the Best Western in Silverdale, WA.  In the late afternoon we will review images and have a presentation on using flash for bird photography or you can rest and download images.  Hotel: Best Western, Silverdale

We have one more morning photographing the eagles and then we will give you a ride or arrange a shuttle back to the Seattle-Tacoma airport for your return flight home.   You will go home with a lot of great images and having learned a lot from Ken.