Juanita Bay Park in Kirkland Washington

[@jamesbarnes3063]

Beautiful and I am a new subscriber and glad to be here

[@chosenbydesign9007]

Wonderful video, thank you for sharing.

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank YOU for letting me share. It really was beautiful there! 🙏🤗💖

[@alexku3348]

Like your videos and music. Share the same excitement while being in nature, even on cloudy days of nasty seasons!

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for letting me share. I feel so fortunate to be able to get out there and even more fortunate to be able to share. 🙏💖🤗

[@rdphoto2]

Nicely done video. Love your enthusiasm with your photography.

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you!!! It is always such a treat to be out with a camera.. and just to be out in general. 🙏🤗💖

[@peterb.7437]

That’s the leucistic sparrow :). I am glad you made it here, I always go to that park. That trail that goes to the middle viewing platform is my fave.

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you - that is what I am coming up with as well. It was SOOOOO beautiful there and I am really looking forward to going back. My plan is to go shoot in the Skagit valley, but I will hit that beautiful place again as well. 🙏🤗💖

[@PhotoGearFun]

Thanks for sharing this video! I love the Wood Duck shots and footage. I have seen them many times but have yet to capture them. I need to get out and do that. What a beautiful area.

[@JonnyPink65]

I wish I had way more time to hit many places but being there was simply awesome. I am so happy I was able to at least get there. 🙏🤗💖

[@Thekennel177]

Awesome. Now me and 4200 other photographers will be there soon.

[@JonnyPink65]

It is an awesome, well known park..... and amazing. Everyplace around there is amazing. 🙏🤗💖

[@robertjames-life4768]

Used to live a few blocks up the street from there. You really captured some great stuff.

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank you. I LOVE it there and hope those that are fortunate to live there appreciate it as much or more than I do. Thank you for letting me share. 🙏💖🤗

[@KenGerathsDuck]

Always happy to help a brother out

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank you!! 🙏🤗💖

[@Chrispitchwildlife]

there are some really cute ducks there. Well done Jonny! 😀

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank you Chris!! 🙏🤗💖

[@jeffolson4731]

The first time I went to the park was to see a Mandarin duck that was hanging around the wood ducks. He hasn't been seen in a while now. The dock you are standing on at about the 2:26 mark is next to the trees the Bald Eagles sit in a lot. Good job finding the leucistic sparrow. I have only seen it a few times. It is a special sight. Since I live in the Tacoma area, I am careful for when I go up there because the traffic can be awful or worse. In that park I have seen Bobcats, Beavers, Otters, Raccoons, Muskrats, small mammals, turtles, Bald Eagles, Sora, Virginia Rails, Great Blue Heron, Wilson Snipes, Cormorants, Trumpeter Swans (winter only), and every type of ducks you can think of. I know I am leaving out a bunch of other birds. It is the only location I have ever seen a Black Necked Stilt. That caused quite a stir the morning we saw them. They were too far away to get good pictures. Chances are the eagles weren't very far away. There are some trees on the west shore near that they like to sit in as well. Really hard to see and impossible to get pictures of. I am really happy you enjoyed the park.

[@JonnyPink65]

Jeff - I chose my crappy motel so I could be close to that little park and lake and man o man was it awesome. When I saw the little white sparrow, it was all I could do to remain calm and get as many shots as I could. I was the same with the swans. I ran into 3 other photographers out that day and I did ask about eagles. On the plus side, I did see one here in California this morning way up in the mountains and that was a treat. I have to start calling in tomorrow for jury duty and when that is done, I will be watching the weather for a flight up there again...... as long as the temps stay in the 40s or upper 30s, I am Ok with that. Don't want to shoot when the lakes are frozen. LOL That place really was amazing and it will be something I want to hit again when I go back - as soon as possible. Thank you for sharing your beautiful area. 🙏🤗💖

[@jeffolson4731]

@@JonnyPink65 I am up at my mother in-laws this weekend. There is snow on the ground and the lakes are still frozen. In the Seattle area and south it is pretty much back to normal. I am going to try for eagles, owls, and hawks in the morning at East 90 Wildlife Area in Skagit near Edison.

[@JonnyPink65]

@@jeffolson4731 Jeff..... I am envious. Have an amazing time! 💖😁

[@robertsaunders5740]

Very nice and we are now snowed in. Looking forward to trying the vintage 400mm German lens I got for Christmas if it ever warms up again.

[@JonnyPink65]

I was so fortunate and soo happy to be there. I knew the temps were going to drop and I headed home hoping to beat the ice and the storms. I am planning on going back when the forecast shows at least the 40s and at least one day of sun!!! I will fly out, shoot for two days and fly home! 🙏🤗💖

[@WernerBirdNature]

Hey John, thanks for sharing the privilege of playing with this 840/5.6 combo. I mostly enjoyed the mirrored ducks at 7:53 ;-) When you don't have much light or want magic bokeh, the difference with 800/9 is obvious. But I heard from other pros they often stop down this lens to f8 or f9 when the have enough separation between bird and background. Otherwise (when the bird is rather close) they have the eye in focus but not the beak or other important parts of the bird. I don't have the muscles and money for this, but I'll soon enjoy enjoy about the same reach with the 200-800 😀

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you for letting me share. You are absolutely correct - you need light to shoot at F8 or F9. The light here this day was too low for the 200-800 unless I wanted to shoot at 1/100th or so. I like to keep my shutter speed up to minimize motion blur - just my preference. I really , really love the versatility of the 200-800. No lens is perfect - they all have strengths and weakness. I would actually have preferred using the 200-800 LOL - is it so much lighter to carry and hand hold 🙏🤗💖

[@RogerZoul]

Jonny Pink....we can't get that close to Wood ducks or Green-winged Teal here in SC. Lucky you! Enjoy!

[@JonnyPink65]

I was so excited and felt so fortunate to be there. It was an absolute joy!!! 🙏🤗💖

[@HotGates]

I grew up in Marysville Wash, My cousin owns Acropolis Pizza in Kirkland, If you happen to eat there tell my cuz George Chris says hi! Btw a great place to photograph Eagles you can also rent a boat is go to Rockport. Washington

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you!!! When I make it back out there, I will do that. I had planned a boat ride on the Skagit River to photograph eagles but it was canceled. Watching the weather and when it will be sunny for a day or two and at least in the 40s, I will quickly book a flight and head back. BEAUTIFUL area 🙏🤗💖

[@forced_perspective]

That was doo cool. All the parks with the little bays that I was pointed to a few days later were rock solid with ice and no birds. A few days had a high of 21 so you lucked out 🥶

[@JonnyPink65]

I chickened out LOL and headed home. It was dark and gloomy but I do feel fortunate. I really want to fly back and complete that adventure. I have seen the photos you have posted and I am sooooo looking forward to what you captured. 🙏🤗💖

[@forced_perspective]

Awesome gonna start downloading everything. I think I already shared the highlights from lightroom mobile. I think that was the right decision or you could literally be stuck in the middle of nowhere with the current conditions

[@JonnyPink65]

@@forced_perspective I am thinking so too! I am really looking forward though to what you captured 🤗💖

[@j.kimmer1509]

41? that is coooooooooooLd. haha.

[@JonnyPink65]

It was 54 here in Los Angeles today and we all acted like we were going to freeze solid! 🙏🤗💖

[@colintraveller]

Top Drawer

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank you!!! 🙏🤗💖

[@festerbestertester1658]

I was just there yesterday. I saw a few eagles, mostly juveniles. I've been watching this place for years, and for the first time I saw the osprey nesting box being used. The viewing decks are nice but disappointing at the same time. There's no way to get down to eye level with the birds, you're always shooting down on them. Swans are typically there from about November to February; not many, maybe 15-20. Also, beavers, otters, raccoons, deer....one guy told me he saw a bear. And, of course, the two bobcats a couple winters ago. I've got pics of the leucistic sparrow, or whatever it is, I just call it a bald sparrow. If you're not doing this professionally, then the point is to have fun, and it looks like you're doing just that.

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank you!!! I LOVE it there and since I have a two day drive to get there, to me it was special. Will be a stop when I go back in a couple of months. There are so many places I go around here that you cant get eye level or places I would NOT get down on the ground - I get it. Thank you again - will be there in a couple of months. 🙏🤗💖

[@rey1953]

Been there many times. Great place to meet other birders and photographers. A jewel of a park.

[@JonnyPink65]

I will be going back to Washington end of this year or in January. I LOVE this little park and will be going back again when there. 🙏💖🤗

[@canonlensesandcameras4425]

not using 200-800? how come? bored of it?

[@JonnyPink65]

I tried using the 200-800 but the light was really just too low. I wish I had been able to with the zoom, but that lens really needs light. I did try! 🙏🤗💖

[@adventureswithduck7400]

That sparrow i believe is called a white hipping sparrow.

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank you!!!! I was so excited to watch it with my camera. I did search but was not sure. Thank you!!! 🙏🤗💖

[@alansach8437]

I'm sure you mean "chipping" sparrow!

[@KenGerathsDuck]

Correct... I guess I far fingered that one 😁

[@canonlensesandcameras4425]

come on john its -5 here in uk

[@JonnyPink65]

😂😅🤣 It was 12C here today and everyone - including me - acts like we are going to freeze to death. I grew up in snow in Santa Fe New Mexico and I outgrew the cold when I moved to Los Angeles. Fun for 5 minutes..... Heck, my wife and I keep the inside of our house WAY warmer than that. A comfortable 20C 🙏🤗💖

[@41stclair]

song sparrow

[@JonnyPink65]

Thank you, thank you!! 💖