The Ballard Locks are: A National Historic Site, the busiest locks in the Nation, and a major tourist attraction—operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Locks are also only 1.5 miles from where I’m staying, so I thought a nice morning walk-with-camera would be a great way to celebrate Labor Day.
Ballard is definitely pro-environment,
and allows intensive gardening, as well as….ducks!
The Great Wiki says:
Historically Ballard is the traditional center of Seattle’s ethnically Scandinavian seafaring community, who were drawn to the area because of the salmon fishing opportunities.
The neighborhood’s unofficial slogan is “Uff da.”
I started seeing birds-that-like-the-water,
so I knew I was getting close!
BUT….
Pook!
about Covid!
So, without seeing the locks or the salmon runs or the botanical park and all the thrilling birds that were surely behind that fence, I continued my walk along the canal and Salmon Bay.
There were gulls and boats. And a few more gulls.
A nice walk, a pretty day.
A day that the Lord has made!
Nothing much else to be said, but:
My.Bird.Walks. 
So, which type of gulls are those?
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hah, I was lazy and didn’t bother with any ID. There are some peculiar hybrids out here between Western and Glaucous-winged that make them tricky–not to mention the six-year progression of plumage changes, and I don’t have my helpful, in-depth gull book with me.
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