Locations — South Puget Sound

Beachcrest

beach just west of Nisqually Reach · South Puget Sound · 14 frames

Private beach owned by the Beachcrest community

Location given as a general area only — never a nest or sensitive site.

Photographs · Beachcrest

Flock of Cedar Waxwings perched in red alder tree outside our kitchen door, with juvenile at the top
Pigeon Guillemots singing to each other at Beachcrest
Douglas Squirrel enjoying apple in backyard. She ran with her apple and wedged it between branches in a tree when we watched her too closely.
Mated Pigeon Guillemot pair on beach in front of Beachcrest burrow
A female finch drilling into a red apple in the backyard
Mourning Dove pair perched in deciduous forest at Beachcrest
Pigeon Guillemot pair courting at Beachcrest
Pileated Woodpecker pair making holes in a dead tree at Beachcrest, looking for carpenter ants. The female woodpecker is at the bottom.
Male Pileated Woodpecker in backyard apple tree in September 2025
Wild Eastern Cottontail rabbit eating golden apple in backyard
Pileated Woodpecker male visiting apple trees for the third year, September 2026
Pigeon Guillemot waits for mate at Beachcrest burrow
Juvenile Cedar Waxwing and two adults perch in red alder tree outside our kitchen door
Pigeon Guillemot pair enjoying being in the water together at Beachcrest