A common loon skates across the south Salish Sea.Cutts Island, Henderson Bay, WashingtonFog on Salmon Beach, Tacoma, WashingtonSun breaks through early-morning clouds at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge on the Columbia River south of Vancouver, Washington.A pileated woodpecker leans back periodically to inspect work on a cedar tree in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington. Video by Peter Whipple.