Towhee in the brambles. #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Junco in the cedar. #birds #nature #wildlife

American dipper #birds #hoodsport #nature #photography

Water ouzel otherwise known as little dipper taking a break before getting back into the strong current for a snack. #birds #nature #photography

Flock of female bufflehead resting in an estuary #birds #bufflehead #nature #photography

Aurora lighting up the sky and thin clouds near Hood Canal last night. #aurora #nature #photography #hoodsport

Chickadee in the thicket watching me. #birds #nature #photography #Hoodsport

Steller's jay in a cedar. #birds #hoodsport #nature #photography

Small creeks filling for the first time this winter nearly Hoodsport WA. #nature #olympicnationalforest #photography

Junco with fall foliage. #birds #hoodsport #nature #photography

Kinglet take off. #birds #hoodsport #nature #photography

Great blue at their favorite log. #Hoodsport #birds #nature #photography

Black-capped chickadee feeding in the alders. #birds #nature #photography

Late blooming California poppy against Olympic National Forest mountains. #olympicnationalforest #nature #flowers #photography

Yellow-rumped Warbler overlooking a wetland. #birds #naturephotography #pacificnorthwest

Sparrow foraging on the Skokomish River estuary. #birds #wildlife #naturephotography

Steller's Jays... they are as beautiful as they are cantankerous and curious #birds #nature #pacificNorthwest #photography

Enjoy watching Killdeer in Puget Sound. #birds #wildlife #photography #nature

Gull take-off. #birds #nature #photography #SalishSea

Delighted to cross paths with this porcupine today. (for you photographers, monopod with side-gimbal is a great combination). #OlympicNationalForest #nature #wildlife #photography

Flicker in the alders #birds #naturephotography #wildlife

Common Merganser on Skokomish River #birds #naturephotography

Salmon returning up the Skokomish River. #salmon #wildlife #pacificnorthwest #photography

Douglas squirrels, unique to the West Coast of the US, are small but gorgeous and fun to watch. #PacificNorthwest #wildlife #photography

Love finding an otter family tucked into an out of the way tidal channel. #nature #wildlife #photography #pugetsound

Spotted sandpiper. #birds #nature #photography

Merganser family #birds #photography #nature

Chippy feasting in the osoberry #wildlife #photography #chipmunk #nature

Wildland fire fighting from the air in steep terrain. Helo returning to base after its last water drop of the day. #wildfire #photography #Beargulch2025 #OlympicNationalPark

Rough morning? #birds #nature #photography

Slow birding for waxwings. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Red Meadowhawk Dragonfly #dragonfly #nature #photography

Something different. Helo doing water bucket drops on the Bear Gulch Fire at Lake Cushman. #photography #firefighting #wildfire

Mallard chicks in a fading autumnal pond. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Cedar Waxwing on Olympic Peninsula #birds #wildlife #naturephotography

Buzzing the Milkweed. #bees #milkweed #nature #photography

Apollo (butterfly) on blackberry blossoms #butterflies #nature #photography

Female goldfinch in roses. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Grosbeak feeding on Osoberry. #birds #nature #wildlift #photography

Chestnut-backed chickadee--all ruffled up. Not sure if it was a threat response -but cute. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Slow birding. #birds #wildlife #photography

Waxwings return to my favorite wetland. #birds #wildlife #photography

Black-throated Gray Warbler near a wetland--so pretty and well-marked. #birds #photography #wildlift

This "two point" blacktail is huge for his age and no doubt will challenge many elder bucks in a few months. #wildlife #deer #photography

Something different. My hometown waterfront after waiting for aurora a few nights back--just before 3am (yawn) . #nature #photography #aurora

Junco on a mossy roof. #birds #photography #nature

Delighted to find a small field of camas today. Even more so, it was cleared of scotch broom a few years by a power company to reduce fire risk. #nature #wildflowers #photography

Resting hummingbird in the thicket. #birds #nature #photographer

Western Wood-Pewee. #birds #nature #photography

Paintbrush (not sure which species) in bloom. Reading up on them, it seems they are a symbiotic plant and need a host plant for nutrients--things we learn. #flowers #nature #photography