Canada geese are growing up fast. Lake Cushman, WA. #birds #nature #photography

Hummingbirds and honeysuckle....enjoy. #birds #nature #photography

Ring-necked ducks at foothills of Olympic National Forest. #birds #nature #photography

Chickadee breakfast. #birds #nature #photography

Chickadee feeding time. #birds #Hoodsport #nature #photography

Red-winged blackbirds are hopping on lily pads, peeking under leaves looking for snacks. What fun. #birds #nature #photography

Small camas in the foothills of the Olympic Peninsula mountains. #flowers #nature #photography

A gentle morning dove near Hood Canal. #birds #photography #nature

Lupine blooming in Olympic Peninsula foothills. #nature #lupine #photography

Sometimes simple is best. Robin in our mossy Pacific Northwest. #birds #nature #photography

Canada geese goslings.(near Hoodsport) Such protective parents. #birds #nature #photography

First mallard ducklings of the season (Hoodsport). #birds #nature #photography #naturalist

Nature photography can be surprising, like when I spotted this garter snake taking a Pacific chorus frog (Olympic Peninsula). #nature #photography

Slow birding pays off near Hoodsport pond...a female hooded merganser. #birds #nature #photography

Fairy slipper orchids (Calypso bulbosa) in the lowlands of the Olympic Peninsula. #flowers #nature #photography

Red-winged blackbird on a lily pad (near Lilliwaup). #birds #nature #photography

Patch of dead nettle. Hoodsport. #wildflowers #nature #photography

Green-violet swallow exploring nest sites near an Olympic Peninsula lowlands pond. #birds #nature #photography

Love watching hummingbirds feeding on early native blooms (Hoodsport) @birds @nature @photography

female rufous hummingbird feeding on red flowering currants near Hoodsport #birds #nature #photography

Always enjoy the return of the hummingbirds to the Olympic Peninsula...just in time for the red currant and salmonberry blooms. #birds #photography #nature

Otter in lowland pond, Olympic Peninsula #otters #naturephotography #wildlife

Exploring lowland wetlands, Olympic Peninsula. #birds #naturephotography

Junco sunbathing on a madrone branch after a storm. #birds #nature #photography

Otter near Hoodsport. Always curious--sorry no fish. #naturephotography #otters #wildlife

Nice couple in Hoodsport. #birds #naturephotography

Silly mallard. #birds #naturephotography

Horned grebe on the shoreline of Hood Canal. #birds #wildlifephotography

Northern pintail on Hood Canal. #birds #naturephotography

killdeer at Potlatch SP. #birds #Washington #wildlife #naturephotography

A Pacific wren, hummingbird size, seldom in the open--in this case foraging of a mossy stump under a sword fern. #birds #wildlife #naturephotography

I think the Junco's around Puget Sound are a more colorful variety. #birds #photography #nature

Couple of Hooded Merganser in a lowland pond near Olympic National Park #birds #nature #wildlife

Winter's ice finally closing the ponds ...but a small group of ring neck ducks still persist. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Common Goldeneye on Hood Canal. #birds #naturephotography #hoodcanal

GBH preening in the light rain. #birds #hoodsport #nature #photography

So much rain in Pacific NW... photography can still be fun though. #birds #photography #nature

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