And my photos program thinks this is a bird! Look at that little escargot! Poodle as snail 🐌 inspector. We’re posting snails. 📷🌿😂

#ColorADay #PinkMon Stargazer lilies from back in August. #MacroMonday #BloomScrolling 📷🪶🌸

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Least, here is a bird I’ve only seen once, the Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) above Yaquina head along the Oregon coast. The Pacific birds are the brightest in coloration. 📷🪶🧡💛

For #MallardMonday, here is an American Widgeon. I really like the glowing marbled reflections in the water (best viewed large.) 💛🤎💚 #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶🦆

A young Great Blue Heron, having a laugh. #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶🌿

Taking a long view today, for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #StandingOnThings Great Blue Heron down the canal atop a post on a moody morning. Still there in the second photo. #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶

That’s a great reflection, egret. #StunDay

Oscar says why would you call this thing a pup tent?! Isn’t it obvious it’s meant for cats? Happy #Caturday 📷🐈‍⬛🐶⛺️

Wowza! I spotted a Red-tailed Hawk hunting on the Harlem Meer's Duck Island, and when it took off, I was able to capture it at eye level! Yes, it's still peak foliage here! 😍😍😍 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

A Padilla Bay sunset from February. #BlueSkyArtShow #Evening #PNW 📷🌅

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Takeoffs, here is a Tufted Puffin at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, taking the short flight down to the water in his outdoor enclosure. 📷🪶🚀

A lovely large fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria) seen yesterday at the wildlife refuge. #FungiFriends #Fungus #Autumn #Nature 📷🍄🌿

#ColorADay #GreenSat A Columbian White-tailed Deer 🦌 walking over lush green grass. The buck is flagging his tail, perhaps a sign that he has seen a predator. #RidgefieldNWR #PNW 📷🦊🦌

#HolidayRobin Wait a minute… He’s behind me again isn’t he? #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶🛁

Flying into the weekend #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶🏗️

An often-photographed Seaside Juniper tree at the Burrows Channel Viewpoint in Washington Park, Anacortes, WA #ColorADay #BWFri #ForestFriday #Scape 📷🪾🌄🌿

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime, featuring a Cedar Waxwing in pure berry bliss. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #lunchtime, and also for #HolidayRobin, here is another photo of an American Robbin, enjoying Hawthorne berries, or haws in my father‘s backyard. 📷🪶🏡

👀🫵🏻 I feel seen. Red-tailed Hawk #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶

A Cabbage White butterfly on a hawkweed blossom in front of the dill patch in the garden, earlier in the summer. #ColorADay #YellowThu 📷🌿🌼

Dancing Sandhill Cranes A pair bond may last 20 to 30 years beginning when the crane is two years old. #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶🏗️💃🕺

Long time no see Mr./Ms. Coyote Earlier this week, caught in midair. #RidgefieldNWR #PNW 📷🦊🌿

I love the posture of this Sandhill Crane. As if it’s about to preach a mighty sermon and command the soil to bring forth its fruits. All of these cranes have dirt on their bills from probing for good things to eat. #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶🌿🪏

A sandhill crane, giving a good view of it wine 🍷 red forehead for #ColorADay #RedWed #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶🏗️

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is all about #CloseUps of any bird! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #WoodDuckWednesday A male Wood Duck

Wood Ducks do not like to pose for pictures, in my experience. (Same, Duck, same.) This little guy was trying to scoot out of the frame, so I’m afraid I am not playing with a full duck. 🤭 #WoodDuckWednesday #WaderWednesday #RidgefieldNwr 📷🪶🦆

Yesterday’s up close and extremely chill Great Blue Heron, here for the #BirdIfTheDay theme of #closeups #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶😎

A very skeptical lizard has appeared!!! #photography #lizards #AnimalArtTuesday

Though this photo does not show it well, this Colombian White-tailed buck had three points on one antler and four on the other. #RidgefieldNWR #PNW 📷🦊🦌

#TongueOutTuesday with a Hooded Merganser along the canal at Ridgefield NWR this week. 📷🪶👅

For a #BirdOfTheDay and the alternate theme of #LongBeak here is an American White Pelican looking particularly sharp. 📷🪶🤍

#TwosDay Colombian White-tailed does peeping out from the marsh. #RidgefieldNWR 📷🦊🦌

So strange how an image can evoke a memory... lyrics to this Simon and Garfunkel tune came to mind, when I saw the Queen Anne's Lace mirroring the curve of the crane's wing. So I'll continue to continue to pretend My life will never end And flowers never bend With the rainfall #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶🌿

#MacroMonday Reindeer Moss, and an unknown blue-green lichen from a walk through Washington Park, Anacortes WA last month. #PNW 📷🌿

I am going for a trifecta here: #BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday and #MinimalMonday

A Mario action figure to help me show scale on a fly agoric mushroom. 🍄 #fungifriends #Fungi #MushroomMonday #photography

The large Band-tailed Pigeon is a West Coast bird with the male being more brightly colored in general than the female. They like Oak and Conifer forests and can be attracted in large groups to sunflower feeders. #BirdOfTheDay #Pigeons 📷🪶🌻

For an invasive pest, I have to admit this nutria is just a little bit cute. But do they make good pets? 😂 🤭 #RidgefiedNWR 📷🦊🌿

Here is a beautiful blue-grey Belted Kingfisher for #BlueskyMonday #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶👑🎣

A leaf lingers before falling, backlit by the Autumn sun 🍂 #MinimalMonday

Okay, I'll jump on the bandwagon, since this Rock Pigeon decided to pose itself on a pedestal for me this afternoon.... Obviously, it says we could do better! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #underrated — birds that don’t get the appreciation they deserve. #RockPigeon 📷🪶

Leaf Peeping 🍁👀🍁 #SelfPortraitSunday 📷😁

happy #stunday everyone! The Tree in the Portland Japanese garden at full peak fall colors, two years I've been trying to get this shot #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Photography #bloomscrolling #portlandjapanesegarden #japanesemaple #fallcolors #autumncolors #Autumn

A day of reflection at the Everett marina, shot in 2023 #Stunday #PNW #Reflection #PugetSound #Boating #Everett #Photography #Scape #LightAndVariable #NoWind #Washington

Mourning Yellow #SundayYellow #birds #nature #photography

I may rustle up enough photos for a weekly festive Robin if I’m lucky. I am very much enjoying the postings from the other side of the pond. #DailyFestiveRobin 📷🪶

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Down in the marsh, showing off its camouflage skills, here is an American Bittern who has been wading through duckweed to make its green legs even greener. #Stunday #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶💚

There’s a bit of orange in this photo and I’m claiming it for #ColorADay #OrangeSun A Hermit Thrush in a hawthorn tree. #RidgefieldNWR 📷🪶