A Black Phoebe captured mid-flap as it fought to keep its position over a pond against the wind in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #BlackPhoebe

Puffin Launch A Tufted Puffin launches off a cliff on Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach, to head out to the ocean in search of food. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #TuftedPuffin

Does were also out grassing in Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site at the edge of Joseph, Oregon, during my hike. #Oregon #IwetemlaykinStateHeritageSite #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Deer #oregonstateparks

A lovely California Quail couple that was hunting breakfast around the cabins along the Wallowa River at the south end of Wallowa Lake in Northeast Oregon. #Oregon #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #CaliforniaQuail #Birds

A buck grazing in the tall grass checks me out in the Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site at the edge of Joseph, Oregon. A white-tailed deer, I think. #Oregon #IwetemlaykinStateHeritageSite #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Deer #oregonstateparks

Went for a short dawn hike in the Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site at the edge of Joseph, Oregon. This fox watched me for a while, got bored, then trotted off into deep brush. #Oregon #IwetemlaykinStateHeritageSite #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Fox

This is worth clicking through for the full size image. A Western Gull flies off from the tide pools of Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach with an Ochre Sea Star in its beak. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #WesternGull

It's springtime at Haystack Rock, which means it's both time for romance and for yelling at those damn teenagers doing flybys. Tufted Puffins and Common Murres. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #TuftedPuffin #CommonMurre

Not the best ever Tufted Puffin in flight photo, thanks to the overcast sky, but it's my first ever Tufted Puffin in flight photo. Shot at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #TuftedPuffin

Greater Yellowlegs working on finding breakfast in a pond in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. Another first-time bird for me. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #GreaterYellowlegs

A barn swallow checking out the observation post along the auto tour route in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #BarnSwallow

A small pie-billed grebe pokes its head out of a mat of Azolla in a marshy section of the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #PiebilledGrebe

A yellow-headed blackbird, a first for me, perched on a cattail in the marshes of the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #YellowHeadedBlackbird

A Sanderling (I think) making a hard right turn as it races along the water's edge in the Pea Island NWR along NC's Outer Banks. #NorthCarolina #OuterBanksNC #ShoreBird #Birds #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Sanderling

Brown Pelican diving for fish in the Pamlico Sound along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. No luck for the bird on this dive, and none for me all week. #NorthCarolina #OuterBanksNC #BrownPelican #Birds #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

This little shorebird was hard at work along the beach in the Pea Island NWR yesterday afternoon, despite having sand hurled at its face by the 25-30mph winds. #NorthCarolina #OuterBanksNC #ShoreBird #Birds #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

Two Caspian Terns, arguing perhaps, as they fly over the Pamlico Sound in North Carolina. #NorthCarolina #OuterBanksNC #CaspianTern #Birds #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

Latest public post up at my Patreon site for my landscape and nature photography (you'll be able to view a higher resolution version there). The sun rises out of the ocean behind the Nags Head Fishing Pier. #landscape #OBX #OuterBanks #Sunrise #ShamelessSelfPromotion #ArtPhotography #Photography

White Pelican Flight 48 Landing Now An American White Pelican lands on the Lewis River in Western Washington State. #Washington #AmericanWhitePelican #Birds #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

Male Wood Duck, Ridgefield NWR, Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #WoodDuck

Take Hike Human - You're Cramping my Style! A male red-winged blackbird singing among the cattails of Ridgefield NWR in Washington state. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #redwingedblackbird

Great Egret, Small Snack A Great Egret on the hunt at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington state catches a ... dragonfly? Tadpole? #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #WadingBird #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #GreatEgret

A Wilson's Snipe hunting in muddy grass at the water's edge, Ridgefield NWR in Washington state. Another first for me. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #WadingBird #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #WilsonsSnipe

A Long-billed Dowitcher, a first for me, catches a tasty worm in the shallows of a pond in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington state. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #WadingBird #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #LongBilledDowitcher

This is, I believe, a male Cinnamon Teal, a bird I've never encountered before, all dressed up in his breeding season best at the Ridgefield NWR. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #CinnamonTeal #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds

Pie-billed Grebe, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, Portland, Oregon. Oaks Bottom is a great place to stroll around, looking for birds in the wetlands. #Oregon #Portland #OaksBottomWildlifeRefuge #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PieBilledGrebe #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds

American White Pelican cruising the Lewis River in Washington State. The bill adornment means it's mating season. My first time encountering a white pelican. #Washington #AmericanWhitePelican #birds #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

Another of a Bushtit amongst the cherry blossoms of Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, Oregon. #Portland #Birds #BirdPhotography #PNW #Oregon #ArtPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Spring #CherryBlossoms

Adult Bald Eagle just hanging out along the Lewis River in Washington State. #Washington #LewisRiver #BaldEagle #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #TalonTuesday

A bushtit, I believe, amongst the cherry blossoms along the downtown Portland, Oregon, waterfront. #Portland #Birds #BirdPhotography #PNW #Oregon #ArtPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Spring #CherryBlossoms

Bald Eagle This eagle looks awfully proud of themselves for snatching a smelt out of the cresting Lewis River and eating it in flight. Lewis River, Washington State. #Washington #LewisRiver #BaldEagle #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

The Gathering Place American White Pelicans and Double Crested Cormorants hanging out on a fallen tree in the middle of the swollen Lewis River in Washington. #Washington #LewisRiver #AmericanWhitePelican #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

The Gathering Place American White Pelicans and Double Crested Cormorants hanging out on a fallen tree in the middle of the swollen Lewis River in Washington. #Washington #LewisRiver #AmericanWhitePelican #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

Bald Eagle with Fresh Caught Smelt Taken along the Lewis River in Western Washington. The eagle swallowed its prey on the wing a few seconds later. #Washington #LewisRiver #BaldEagle #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

On March 24th, 2026, I will give away a 16x20T print of this image of Bodie Island Light House and Milky Way to one of my paid Patreon Subscribers (either paid level). Subscribers get early access to new photos, and top level subscribers get discounts on prints and calendars. Link below.

A Great Blue Heron checks out the view from atop one of the tallest trees in the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge just outside Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #TualatinRiverNWR #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #GreatBlueHeron #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

A Song Sparrow doing its job in the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge just outside Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #TualatinRiverNWR #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #SongSparrow #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

A male Red-Shafted Northern Flicker launches towards a higher vantage point in the Tualatin River NWR just outside Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #TualatinRiverNWR #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #NorthernFlicker #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

Song of Spring A Brown Creeper (I think) singing its little head off at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge just outside Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #TualatinRiverNWR #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #BrownCreeper #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Before Firefall, Yosemite National Park This is technically before full Firefall - the falls are not yet fire red. But with the wind kicking up the water, I think it makes a great shot. #YosemiteNP #California #artPhotography #photography #YosemiteFirefall #WaterfallWednesday #HorsetailFalls

Firefall, Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park Click through to see the whole image. Saturday's Firefall was not one of the most spectacular ever. But against the odds, it happened, and I was there. #YosemiteNP #California #artPhotography #photography #YosemiteFirefall

Yosemite Ravens have zero fear or respect for humans, or their signs. Note: the, ah, stain, on the sign is not fresh, though that does not mean this particular raven is innocent. #YosemiteNP #California #artPhotography #photography #Raven #wildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds

A Great Egret snags a tadpole or minnow from the seasonal wetlands in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge in Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #OaksBottomWildlifeRefuge #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #GreatEgret #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BirdoftheDay #CollectiingFood

Cormorants Welcoming Sunset As the sun sets off Ruby Beach in the Olympic National Park, cormorants dry their wings after a day of fishing in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean. #Washington #OlympicNP #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Sunset #PNW #Cormorants #USNationalPark

Tis the season for love - shot this hummingbird gathering nesting material 10 days ago in the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge in Portland, Oregon . #Oregon #Portland #OaksBottomWildlifeRefuge #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Hummingbird #PNW #wildlifePhotography

The Portland Japanese Gardens are steeped in the sounds, colors and textures of nature, sculpted and architected by man to create a harmonious blend of elements and shapes. Taken on a foggy winter morn. #PortlandJapaneseGarden #Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Fog

I found these mushrooms sprouting in the Wisteria Arbor in the Portland Japanese Gardens on a foggy winter's morning. I was drawn to the contrast with the wood, and the curves of the forms. #PortlandJapaneseGarden #Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #fungi

The receding tide made intricate arrangements of sand and smooth stones on Ruby Beach in the Olympic National Park on a winter afternoon. Camera on tripod for enough dynamic range. #Washington #OlympicNP #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Sunset #PNW #RockinTuesday #USNationalPark

Late January in the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park in Washington State. It was cold and frosty, and this fir branch was covered with jewel-like droplets riding the edge between ice and liquid. #Washington #OlympicNP #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Frozen #PNW

Haystack Rock Sunset, Winter The sun sets behind the famous Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon, and the people have come to be awed. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Sunset #PNW #HumansOfBlueSky #HaystackRock #Landscape