Me and My Reflection Male Northern Shoveler, paddling around the marsh in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. #BirdOfTheDay #Ducks #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #NorthernShoveler #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Still Bird at Sundown, Ruby Beach As the sun sets off Ruby Beach in the Olympic National Park, a shorebird rests on a sea stack, somehow confident that the incoming waves won't drench it. #Washington #OlympicNP #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Sunset #PNW #Scape #USNationalPark

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Hair Ice This is called "hair ice" and it's peculiar to the Pacific NW. Found this piece near Merriman Falls in the Olympic National Forest on a cold morning.  #WashingtonState #OlympicNationalForest #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #HairIce #USNationalForests

Male Northern Shoveler, taken just after he finished shoveling around in the marsh for breakfast at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #NorthernShoveler #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Dammit! A male Ring-necked Duck trying to disentangle himself after diving to munch on some tasty plants in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #RingNeckedDuck #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Northern Harrier on the Hunt A female northern harrier patrolling the marshes of the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State in search of brunch. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #NorthenHarrier #PNW #wildlifePhotography

American Coot on the hunt in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. Despite its fierce mien, it's only a threat to vegetables. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #AmericanCoot #PNW #wildlifePhotography #AnimalArtTuesday

Traffic flows across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington as Mount Saint Helens looms in the distance. View from Rocky Butte in Portland. #Oregon #Portland #aroundSunset #artPhotography #photography #Urban #fineArtPhotography #MtStHelens #BlueSkyMonday

Yaquina Head Lighthouse At Sunset The sun is just about to disappear below the horizon and the seabirds are flying home to roost for the night. From the summer. #sunset #photography #OregonCoast #YaquinaHead #birds #artPhotography #PacificOcean #pnw #YaquinaHeadLighthouse #lighthouse #Stunday

Rain Drops on Grass Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, Oregon - was hunting birds, but got distracted by other things, as I often do. #naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #Raindrops #artPhotography

Big Splash, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington, B&W This giant splash was caused by an incoming wave hitting a wave rebounding off the cliff face. #WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Waves #lighthouse

Big Splash, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington, B&W This giant splash was caused by an incoming wave hitting a wave rebounding off the cliff face. #WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Waves #CapeDisappointmentStatePark #ClassicMono

Who's Next For Dinner? An American Kestrel - I think (because it's bigger than any kestrel I've seen before ) - surveys the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area outside Portland, Oregon just before sunset. #naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #Kestrel #birdPhotography

I'm Too Sexy for this Field Great Egret in breeding plumage strutting through Sauvie Island Wildlife Area field outside Portland, Oregon, scanning for prey, predators and potential mates. #naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #GreatEgret #birdPhotography

Revenge of the Dinosaurs A Great Egret consuming a rodent it snatched out of a field in the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area outside Portland, Oregon. #naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #GreatEgret #birdPhotography

A streetlight glowing in the pre-dawn mists illuminates the walking trail and a bench on the grounds of the Pittock Mansion overlooking Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #BWFri #artPhotography #photography #BeforeSunrise #fineArtPhotography #FogandMist #blackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono

Pittock Mansion in the pre-dawn mists atop the Tualatin Mountains overlooking Portland, Oregon, black-and-white edition. #Oregon #Portland #cinematic #artPhotography #photography #BeforeSunrise #fineArtPhotography #FogandMist #PittockMansion #blackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono

Pittock Mansion in the pre-dawn mists atop the Tualatin Mountains overlooking Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #cinematic #artPhotography #photography #BeforeSunrise #fineArtPhotography #FogandMist #PittockMansion

Moonset Almost full moon setting behind a fir tree, Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR. #Oregon #Portland #blackandWhitePhotography #artPhotography #photography #Moonset #fineArtPhotography #Moon #ClassicMono

Sparkling in the Winter Dark Portland, Oregon, sparkling as it awakens before the sunrise. Shot from the Pittock Mansion west of downtown. #Oregon #Portland #beforeTheSunrise #artPhotography #photography #Urban #fineArtPhotography #dramaticSky #worthGettingOutofBedEarly

Brown Creeper Went out to Sauvie Island Wildlife Area to test some lenses and cameras, and scored a new-to-me bird (a lifer?) with an unfortunate name. #naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #BrownCreeper #birdPhotography

Multnomah Falls in Full Roar Multnomah Falls thundering in full roar after heavy rains. As winter deepens its grip, I'm hoping to be able to visit during a snow. #Oregon #MultnomahFalls #artPhotography #photography #Waterfall #fineArtPhotography #Winter #ColumbiaRiverGorge

All This Rain is Your Species Fault, You Know Judgmental Robin looking down at me in the dog park just outside the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington State during an atmospheric river. #Washington #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Robin #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Hunter's Eyes I went to the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area to test some lenses and cameras. Turns out I wasn't the only one hunting birds that day. #naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #catPhotography #BlackCat

I Got Something Say! Male Red-winged Blackbird telling everybody all about it on a winter morning in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #RedWingedBlackbird #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Time for these Ducks to Fly! Ducks (Common Goldeneye?) take off from a canal in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #Ducks #PNW #wildlifePhotography

The final sunrise of 2025., Take 2. The view is from Joseph Wood Hill Park atop Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #MountHood #Sunrise

The final sunrise of 2025. The view is from Joseph Wood Hill Park atop Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #MountHood #Sunrise

Stairway to Twilight Staircase to the Joseph Wood Hill Park atop Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon . There was some mist and fog about, causing the lights to glow extra soft. #Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Twilight #RockyButte #ClassicMono #BWPhotography

Mmmmm....Grass! A white-tailed deer buck - Columbian White-tailed deer? - enjoys breakfast in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #Deer #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Sandhill Crane on Patrol An alert Sandhill Crane patrols along the edge of a flock of Canada Geese in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #SandhillCrane #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Sunset Lantern Almost winter sunset in Portland, Oregon, from the Joseph Wood Hill Park atop Rocky Butte. #Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Sunset #RockyButte

Breakfast Getaway A female Hooded Merganser paddles away from her fellows to enjoy breakfast in peace. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #hoodedMerganser #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Mount Hood at Sunset A couple of days ago, we had a brief break in the clouds and rain here in Portland . So, at sunset, I headed to Joseph Wood Hill Park atop Rocky Butte in Portland to explore the views. #Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #MountHood #Sunset

Waves, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington Hoping to get out for taller waves later in the storm season. #WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Waves #CapeDisappointmentStatePark #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Washington First visit to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. The misty rain and fog provided atmosphere even without great waves. #WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Lighthouse #CapeDisappointmentStatePark

Black-tailed Deer Amidst Ferns A Columbian black-tailed deer checks me out resuming grazing in Cape Disappointment State Park in WA. #WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #wildlifePhotography #blackTailedDeer #CapeDisappointmentStatePark

Beachside Noire Nighttime on the Seaside Promenade along the beach in Seaside, Oregon during the recent atmospheric river. #Oregon #OregonCoast #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #blackandWhitePhotography #NoireScene #seasideoregon #ClassicMono

Young Male Roosevelt Elk, Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area, Oregon I tell ya, I don't get no respect. #Oregon #JewellMeadows #artPhotography #photography #RooseveltElk #fineArtPhotography #CoastRange #WildlifePhotography

Bejeweled Moss A patch of moss of covered in jeweled-like water drops, found atop a fence post in the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area in Oregon. #Oregon #JewellMeadows #artPhotography #photography #Moss #fineArtPhotography #CoastRange #PNW

Hole-In-The-Wall Falls, Columbia River Gorge #Oregon #HoleintheWallFalls #artPhotography #photography #Waterfall #fineArtPhotography #ColumbiaRiverGorge

Doe in the Cattails Deer grazing amidst the cattails close to the road in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #deer #PNW #wildlifePhotography

Pretty, Deadly Foxglove, Ecola State Park, Oregon Coast. #Oregon #EcolaStatePark #artPhotography #photography #OregonStateParks #fineArtPhotography #Foxglove #PNW #flowerPhotography

Stars of the Sea Shore Ochre Sea Stars and Aggregating Anemones, and one bold Periwinkle, Ecola State Park Tide Pool, Oregon Coast. #Oregon #EcolaStatePark #artPhotography #photography #OregonStateParks #fineArtPhotography #OchreSeaStar #PNW #OregonCoast

Moss Covered Trees, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon View from the trail to North Falls. #Oregon #SilverFallsStatePark #artPhotography #photography #OregonStateParks #fineArtPhotography #Moss #PNW

The Trail Goes Ever Onward, and Where it Leads I Cannot See A trail at Ecola Beach State Park on the Oregon Coast disappears into the morning fog. #Oregon #EcolaStatePark #artPhotography #photography #OregonStateParks #fineArtPhotography #Fog #PNW #OregonCoast

Detail, Upper North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon Classic, black-and-white treatment. Shot with a 300mm focal length. #Oregon #SilverFallsStatePark #artPhotography #photography #OregonStateParks #fineArtPhotography #waterfall #PNW #UpperNorthFalls #ClassicMono

North Falls, Silver Falls State Park in Oregon. The North Fork of Silver Creek pouring over North Falls as viewed from under the overhanging cliff. #Oregon #SilverFallsStatePark #artPhotography #photography #OregonStateParks #fineArtPhotography #waterfall #PNW #NorthFalls

Upper North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon If you can score a parking spot, this is a short, mostly level, walk with a big payoff. #Oregon #SilverFallsStatePark #artPhotography #photography #OregonStateParks #fineArtPhotography #waterfall #PNW #UpperNorthFalls #WaterfallWednesday