Springtime is amazingly luscious. 🌱 #PNW #nature 🐝

Here’s a regal looking Great Egret for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #LongNecks. #birds

Redbreasted Sapsucker doing its thing. They drill holes in tree trunks to tap their sap, which also attracts tasty bugs. #birds #nature 🪶

Brewer’s Blackbird singing it out. #TheSongFactor #BirdOfTheDay #birds 🪶

Golden-crowned Sparrow vs White-crowned Sparrow. Both very striking. #sparrows #birds #nature

Wilson’s Warblers have arrived. So adorable! #warblers #birds #nature 🪶

C is for Chestnut-backed Chickadee 😎 🪶 #ABCD #BirdOfTheDay #birds

Black-throated Gray Warbler visiting today. Such a treat! #warblers #birds  #nature

Barred Owl at Laurelhurst Park this morning. Looking for breakfast. 🪶 🦉 #birds #owls

Can you spot the little Brown Creeper? 🪶 #birds #nature

Savannah Sparrow hanging out in the blackberry brambles. 🪶 #birds #nature #sparrows

Northern Pintail swimming on golden-hued waters. #Reflections #BirdOfTheDay #birds 🪶

Orange-crowned Warbler today. It’s usually unseen orange crown is subtle but visible. 🪶 #birds #warblers #nature

Look at this cutie! It’s a Yellow-Rumped Warbler enjoying a bath on this beautiful day. 🪶 #birds #warblers #nature

Cooper’s Hawk checking things out. #raptors #birds #nature #Manmadeperch #BirdofTheDay

Trilliums in bloom! Delicate plants, seeds are dispersed by ants! #trilliums #PNW 🌱 #nature

Red Phalarope fits my #RareEncounters list. First and only time seeing one last summer near the Oregon Coast. 🪶 #birds

Band-tailed Pigeon striking a pose. #birds 🪶 #nature

Oreo, the great equestrian 😻 #caturday #catHorseday

Good morning! It’s going to be a bright sunshiny day ☀️ 🌱 #PNW

Ducklings and Goslings with parents nearby. 🪶 🦆🐥 #BirdOfTheDay #birds

Marsh Marigold and Fawn lilies now in bloom. #nativeplants #gardening #PNW 🌱

Tree Swallow so #Blue. #BirdOfTheDay #birds 🪶

Lovely Viburnum! #nativeplants #PNW #gardening

Song sparrow with #OpenBeak for #BirdOfTheDay. #birds #nature

The bumblebees are out! This one is a yellow-faced bumblebee loading up on Oregon Grape pollen. #bees 🐝 #nature 🌱 #PNW

Stellar’s Jay at the #wildlifepond. #birds

My rhodie is going all out this year. #PNW 🌱 #nativeplants

Who can resist a Crow #silhouette. #birds

Female Wilson’s Warbler having a #Splash in the birdbath. #Birdoftheday #birds

Freshly coiffed Hooded Merganser! Her #Grey body colors kinda fit today’s #BirdofTheDay theme. #birds

Winter forest. Leica Digilux 2. #forests #trees #b&w

Lots of interesting life forms in and around this small pool of water in the knot of a fallen tree. #fungi #nature #trees #moss

Female and Male Lesser Goldfinches. The smallest #finches in North America, year round residents in #PNW. #birds

Great Egret #SteppingOut. #birds #BirdOfTheDay 🪶

It’s a bloomfest! Hyacinth, Crocus, Flowering Quince, Rosemary. #gardening #plants #PNW 🌱

Flowering currant starting to bloom! #gardening 🌱 #PNW

Anna’s hummingbird gathering #Nestbuilding materials for today’s #BirdofTheDay. #bird

Vibrant red and blue #primarycolors on this Wood Duck for #BirdOfTheDay. 🪶 #birds

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Extremely proud Junco. 🪶 #birds

Anna’s hummingbird gathering tufts for her nest. Another reason to keep the winter garden messy. 🌱 #PNW #birds

Here’s a #Black&White Downey woodpecker in a black and white photo braving a snowy winter day from a few years back for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birds #nature #woodpeckers

The beauty of horses. #equine #horses

Contemplative Gray Squirrel 🐿️ #nature #squirrels

The boys are here. Hairy on the left, Downey on the right. #woodpeckers #birds #nature 🪶

Winter blooms: Paperbush, Witchhazel, Daphne. #PNW #gardening 🌱

White-breasted Nuthatch in Borb mode. Has #poise and is #white for #BirdOfTheDay. #birds #nature

A pair of Tundra #Swans on a quiet winter morning. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature

Sooo many birds visiting today. Here’s a Coopers Hawk who scared them all off for a while. #raptors #birds #nature