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My local barred owl family seems to have moved on but here is a close up of one of the juvenile faces. #owl #pnw #nature #birds

Pre-flight juvenile barred owl. #owl #pnw #birds

Close to my house I have been hearing barred owls and yesterday I spotted them. Today I went back to the same spot and found them again. Shooting owls can be a challenge as you never know what you might catch! Same barred owl before and after possession. #owl #pnw #nature #birds

Even our small island! #nokings

Same young barred owl, different lighting. #owl #pnw #nature #birds

Two bees and blackberry blossoms! #bees #pnw #nature

I have had one near my house for months and only hear it. It sure was a delight to see. There was two of them, more pics soon. Thanks.

Young barred owl just hanging out. #owl #pnw #nature #birds

A lovely few days of aurora views and pics in the #pnw this week! Here is my favorite from June 2 at 3am.
#aurora #northernlights #naturephotography
#landscapephotography

Just love our Washington state bird. Here is a lovely little female just hanging around. #birds #nature #photography #goldfinch #pnw

At the Ridgefield for the #outlawmusicfestival have a few more hours before #bobdylan is on stage. Happy 84? Birthday, Bob!

A lovely Wilson's warbler eating aphids off my rosebush. #birds #nature #photography #wilson'swarbler #pnw

A semipalmated plover flyby. #birds #nature #photography #pacificcoast #pnw

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Land of Hope and Dreams

Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.

Western spotted coral root is one of my favorite wild plants in the woods of the #pnw. I found this one while on a neighborhood walk. #flowerfriday

A trip to the ocean is good for the soul! And good friends make it even better. Here are a few of the shorebirds that were cooperative. Black-bellied plover, dunlin and sanderlings. Thank you @peggymuzzleloader.bsky.social

#birds #nature #photography #pacificcoast #pnw

She is a beauty at sail and docked!

A beautiful day for the first of May. This was the view from the ferry tonight #pnw #sunset #mayday #nature #moon

...striped white and brown breast of the house finch.

A beautiful purple finch gracing the cedar tree in my yard. I love that they look like they have a raspberry wash all over. Unlike the brown wings and striped white and brown of the house finch. #birds #nature #photography #purplefinch #pnw

For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
...
Alfred Lord Tennison
Other three verses in comments.
#sunset, #pnw, #nature

Sunset, Puget Sound, islands, Olympics. Hard to beat the cruise home! #pnw #sunset #nature

A wise looking squirrel decided to sit on my bench and watch over my yard! #wildlife #photography #nature #PNW

I haven't seen any rufous hummingbirds yet this year. Here is one from last year. I was surprised they use cattails for their nests.
#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #PNW #hummingbird

How dare you try to mansplain to me.

That is a great name!

Another common loon as this one popped up in front of me for a hot minute. I find them stunning to look at.
#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #PNW

Had a great day yesterday watching orcas come by the island. I love that I get to photograph these beauties from shore! #orcanetwork #nature #photography #orca