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Birder and naturalist in the PNW Nikon D7100 All pictures are owned by me unless reposted.
A Great Egret for #BirdoftheDay
Arcata, CA 🪶
#RuffledFeathers
#ornithology #egret #shorebirds #nikon #humboldt #arcata #naturalist #wildlife #botd #birds #birding #marsh #greategret #animals
Song Sparrow
Olympia, WA 🪶
A master in camouflage!
#birds #sparrow #passerine #ornithology #pnw #animals #nature #wildlife #naturalist #nikon #camouflage #birding #songsparrow #melospiza #photography
Another one for a late #BirdoftheDay
A Great Blue Heron in its element! #BirdsInTheirElement
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#botd #birds #birding #olympia #pnw #nature #naturalist #wildlife #animals #photography #ornithology #washington #rookery #heron #blueheron #greatblueheron
Great Blue Herons this evening
Olympia, WA 🪶
#heron #greatblueheron #blueheron #birds #ornithology #naturalist #rookery #heronrookery #animals #wildlife #nature #nikon #photography #birdphotography #olympia #pnw #oly #birder #birding
Scrub Jay (Spring ‘25)
Olympia, WA🪶
#ornithology #birds #birding #olympia #pnw #wildlife #animals #nature #photography #nikon #passerine #corvid #scrubjay #naturalist #pnwbirding #spring
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Tumwater, WA
#animals #wildlife #naturalist #nature #pnw #tumwater #olympia #photography #squirrel #graysquirrel #nikon
Thank you!
21.02.2026 00:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great Egret (Aug ‘24) for #WingsOverWater
Arcata, CA🪶
#birdoftheday #birds #pnw #humboldt #egret #greategret #ornithology #naturalist #wildlife #animals #nikon #birdphotography #birding
Female Mallard
Arcata, CA 🪶
#birds #bird #nikon #ornithology #ducks #mallard #wildlife #naturalist #pnw #humboldt #mallardduck #animals #birdphotography #photography #birding #wetland
Killdeer (April ‘25)
Olympia, WA 🪶
I can’t wait for the spring hatchlings to be running around!
#birds #birder #birding #ornithology #passerine #killdeer #babybird #animals #wildlife #naturalist #babyanimals #pnw #pnwbirder #photography #nikon
Some European Starlings
Olympia, WA 🪶
They’re invasive here but I really love their feathers, such beautiful colors shine through in the sun
#birds #starling #ornithology #olympia #europeanstarling #corvid #passerine #birdphotography #wildlife #naturalist #animals #birding #pnw #pnwbirding
Beautiful!! I always have the hardest time getting clear pics of these guys!
19.02.2026 05:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Friendly lady
This kingfisher was not bothered about being just a few metres from her.
#nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birds #ukbirds #birdphotography
So beautiful!!
18.02.2026 20:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Beautiful shot!
18.02.2026 02:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Cedar Waxwings (Sept ‘25)
Olympia, WA 🪶
#ornithology #birds #birder #pnw #waxwing #cedarwaxwing #naturalist #passerine #birdphotography #birding #nikon #olympia #tumwater
A beautiful Stellar’s Jay on our balcony
Olympia, WA 🪶
#ornithology #birds #birding #pnw #corvid #jay #stellarsjay #passerine #naturalist #birdphotography #birder #pnwbirding #olympia #nikon #photography
Trametes sp.
Tumwater, WA
#naturalist #mushroom #trametes #turkeytail #mycology #shelffungi #bracketfungi #photography #pnw #olympia #tumwater #washington
Manual lenses help a LOT with this, I really struggle with AF lenses and foreground objects!
16.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Red-tailed hawk
Tumwater, WA 🪶
#gbbc #backyardbirdcount #tumwater #hawk #buteo #ornithology #passerine #raptor #redtailedhawk #birds #naturalist #pnw #birding #nikon #olympia
American Robin
Tumwater, WA 🪶
#ornithology #birds #backyardbirdcount #gbbc #robin #passerine #photography #nikon #birding #pnw #naturalist #americanrobin
Oak leaves
Olympia, WA
#fall #autumn #naturalist #oak #oaktrees #quercus #pnw #pnwfall #water #puddle #rain #nikon #nikond7100
great shot!
06.12.2025 17:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
American Kestrel
Olympia, WA 🪶
#birding #pnw #olympia #kestrel #americankestrel #falcon #raptor #pnwbirding #ornithology #birds #nikon #washington #birder #pnwbirds #nikond7100
West Coast Reishi
Montesano, WA
#mushrooms #reishi #washington #pnw #fall #autumn #mushroomseason #nikon #naturephotography #reishimushroom #shelfmushroom #mycology #pnwmushrooms
California Scrub Jay 🪶
Olympia, WA
#scrubjay #corvid #corvidae #cascrubjay #californiascrubjay #birding #birds #birders #pnwbirding #olympia #washington #pnw #nikon #ornithology #birdphotography
Amazing shot!! Wow!
29.09.2025 03:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Black Cottonwood
Olympia, WA
#trees #tree #cottonwood #fall #hardwood #broadleaf #autumn #leaves #fallleaves #autumnleaves #happyfall #fall2025 #autumn2025 #olympia #washington #pnw #nikon #nikonphotography
Northern Flicker
Olympia, WA 🪶
#flicker #northernflicker #birds #birding #pnwbirds #conifer #ornithology #birdwatching #pnwbirder #olympia #washington #passerine #nikon #nikond7100
Yes, thank you!!
12.06.2025 20:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
