Linda Barnia King

Honeysuckle…love the fragrance and of course that they are a Hummingbird magnet…found this vine in some commercial landscaping in Yakima, Washington…
#flowers #gardening #photography
#WestCoastPhotography #PNW
#bloomscrolling #dailyflowers
#flowerphotography

Mallard Drake on a cemetery pond, Yakima, Washington…he has a soft, reedy voice…the female does loud quacks and cackling…she’s the noisier of the two…
#birds #ornithology #audubon #ducks
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#wildlifephotography #mallards

AI thinks this is some kind of willow…just wasn’t real sure what kind…when the current Atmospheric River weather settles I’ll have to look for its new ID tag…Yakima Area Arboretum
#thicktrunkTuesday #trees #nature
#WestCoastPhotography #PNW
#photography

Lots of Red-tailed Hawks out and about between storms…this young one was hunting from a power pole near Wapato, Washington…yellow eyes indicate it’s not a mature Hawk…
#birds #ornithology #audubon
#BirdsoftheWorld #BirdsofBlueSky
#birdphotography #photography
#raptors #WestCoastPhotography

This was the last lovely rose in the Rose Garden at the Yakima Area Arboretum back in October 2025…
#rose #roses #bloomscrolling #PNW
#flowers #roseWednesday #gardening
#flowerreport #photography #gardens
#WestCoastPhotography #PNWgardening

Bull riding drama…it looks worse than it actually was…Yakima Co., Washington…
#monoMonday #monochrome #b&w
#blackandwhitephotography
#photography #WestCoastPhotography

Lazuli Bunting, male…first time I saw one I was new to birding…thought someone’s parakeet had escaped…eventually they came to my Lower Yakima Valley feeders…
#birds #ornithology #audubon #closeup
#BirdsoftheWorld #BirdsofBlueSky
#stunday #birdphotography #PNW
#WestCoastPhotography #photography

This is a compact shrub rose that AI says is a Floribunda variety known as “Sunsprite”…it’s planted as a hedge at the Rose Garden, Yakima Area Arboretum…
#stunday #rose #roseWednesday #PNW
#flowers #flowerphotography #closeup
#WestCoastPhotography #bloomscrolling
#gardenphotography

Feral cats in this rural neighborhood…they’ve been taking care of a terrible mouse/rodent problem that has gotten worse here during recent mild winters…am trying to treat them for fleas when they come for supplemental food…can’t be caught…use max zoom to photograph…
#caturday #closeup #Photography

Female Black Bear scratching an itch on a hot early fall day…she had been wading in a spring-fed puddle…I photographed her for 3 years before she vanished…Fort Simcoe State Park, Washington state…
#bears #wildlife #mammals #photography
#WestCoastPhotography #PNW
#wildlifephotography #nature #parks

Despite several frosty nights this Ornamental Kale, that AI thinks is a variety named “Crystal Snow”, continues to survive beautifully in a friend’s Yakima Valley garden…
#gardening #gardenphotography
#PNWgardening #flowerphotography
#flowerreport #WestCoastPhotography
#gardens #closeup

Fire in the sky this evening, 12/5/2025, Lower Yakima Valley, WA…
#sunset #WestCoastPhotography
#clouds #rural #photography #PNW
#silhouette #landscape

My Harlequin Amaryllis bulb has flowered…2 of 4 buds are open…it’s a small, very delicate thing…
#flowers #amaryllis #Christmas
#bloomscrolling #dailyflowers
#flowerreport #flowerphotography
#photography #closeup #floralFriday

Bullock’s Oriole…they weave long hanging basket type nests of grass and other plant fibers…easily attracted to grape jelly…will raid hummingbird feeders…
#birds #ornithology #audubon #orioles
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld #PNW
#Birdphotography #photography
#WestCoastPhotography #birdlife

House Finch enjoying my sunflower seed feeder…yellow color morph indicates its diet during molting was low in carotenoids…females seem to prefer bright red males…
#birds #ornithology #audubon #birdlife
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld
#birdphotography #birdwatching
#WestCoastPhotography #photography

I like that March idea…

The last of my friend’s Dahlias that were blooming at the end of November
2025…hard frost has now set in the Yakima Valley so she’ll dig them up soon…
#flowers #dahlias #gardening #closeup
#dailyflowers #bloomscrolling #PNW
#flowerphotography #photography
#WestCoastPhotography #PNWgardening

Brewer’s Blackbird, male…he perched like this on a steel fence post for several minutes…no idea what he was looking at…
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge…
#birds #ornithology #audubon #PNW
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld
#birdphotography #photography
#WestCoastPhotography #birdlife

AI says this is a David Austin English shrub rose called “Golden Celebration” known for its exceptional fruity fragrance…Grown in the Rose Garden, Yakima Area Arboretum…
#roseWednesday #rose #flowers
#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography
#dailyflowers #WestCoastPhotography

Wow…that’s really a nice shot…

Miscellaneous Canada Goose photos shot on the grounds at the Yakima Area Arboretum spring/fall 2025…
#birds #geese #ornithology #audubon
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld
#birdphotography #birdlife #birding
#naturephotography #photography #WestCoastPhotography

Missing summer but happy to have photos like this Water Lily in the Sportsman State Park, Yakima, WA as a reminder of the natural beauty of the season…
#flowers #bloomscrolling #dailyflowers
#reflection #water #PNW #parks
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#flowerphotography

Sunrise through the trees shot from our back deck…Yakima County, Washington…
#thicktrunkTuesday #trees #rural
#sunrise #photography #landscape
#WestCoastPhotography

Beer bottle found along a road during a walk, cleaned up and covered with Mod Podge and ripped paper scraps…makes a great vase for dried weeds/flowers…
#crafts #rippedpaperart #art #collage
#collageart #creative #ArtistsofBlueSky

11/30/2025 found 6 Great Egrets taking a migration rest on the gravel pit pond, lower Yakima Valley, WA…
#birds #ornithology #audubon #egrets
#BirdsoftheWorld #BirdsofBlueSky
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#birdphotography #TheWildImages
#birdlife #birding #reflection

This entire process takes less than 5 minutes…

Spring branding…ground crew will flip calf on its side…put hoof through neck loop to reduce stress, give it veterinary attention & brand it indicating legal ownership…Yakima Co., WA
#monoMonday #horse #cattle #rural
#WestCoastPhotography #b&w
#blackandwhitephotography #PNW
#monochrome #photography

Celebrating this frosty morning the First of December 2025 with a photo of a colorful pot of Poinsettias…
#flowers #bloomscrolling #closeup
#flowerphotography #photography
#dailyflowers

Mallard hens enjoying the Yakima Area Arboretum pond early this fall…no wind so had fun shooting reflections…
#birds #ducks #ornithology #audubon
#reflection #BirdsoftheWorld #PNW
#BirdsofBlueSky #photography
#WestCoastPhotography #birding
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Shot photos of a friend’s lovely birthday bouquet…
#flowers #dailyflowers #rose
#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography
#photography

Just now stepped out to try for a hawk shot…heard loud geese noises…missed the hawk but got this flock of Canada Geese heading south…11/29/24…Harrah, WA…phone camera…
#birding #geese #ornithology #audubon
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#BirdsoftheWorld #BirdsofBlueSky
#birdwatching #birdlife