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Baby #StellersJay having a bath in my yard! The neighborhood jays have been bringing the whole family around lately, yes, it's been very loud. #backyardbirding #birds #birding #pnwbirding #seattlewildlife #seattle

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Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) I can't understate how much I love my bio-region, the Pacific Northwest, every day is something new and full of life. Yesterday, my partner spotted "several planes flying in close formation" but after...

Yesterday, my partner spotted "several planes flying in close formation" after they came out from behind some trees and circling higher it became very apparent we were observing a flock of American White Pelicans gaining altitude. Lifers for both of us!
#seattle #birding #birds #americanwhitepelican

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) Harvey Dent decided to swoop right in to the tree right above me in my backyard yesterday to say hello! (and to see if any juicy morsels were around). Harvey is an adult Cooper's Hawk and about 3yrs o...

Harvey Dent decided to swoop right in to the tree right above me in my backyard yesterday to say Hello!

#birds #birding #coopershawk #seattle #seattlewildlife #urbanraptors #pnwbirding #birdsofprey #wildlifephotography

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) It's not quite spring but don't tell the Merlins in North #Seattle that! This pair made quite the spectacle yesterday as the (presumed, I'm a security nerd not an ornithologist!) male called loudly to...

It's not quite spring but don't tell the Merlins in North #Seattle that! This pair made quite the spectacle yesterday as the male called loudly to his partner who arrived not too long after.

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#seattlewildlife #urbanraptors #merlin #pnwbirding #birding #birds

Yesterday I had a car, today I have a spaceship/mobile bird blind

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) Wow, even MORE snow this morning! The backyard troopers aren't letting it slow them down at all though! Seeing all these vibrant colors flittering across the white landscape is such a treasure and rar...

Wow, even MORE snow this morning! The backyard troopers aren't letting it slow them down at all though! Seeing all these vibrant colors flittering across the white landscape is such a treasure. #Seattle #pnwbirds #pnwbirding #seattlewildlife #birds #birding #snow #snowbirds #wildlifephotography

Lol NVM it's here #Seattle #wawx #northseattle #snow

Forecasts have been changing rapidly but it looks like we might have an inch of snow by tomorrow (Sunday) morning through Monday. Make plans and gather supplies today because traveling Sun/Mon might be hazardous #Seattle

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) This should be my final album in the Favorite Shots of 2024 collection! 2024 was a magical year for me, rediscovering my love of photography and opening my heart to my feathery neighbors and reconnect...

This should be my final album in the Favorite Shots of 2024 collection! 2024 was the year I rediscovered my love of photography, opened my heart to my feathery neighbors and reconnected with my creative side #Seattle #seattlewildlife #wildlifephotography #birding #birds #pnwbirding

Proud to be a denizen of the Anarchist Jurisdiction of Seattle

It's very apparent it was intended to be a 40min Pilot episode for a series that was scrapped when Yeoh's pay rate went through the roof from an Oscar win and literally every other aspect of the budget needed to be cut. It was neither Star Trek, nor a heist movie that it tried so hard to be

The only good thing I can say about the Section 31 movie is, I'm really glad it wasn't a TV show. It might be the worst ST movie of all time. The JLC cameo was fantastic though #startrek

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) Getting close to wrapping up these Favorites of 2024, will have some new stuff to post sometime soon! Today, Chickadees and Dark-eyed Juncos, the two most common birbs hanging around my backyard. I ho...

The smaller the borb, the bigger the heart melt <3 #chickadees #birding #birds #seattlewildlife #darkeyedjunco

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) 2024 Favorite Shots: Steller's Jay edition! This was the hardest one to cut down to a single post, I love these noisy clucks and their antics so much. Being greeted by then every morning is such a pri...

2024 Favorite Shots: Steller's Jay edition! I love these noisy clucks and their antics so much. Being greeted by then every morning is such a privilege, I'm so thankful to have a relationship with these wild'n'free spirits #Seattle #seattlewildlife #wildlifephotography #stellersjay #birds

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) More of my favorite shots from 2024, the final BoP album! Owls, osprey and red-tailed hawks with a special bonus turkey vulture! #seattle #wildlifephotography #birds #urbanraptors #owls #hawks #ospr...

Continuing my Favorites Of 2024; Owls, Osprey and Hawks! With a bonus Turkey Vulture being harassed by a small red-winged blackbird

#seattle #wildlifephotography #birds #urbanraptors #owls #hawks #osprey #seattlewildlife #shortearedowl #redtailedhawk #greathornedowl

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Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) They might be small, but they are mighty! Here are my favorite shots of 2024, Smol BoP edition! Merlins, Kestrels, and a bonus Sharp-shinned hawk! Yes, I know, I could've dropped the sharpie and mad...

Favorite Shots from 2024: Small BoP Edition! Merlins, Kestrels, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk! Honestly among my favorites of bird encounters every time. #Seattlewildlife #seattle #urbanraptors #birds #americankestrel #merlin #birdsofprey pixelfed.social/i/web/post/7...

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) Continuing my favorite pictures from 2024, Cooper's Hawks! I had the pleasure of identifying two that were banded by Urban Raptor Conservancy who visited my backyard! I love these derpy glass canon sp...

Some more favorites from 2024, Cooper's Hawks edition! #Seattle #urbanraptors #coopershawks #wildlifephotography #birding pixelfed.social/i/web/post/7...

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) Here's my favorite Crow pictures from 2024! A lot of baby crows and peanut stacking! I'm so thankful to live under the flight path of Seattle's "Crow Signal" where thousands of crows fly in and out of...

More favorite pics of 2024 going up on my Pixelfed feed, Crows! pixelfed.social/p/yawg/78335... #urbanwildlife #seattle #seattlewildlife #wildlifephotography #crows #crowbro

Omen (@yawg@pixelfed.social) Some favorite shots from various adventures in 2024. #wildlifephotography #birds #seattle

Getting my pixelfed (IG replacement) setup with some favorite bird pics from last year's adventures #wildlifephotography #seattle #birds

A Bald Eagle surveys the beach at Carkeek Park

A salmon fights against the stream

Crows scavenging from a dead salmon

A salmon powering upstream to spawn

Piper's Creek Salmon Celebration was fantastic! So many people out to welcome and celebrate the salmon returning! Plus some other locals! #seattlewildlife #wildlifephotography #crows #salmon #baldeagle #seattle

A Bald Eagle braces for Crow harassment as several crows watch nearby

Just gonna get a quuuiiick post up.. So here's a Bald Eagle getting harassed by the Crow Mafia in my neighborhood #seattle #wildlifephotography #urbanraptors