Category Archives: ornithology

~Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #103: Surprise ~

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

  Sometimes I take a photo, like the one below, of a subject (Bufflehead duck) and I’m disappointed when the featured subject is unclear. Then, when I look at the same photograph as a composition, I am pleasantly surprised! ~~~ … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Perfect Pairs ~

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

Wishing everyone safeĀ harbor, as we continue to navigate uncharted waters. šŸ¾

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Downy Fledgling ~

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

Wishing everyone safeĀ harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters. šŸ¾  

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

(All photos taken with iPhone) Wishing everyone safeĀ harbor as we navigate uncharted waters. šŸ¾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98: Delicate Colors ~

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

When the ocean roils with waves and wind, it leaves traces on the shore in a symphony of foam. The etherial hues of sea foam are a delight to behold. Light suffused through mist and spray creates a lovely blue … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on May 20, 2020 by
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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #97: Pastimes ~

Posted on May 19, 2020 by

When I retired, eight years ago, my colleagues would ask me, “What are you going to do with your time?” My standard answer was that I planned to focus my energy on the creative passions I’d tucked in around the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #96: Cropping The Shot ~

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

Lovely as it is, especially on Mother’s Day, yet with a bit of cropping it’s even better. Shortening the foreground brings the focus to mama Mallard and chicks. Reducing left and right borders brings the hen’s eye in line with … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Blue Sky Birds ~

Posted on May 6, 2020 by
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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #95: All Wet, or Almost! ~

Posted on May 5, 2020 by

Stormy weather Rainclouds tumbling in from the Pacific Ocean announce with a rainbow that I’m about to get wet!Ā  Shorebirds sometimes appear to be oblivious to the wave action around them, however I’ve never witnessed a bird being overpowered by … Continue reading →

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