Category Archives: wildlife

~ American Wigeon (?) ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge – Ridgefield, WA USA

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Mirror 2 ~

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Mirror

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~ Conconully by Canoe + WPC – Cherry On Top ~

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Thursday afternoon, I rented a canoe and paddled Jello over to the 72 foot high (~21 m) earthen dam that created this reservoir. Constructed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1910-11, and reconstructed in 1969, the Conconully Dam is … Continue reading →

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~ Cormorant Deference Dance ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Dance ~

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

A Double-crested Cormorant riding driftwood in the tide performed a series of submissive moves, as it approached and passed a dominant Double-crested Cormorant. Notice how stark still the dominant bird remains upon its stationary float. This happened quite a distance … Continue reading →

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~ Rough-skinned Newt ~ Cee’s Fun PC – Things That are Rough ~

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

When I spotted this critter on the trail at Cape Disappointment, I knew it was from the salamander family. It didn’t move, as I crept closer with my iPhone to snap these shots. (I’d already drained the battery in my … Continue reading →

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~ Friday Flyers ~ Wood Duck & Pintail ~

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

My father is adjusting well to his new digs at Timberwood Memory Care in Albany, Oregon. Last Tuesday, my sister Lori, and I visited him in the morning. While she served him a favorite orange roll out in the commons … Continue reading →

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~ River Otters in the Wild ~ Tuesday Two by Two ~

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

I don’t see the river otters as often when we visit Orcas Island in autumn, as I did when we stayed during the summer. Always fun to watch, these two seemed very comfortable as they fished and snacked in front … Continue reading →

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Life ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Muse

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

This past week’s photo challenge asked us to select a place or scene that serves as a muse. The more I thought about it and cast about for ideas, the more I realized that everything around me is my muse; … Continue reading →

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~ Raising Crows ~

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

For the past few years we have had a pair of crows nesting in or near our yard. The process of raising their fledgling continues long after the young bird has left its nest. For days on end, while it … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Nest ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Enveloped

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

One spring morning I discovered this rabbit nest in a dry corner of the garden, protected from rain by the eves of my house. Covered by a blanket of fur, the kits were sheltered in an earthen cocoon dug into … Continue reading →