Category Archives: wildlife

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 →

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Weekly Photo Challenge ~

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

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Feeding Frenzy ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Motion

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

 First I noticed a flock of mergansers, feeding in the bay. Then the seagulls moved in to clean up the leavings. Soon the terns arrived, wheeling through the air. What happened next was comparable to a barroom brawl! Cries and … Continue reading →

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Ducklings ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Afloat

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

This mother Mallard with her brood are like feather bobbers, as they paddle through the marshes. What a joy it was to see them up close in nature. She didn’t think much of me invading her territory, so she gathered … Continue reading →

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Fleeting Glimpse ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Ephemeral

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

River otter feeding after sundown. ~ Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA – USA ~

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq
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Damselfly ~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Quiet

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq
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Thrush ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Warmth

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

With the temperature outside barely above freezing, I sat sipping coffee at my kitchen table thinking about what I wanted to share for this week’s Photo Challenge. Just then two Varied Thrush (lxoreus naevius) landed on the deck railing to … Continue reading →

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