Tag Archives: ornithology

~ Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feathers ~

For Cee’s challenge I’m featuring some previously posted shots, plus two photographs taken this week at Long Beach, WA.     Thank you Cee for all you do to keep us taking and looking at photographs!

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~ Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge – Vanishing Point ~

 Migrating Canada Goose flock over Long Beach, WA – USA ~  Easter 2019 “…the seasons they go round and round…” Joni Mitchell  

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #24: Seasonal Storm ~

We just returned from a week at Long Beach where we were treated to a big winter wind storm, high tides and storm surge. Amazingly, Jello and I were able to get in our morning and afternoon walks, with only … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #18: Blending In – Standing Out ~

  When I last was at Long Beach, bird migration was well underway. I’d forgotten to pack my Panasonic Lumix, so the photos in this post are from my iPhone 8. Though I could not get clear photographs of the birds, … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #15: Changing ~ Changeable ~ Bald Eagle ~

~ A Five Year Odyssey to Maturity ~ When I first saw this beauty, I thought it might be a Golden Eagle. After checking with eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), I learned it was a one year old Bald Eagle. … Continue reading

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~ Feeding Fledgling Flicker ~

This morning I was treated to a close-up view of a Northern (Red-Shafted) Flicker bringing it’s fledgling in for some easy grub from my suet feeder.   There are other fledglings being introduced to the deck feeding stations, and the … Continue reading

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~ Beach Walk Sights ~ WPC: Liquid ~

Weather and tide shape the landscape of every walk I take along the beach. Birds, folks, critters and flotsam observed along the way add context and generate questions about the ever-changing scene. Over the past year my understanding and appreciation … Continue reading

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~ WPC: Smile ~

When I walk the trails between The Breakers and the Pacific Ocean, I am filled with a sense of wonder and discovery. There is always something different or new to hear and see. Like this bird perched on top of … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Silence of Wings 2 ~

  Silence    

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~ Basking Blue heron ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

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