Frogs so tiny you miss them
These tiny tree frogs can be easy to miss. Spring and summer are when I tend to see them at […]
"The business of art is rather to understand Nature and to reveal her meanings to those unable to understand. It is to convey the soul of a tree… The mission of art is to bring out the unfamiliar from the most familiar." –Khalil Gilbran
These tiny tree frogs can be easy to miss. Spring and summer are when I tend to see them at […]
I love the glimmers of sunlight in the forest. No flashlight, no extra processing to get the light just right. […]
Red-tailed hawk doing a fly-by, intent on its destination. Another of the birds of prey. Rarely will I find hawks […]
Bald eagles are a predatory bird that I see more often than one might expect. This one appeared to be […]
Swans arrive in winter and stay around till February. Just the other day a saw a wedge of swans flying […]
One of the first wildflowers I always look for in the spring is the trillium. This one is a Western […]
Downy woodpecker taken from an extreme distance. There are times when I take a photograph, but I’m not exactly certain […]
Junco at Mt. Ranier, where you can usually find some snow even in summer. This little guy was perched at […]
A few harbor seals chilling at the Yaquina National Wildlife Refuge near Newport, Oregon. A nice trip as we met […]
One of the places I love to visit regularly is Ruby Beach. I’ll usually check the tides, because I like […]
A visit to a little known trail up along a windy lumber road in the Hoh Forest. In the middle […]
Living in the Pacific Northwest, another of my favorite subjects in the fall and winter are mushrooms. There are all […]
The Northern Shoveler is somewhat of a dabbler duck. Favors broad, shallow marshes. Often found using its large bill to […]
Yellow-rumped warbler of the wood warbler family. The only warbler able to digest wax-covered berries, such as bay berries.
American Crows that landed nearby. Crafty and intelligent. The oldest recorded crow lived to approximately 16 years. Usually traveling in […]
Swallow. Not the action, but the bird. Known for aerial feed, as in grabbing food on the go, “swallowing” – […]