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Category Archives: Birds
Varied Thrush by the River in the Snow
Our final snow level was a pile up of 32 inches. We were snowed in for 7 full days, and I’ve never been so glad to hear the grating sound of machinery as when the plow showed up to free us … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, nature, pacific nw, Photo
Tagged birds by a river, birds in snow, colorful birds, snow North Bend WA, varied thrush
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The Strange get Stranger
I think flamingos are one of the strangest looking creatures on earth. They’re beautiful and exotic as ornaments in a yard or fountain, but oh-so-gawky and geeky when you get up close and personal. One of my favorite moments on … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, nature, photography, Six photo project
Tagged birds, colorful things, flamingos, Marriott Desert Springs, reflections, unusual birds
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Covered in Snow – Update
I chose the photos for today’s post a couple days ago. Since then it’s snowed considerably more, and in fact it’s snowed for over 3 more hours since the photos in this post were taken. But here’s a fresh update … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Community, nature, pacific nw, photography, Six photo project
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Taking a Dip
Set of 6. The American Dipper. A fascinating songbird. Without webbed feet they swim in icy cold rushing currents. They walk and scramble along the bottom of the river, and they dive in and out hopping onto the stones with remarkable … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, nature, pacific nw, photography, Six photo project, Wildlife
Tagged American Dipper, cool birds, river, river rocks, songbird, stream
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Birdies are Back
I’m not sure what it is about rainy days that makes the chickadees come to twitter and feast in the evergreen and plum trees outside my office window, but I love that they do. When the sun fades, the birds … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Inspirational, nature, pacific nw, Photo
Tagged cheerful, chickadee, cute birds, green, plum trees, songbirds, tiny
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Island of Peace
On my most recent walk upriver I noticed the mergansers are present in the valley. I got some marginal images of the hooded mergansers on the lake. Both females and males were there. But the photos were too distant to … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, nature, pacific nw, Photo, Wildlife
Tagged boulder, common merganser, ducks, isolation, mergansers, river, rushing water
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