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  • Seward Park Trail.
    Seward Park Trail-Seward Park-Seattl...jpg
  • A clump of asters ttys to bloom and set seed between mowings of the lawn at Seward Park.
    Asters-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Seward Park Trail-Seward Park-Seattl...jpg
  • Sword ferns grow in abundance under the closed canopy of an old growth forest at Seward Park.
    Sword Ferns-Seward Park-Seattle-1618.jpg
  • Red-belt conk on the side of a down log along licorice trail in Seward Park
    Red-belt Conk (Fomitopsis pinicola)-...jpg
  • An Oregon Junco, a race of the Dark-eyed Junco, sings from a red alder branch along the pond's edge at Magnuson Park in Seattle.
    Oregon Junco-Magnuson Park-Seattle-0...jpg
  • The willow blooms early in the spring at Seward Park.
    Willow flowers-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • The willows were beginning to flower at Magnuson Park.  The delicate white fuzz with yellow stamines were so beautiful.  New leaves were beginning to open too.
    Wllow Flower in the afternoon light-...jpg
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  • Water droplets on leaf-Seward Park-S...jpg
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  • Salal.
    Salal-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Seeds of the big-leaf mapple have grown to full size and will ripen shortly.
    Big-leaf Maple seeds-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Serviceberry flower.
    Serviceberry-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • An adult glaucous-winged gull flies by the pier.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • High bush craneberry.
    High Bush Craneberry-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Buckey
    Buckeye-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Young Glaucaous-winged Gull feeds in shallow water
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • A first-year Glaucous-winged Gull surveys the surroundings.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • The leaf of this big-leaf maple has turned yellow in the fall as the chlorophyl begins to break down.
    Big-leaf Maple-Seward Park-Seattle-4...jpg
  • Details of a sword fern frond.
    Sword Fern-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Flowers of a grass hang down from their weight in the early morning light.
    Greass Flower-Seward Park-Seattle-23...jpg
  • Mt Rainier stands prominently at the end of Lake Washington.
    Mt Rainier-Seward Park-Seattle-9646.jpg
  • An adult glaucous-winged gull rests on a rock in Lake Washington
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • A Great Blue Heron rests its head along the side of its body in the early morning.
    Great Blue Heron-Magnuson Park-Seatt...jpg
  • A male Red-winged Blackbird gives its harsh song to declare it owns this section of the marsh.
    Red-winged Blackbird-Magnuson Park-S...jpg
  • A Song Sparrow looks down just after giving its sweet spring song. He moved to a new branch and continued to sing for several minutes before flying into the bushes.
    Song Sparrow-Magnuson Park-Seattle-0...jpg
  • A family of common mergansers rest along the edge of Lake Washington.
    Common Merganser Family-Seward Park-...jpg
  • The underside of a big-leaf maple branch showing the leaf design.
    Big Leaf Maple-Seward Park-Seattle-3...jpg
  • An immature glaucous-winged gull usings its wings to brake in preparation for landing.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • A pileated woodpecker chieseled out the hole looking for grubs.
    Pileated Woodpecker feeding hole-Sew...jpg
  • Flower cluster of a serviceberry bush.
    Serviceberry-Seward Park-Seattle--2.jpg
  • Double-crested Comorant.
    Double-crested Cormorant-Seward Park...jpg
  • Mushroom
    Mushroom-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • American Crow
    American Crow head on portrait-Sewar...jpg
  • American Crow peers over its shoulder
    American Crow -Seward Park-Seattle-...jpg
  • Two first year glaucous-winged gulls rest on a rock in Lake Washington
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • An adult glaucous-winged gull that has swallowed a fishing hook and has the fishing line hanging from its mouth.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • Glaucous-winged gull surveys the water around the pier.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • Ringed-billed Gull-Seward Park-Seatt...jpg
  • Common Merganser Family-Seward Park-...jpg
  • Sword fern.
    Sword Fern-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Lichen
    lichen-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Salmon berry flower.
    Salmon Berry flower-Seward Park-Seat...jpg
  • Glaucous-winged Gull-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Ringed-billed gull flies along the shore of Lake Washington
    Ring-billed Gull-Seward Park-Seattle...jpg
  • Mallard drake feeding in the shallows of Lake Washington
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  • Indian Plum leaves 1-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
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  • Ripe hawthorn berries cling to the branch tip, waiting for a bird or mammal to eat the fruit and disperse the seed.
    Hawthorn Berries-Seward Park-Seattle...jpg
  • A juvenile American crow looks along the edge of Lake Washington.
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  • The moss covered trunk of an old growth red cedar.
    Moss on Red Cedar Trunk-Seward Park-...jpg
  • An immature glaucous-winged gull lands in Puget Sound.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • Willow flower.
    Willow flowers 1-Seward Park-Seattle...jpg
  • Horse tail.
    Horse Tail-Seward Park-Seattle-0850.jpg
  • American Crow portrait-Seward Park-S...jpg
  • Mt Rainier rises looms abover Lake Washington.
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  • Indian Plum flowers-Seward Park-Seat...jpg
  • Hawthorn berries-Seward Park-Seattle...jpg
  • The male Gadwall extends its head to take a drink as the females swims away.
    Pair of Gadwalls-Magnuson Park-Seatt...jpg
  • Big-leaf maple bark.
    Big-leaf Maple bark-Seward Park-Seat...jpg
  • Big-leaf maple trunk.
    Big-leaf Maple Trunk-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Sword Fern-Seward Park-Seattle--2.jpg
  • The salmonberry fruit is beginning to ripen.
    Salmonberry-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Indian plum flowers.
    Indian Plum flowers-Seward Park-Seat...jpg
  • Mt Rainier stands promenently at the end of Lake Washington
    Mt Rainier with gulls in the front-S...jpg
  • A bumblebee craws over the thistle flower looking for nectar and pollen and will help pollinate other thistle flowers by carrying pollen between plants.
    Thistle-Seward Park-Seattle-0118.jpg
  • Buckeye
    Buckeye-Seward Park-Seattle-1547.jpg
  • A chestnut-backed chickadee pauses before continuing its search for food.
    Chestnut-backed Chickadee-Seward Par...jpg
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  • The bushtit scratches the side of its face on the branch and appears to say 'oh that feels good!"
    The bushtit scratches the side of it...jpg
  • A beautiful summer evening ends perfectly with a spectacular sunset across Elliot Bay and a walk along the beach.  The feeling of contentment oozes from the evening and one is left feeling how great life is.
    A walk on the sound-Discovery Park-S...jpg
  • The one crow walked up from the shore with a morsel in its mouth and its mate twisted its head to take a piece from its mate.
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  • The flock of bushtits were moving rapidly through the bushes looking for food when one paused for a few seconds to look at me.
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  • The crow walked up to its mate and began to preen indivudual feathers.  This allopreening is important in building pair bond between the mates.
    Allopreening by American Crows-Mathe...jpg
  • The bushtit flitted on the branch, hung upside down to search the underside of the branch.  It quickly moved along the branch, never staying in one place for more than a second or two.
    Bushtit hangs from a branch-Magnuson...jpg
  • A big-leaf maple sabling must compete for light under the canopy of a Douglas fir.
    Big-leaf maple saplings in front of ...jpg
  • Female Bufflehead-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
  • The female bufflehead surfaced from a dive.  A few water droplets stayed on her back as she rested a few seconds before her next dive.
    Female Bufflehead-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
  • The ruby-crowned kinglet twists on the stem before darting to another branch in its search for food items among the leaves.
    Ruby-crowned Kinglet-Union Bay at UW...jpg
  • American Coots feed on grubs and insects as well as vegetation and algae.
    Coot grabs a morsel-Green Lake-Seatt...jpg
  • The showy flower of the Trillium caught my eye as I walked through the woods at the Univeristy of Washington's Arboretum.
    Trillium bloom in spring-UW Arboretu...jpg
  • Flower pedals floated slowly down to join those already blanketing the ground under this cherry tree,
    Flower pedals carpet the ground unde...jpg
  • The twisted tranks and knobs on the trunk created an unusual design that was accentted by the soft light glowing through the flower pedals.
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  • The cherry blossoms covered the ends of branches in a thick array.
    Cherry blossom branch-UW Arboretum-S...jpg
  • The red alders are forming catkins and buds are beginning to swell.
    Alder catkins and leaf buds-Green La...jpg
  • The male bufflehead was feeding actively just off shore.  It would dive for 15 or 20 seconds before surfacing for a few seconds.  The male gradually moved along the edge of the tree reflections and the pattern was intriquing.
    Male Bufflehead and tree reflection-...jpg
  • The gull walked back and forth across the lawn almost as if it was a lawn mower although it didn't follow systemati lines.  It was clearly searching for grubs and other food items in the grass.  I never saw it catch anything in the time I watched.
    Ringed-billed Gull-Green Lake-Seattl...jpg
  • This pair traveled close together as the other birds flowed back and forth around them.  It made me wonder if they were already paired for the coming year and would travel north together when spring arrived.
    American Widgen Pair-Green Lake-Seat...jpg
  • Three mergansers work the shallow water just out from shore looking for fish.
    Hooded Mergansers-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
  • The pattern formed by the branches extending down into the water was fascinating and the female shoeveler sleeping on one foot added an interesting element to the picture.
    Female Shoveler-Green Lake-Seattle-9...jpg
  • Female Bufflehead-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
  • The coots moved slowly out into the bright reflection forming a siloute body moving across the orange water.  The sun had not quite come above the horizon, yet the entire landscape was golden.
    American Coots at Sunrise on Green L...jpg
  • I almost stepped on this leaf as I was walking up from the water's edge.  The frost across the leaf creates an interesting design and  indicates that fall is about over
    Crisp frost on a fallen leaf-Green L...jpg
  • Notice the lobbed toes of the Coot as it stands on the branch.
    Coot stands on branch-Green Lake-Sea...jpg
  • The cherry trees along azalea way were in full bloom at the University of Washington's arboretum
    Azalea Way in early April-UW Arboret...jpg
  • The mass moved one way and then another almost as if all the individuals were connected by a magical cord.
    American Widgens-Green Lake-Seattle-...jpg
  • A female Bufflehead pauses on the surface between feeding dives.
    Female Bufflehead-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
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