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  • 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
  • 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.
    Dark-eyed Junco-Magnuson Park-Seatt...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
  • A Great Blue Heron rests its head along the side of its body in the early morning.
    Great Blue Heron-Magnuson Park-Seatt...jpg
  • An adult glaucous-winged gull flies by the pier.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • Pacific Wren-Union Bay at UW-Seattle...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
  • An immature glaucous-winged gull usings its wings to brake in preparation for landing.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...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
  • The ruby-crowned kinglet flitted through the weeds at ground level looking for small morsels to eat among the frost wilted leaves. The red top knot of the male showed briefly as it twited to look under a leaf.
    Male Ruby-crowned Kinglet-Union Bay ...jpg
  • The ruby-crowned kinglet flitted through the weeds at ground level looking for small morsels to eat among the frost wilted leaves.
    Ruby-crowned Kinglet-Union Bay at UW...jpg
  • The male Gadwall extends its head to take a drink as the females swims away.
    Pair of Gadwalls-Magnuson Park-Seatt...jpg
  • An immature glaucous-winged gull lands in Puget Sound.
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Golden Gardens ...jpg
  • Pacific Wren-Union Bay at UW-Seattle...jpg
  • Pacific Wren-Union Bay at UW-Seattle...jpg
  • Pacific Wren-Union Bay at UW-Seattle...jpg
  • Clouds over the skyline of Seattle in the early morning from Seward Park
    Seattle skyline from Seward Park-Sew...jpg
  • They used my photograph of Watson Lakes at Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness in the "Wild Nearby" exhibit at the Burke Museum in Seattle.
    Display at Burke Museum---0652.jpg
  • Savannah Sparrow-Magnuson Park-Seatt...jpg
  • 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
  • The red eye and white bill of an American Coot are obvious when close.
    Head shot of an American Coot-Green ...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
  • Orthotrichum lyellii, isolated tuftes on branches of trees and strubs, Olive gree. Gemmae common on leaves, long & narrow leaves with tips strongly diverge, Mostly alder, Maples & shrubs.
    Lyall's Bristle Moss-Cedar Park-Seat...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 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
  • Black-capped Chickadee sits among new leaves.
    Black-capped Chickadee-Seward Park-S...jpg
  • Spotted Towhee -Magnuson Park-Seatt...jpg
  • A pair of American Coots stand along the lake's edge.
    American Coot-Union Bay-Seattle-4811.jpg
  • Lyall's Bristle Moss, Common Isolated tufts on branches of trees and shrubs, Olive green. Leaves long & narrow, tips strongly diverged, Mostly alder, maple, ans shrubs
    Orthotrichum lyellii-Cedar Park-Seat...jpg
  • Shield Lichen - grey-green top and blackish below, appressed small lobes. ---  Bark Barnacle - continuous smooth crust, Barnacle-like apothecia
    Parmelia (Bark Barnacle on bottom)-...jpg
  • Shield Lichen - grey-green top and blackish below, appressed small lobes. ---  Bark Barnacle - continuous smooth crust, Barnacle-like apothecia
    Parmelia with circle of Thelotrema l...jpg
  • Shield Lichen - grey-green top and blackish below, appressed small lobes.
    Parmelia-Cedar Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Water lilies bloom in the shallow waters along the edge of Seward Park.
    Water Lillies-Seward Park-Seattle-01...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
  • Sword ferns grow in abundance under the closed canopy of an old growth forest at Seward Park.
    Sword Ferns-Seward Park-Seattle-1618.jpg
  • High bush craneberry.
    High Bush Craneberry-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Chestnut-backed Chickadee prepares to fly.
    Chestnut-backed Chickadee-Seward Par...jpg
  • Chestnut-backed Chickadee hangs from a verticle branch.
    Chestnut-backed Chickadee-Seward Par...jpg
  • A pileated woodpecker chieseled out the hole looking for grubs.
    Pileated Woodpecker feeding hole-Sew...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
  • Buckey
    Buckeye-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • A clump of asters ttys to bloom and set seed between mowings of the lawn at Seward Park.
    Asters-Seward Park-Seattle-.jpg
  • Mt Rainier stands prominently at the end of Lake Washington.
    Mt Rainier-Seward Park-Seattle-9646.jpg
  • Moss-Seward Park-Seattle--2.jpg
  • An adult glaucous-winged gull rests on a rock in Lake Washington
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Licorice Fern (?)-Seward Park-Seattl...jpg
  • Bark of Red Cedar
    Red Cedar Bark-Seward Park-Seattle-9...jpg
  • The bark of an old-growth Douglas Fir
    Douglas Fir bark-Seward Park-Seattle...jpg
  • Down tree along the shore
    Reflection & down tree-Seward Park-S...jpg
  • Morning clouds reflected in Lake Washington
    Cloud Reflection-Seward Park-Seattle...jpg
  • Morning light reflected across Lake Washington
    Sunrise Reflection-Seward Park-Seatt...jpg
  • The pink cherry flower glowed in the early morning light.
    Individual Cherry Blossom-UW Arboret...jpg
  • Cherry flowers and new flower buds were clustered at the end of the branch.  The soft light allowed the light pink to sparckle in the soft light.
    Cherry flowers on the branch end.-UW...jpg
  • Notice the lobbed toes of the Coot as it stands on the branch.
    Coot stands on branch-Green Lake-Sea...jpg
  • American Coots feed on grubs and insects as well as vegetation and algae.
    Coot grabs a morsel-Green Lake-Seatt...jpg
  • The lobbed toes show easily when the coot is standing on the lawn at Green Lake
    American Coot stands erect-Green Lak...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
  • 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.
    Courtship feeding by American Crows-...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.
    The twisted trunk of the cherry tree...jpg
  • The cherry blossoms covered the ends of branches in a thick array.
    Cherry blossom branch-UW Arboretum-S...jpg
  • The male Red-winged Blackbird was displaying and calling vigorously from a cattail perch.  The displays were to keep other mailes out and attrack prospective mates.
    Red-winged Blackbird on cattail-Gree...jpg
  • The red alders are forming catkins and buds are beginning to swell.
    Alder catkins and leaf buds-Green La...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
  • Three mergansers work the shallow water just out from shore looking for fish.
    Hooded Mergansers-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
  • Resting but keeping one eye open to watch for posible danger.  This pair of shovelers was along the shore and seemed to ignore the walkers right above them on the paved trail unless one stopped right there.  It must be a difficutl place to rest.
    Shovelor Pair sleeping-Green Lake-Se...jpg
  • Shovelors-Green Lake-Seattle-8834.jpg
  • Female Bufflehead-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
  • A female Bufflehead pauses on the surface between feeding dives.
    Female Bufflehead-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
  • Cloud Reflections-Green Lake-Seattle...jpg
  • The pied-billed grebe came briefly to the surface in the early morning golden water.  It dove shortly after this picture and disappeared under the water.  The morning glow created a very tranquil setting to sit and see what moved through the water.
    Sunrise refelction and Pied-billed G...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
  • The willows and sky reflected brillantly in the still waters of Green Lake.  A few light ripples created some texture to the reflection.
    Willows along Green Lake-Green Lake-...jpg
  • Black-capped Chickadee prepares to fly from perch.
    Black-capped Chickadee-Seward Park-S...jpg
  • Spotted Towhee -Magnuson Park-Seatt...jpg
  • Bark Barnacle -- Continuous smooth crust, Barnacle-like apothecia
    Thelotrema lepadium-Cedar Park-Seatt...jpg
  • Ringed-billed Gull-Seward Park-Seatt...jpg
  • Seward Park Trail-Seward Park-Seattl...jpg
  • Drake Mallard rests on a log in Lake Washington.
    Drake Mallard-Seward Park-Seattle-12...jpg
  • Mt. Rainier rises in the distance over Lake Washington.
    Mt. Rainier-Seward Park-Seattle-1222.jpg
  • Black-capped Chickadee.
    Black-capped Chickadee-Seward Park-S...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
  • -Seward Park-Seattle--2.jpg
  • American Crow
    American Crow head on portrait-Sewar...jpg
  • American Crow peers over its shoulder
    American Crow -Seward Park-Seattle-...jpg
  • A flock of ducks fly into Lake Washington and over a Cormorant sitting on a bouy.
    Mt Rainier with ducks-Seward Park-Se...jpg
  • Two first year glaucous-winged gulls rest on a rock in Lake Washington
    Glaucous-winged Gull-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Red-belt conk on the side of a down log along licorice trail in Seward Park
    Red-belt Conk (Fomitopsis pinicola)-...jpg
  • Indian Plum leaves 1-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Indian Plum leaves 2-Seward Park-Sea...jpg
  • Douglas Bir bark
    Douglas Fir bark-Seward Park-Seattle...jpg
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