Photo of the Week
Read MorePileated Woodpeckers in my Backyard Olympia, WA November 24, 2013
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Pileated Woodpeckers in my Backyard Olympia, WA November 24, 2013
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Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Budd Inlet Olympia, WA November 22, 2013
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Double-crested Cormorant Budd Inlet Olympia, WA November 22, 2013
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Double-crested Cormorant in flight Phalacrocorax auritus Budd Inlet Olympia, WA November 22, 2013
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Fall Tree Scape Woodland Park Seattle, WA November 6, 2013 Learn a little of the park's history here
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Sunset on the Columbia River
Rocky Reach Dam
Near Wenatchee, WA
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Sunset on the Columbia River
Rocky Reach Dam
Near Wenatchee, WA
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Spider in Web at Night September 20 ,2013
Reflection of the Sky
While Canoeing on the Black River
Littlerock, WA
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Travelers collecting their baggage SeaTac Airport Seattle, WA July 27, 2013 To see more photos from the great airport photo adventure, click here
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Marine Mammal Bones Cape Alava Olympic National Park Washington August 4, 2013
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Barstools, Sunlight and Reflections
Fourth Avenue Tavern
Olympia, WA
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Leaves in a Stream
Seattle Japanese Garden
Washington Park Arboretum
Seattle, WA
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Swallowtail Butterfly Bellevue Botanic Gardens Bellevue, WA July 2, 2013
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Garfield Park Conservatory Fern Room Chicago, IL June 23, 2013 To learn more about Jens Jensen's marvelous conservatory, click here
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Optimo Hat Shop Window Monadnock Building Chicago, IL June 21, 2013
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The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Stained Glass Window Riverside Public Library Riverside, IL June 20, 2013 To see more photos of the Riverside Library, click here
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Marine Creature Monday Handling a Sea Star Boston Harbor Marina Olympia, WA July 22, 2013
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Adult Violet-green Swallow feeding Juvenile
Adult Violet-green swallow in flight; about to feed begging juvenile Lakewood, WA July 12, 2013 To see other photos from the series, click here
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Renoir's model watches as Macy's window gets dressed
The Loop
Chicago, IL
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Purple Martins at nesting boxes Boston Harbor Marina Olympia, WA June 3,2013
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Rufous Hummingbird feeding on Poker Plant Boston Harbor Marina Olympia, WA June 3, 2013
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Grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes awaiting approval to fly Paine Field Everett, WA April 26, 2013 Read more here
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Grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes awaiting approval to fly Paine Field Everett, WA April 26, 2013 Read more here
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Broadleaf shooting star Dodecatheon hendersonii Scatter Creek Wildlife Area Rochester, WA April 12, 2013 To learn more about South Puget Sound Prairies, click here
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1930s Hupmobile
parked in downtown Olympia, WA
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Bird of Paradise with waterdrops W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory Tacoma, WA March 14, 2013
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Southbound lanes of Interstate 5 Seattle, WA March 5, 2013
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Red-Tailed Hawk Overlooking Interstate 5 Seattle, WA March 5, 2013
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Spring is on the Way Hellebore in bloom February 22, 2013
Sign of the Times Olympia, WA March 16, 2013
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Great Blue Herons in Flight Ardea herodias Green River Natural Resources Area Kent, WA March 5, 2013
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Great Blue Herons on Nest Ardea herodias Green River Natural Resources Area Kent, WA March 5, 2013
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Great Blue Heron plunges its head into Puget Sound while hunting for lugworms Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Olympia, WA February 4, 2013
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Stranger in a Strange Land Old School Pizzeria Olympia, WA January 28, 2013
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Dew Covered Rose
Lake View Cemetery
Seattle, WA
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Lake View Cemetery as seen on a foggy winter morning
Seattle, WA
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Glaucous-winged Gull in pursuit of a female Common Merganser - attempting to steal her fish Budd Inlet Olympia, WA January 18, 2013 Click here to read about the experience Click here to see a video of the encounter
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Male Bufflehead diving into Puget Sound at Sunset Swantown Marina Olympia, WA January 11, 2013
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Silhouette of Ring-necked ducks swimming against a backdrop of winter sunlight Capitol Lake Olympia, WA January 11, 2013
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Snowy stream crossing near the Wind River Carson, WA January 6, 2013
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