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THe ghostly flowers of the one-flower Indian-pipe stand out against the rich greens of the forest floor
2020 0630 2034 Michele Burton Grass Lake Park Olympia Native plants summer park northwest plants Monotropa uniflora oneflower Indianpipe
Ocean-spray flowers reveal amazing details
2020 0630 2007 Michele Burton Grass Lake Park Olympia Native plants summer park northwest plants Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray flower detail macro
Salal, yarrow and wild strawberry carpet the forest understory
2020 0630 2004 Michele Burton Grass Lake Park Olympia Native plants summer park northwest plants salal yarrow wild strawberry understory
Columbia lily in bloom at Grass Lake Park, June 2020
2020 0630 1973 Michele Burton Grass Lake Park Olympia Native plants summer park northwest plants Lilium columbianum Columbia lily
Great Blue Heron fishes in East Bay at the mouth of Moxlie Creek
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Adult male Caspian tern presents fish to adult female
2020 0615 LH0A8957 Michele Burton Caspian tern behavior fish food bird tern male female ritual Olympia Spring
Adult male Caspian tern presents fish to adult female
2020 0615 LH0A8893 Michele Burton Caspian tern behavior fish food bird tern male female ritual Olympia Spring
Adult male Caspian tern presents fish to adult female
2020 0615 LH0A8917 Michele Burton Caspian tern behavior fish food bird tern male female ritual Olympia Spring
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2020 0522 LH0A7240 Band Michele Burton Caspian tern Olympia citizen science banded bird Puget Sound
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2020 0601 LH0A8317 Band Michele Burton Caspian tern Olympia citizen science banded bird Puget Sound
Purple martins at nesting boxes. East Bay, Olympia
2020 0501 LH0A6235 Michele Burton Purple martin East Bay citizen science bird swallow nest box nesting boxes
Purple martins at nesting boxes. East Bay, Olympia
2020 0420 LH0A5304 Michele Burton Purple martin East Bay citizen science bird swallow nest box nesting boxes
Immature Bald Eagle mobbed by crows and Caspian terns.
Olympia, WA June 1, 2020
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Bald eagle being mobbed by a crow on the beach. Budd Inlet, Olympia, WA
2020 0601 LH0A8020 Michele Burton behavior bird raptor bald eagle beach mob mobbing territory defend nesting season Olympia crow
Bald eagle being mobbed by a Caspian tern on the beach. Budd Inlet, Olympia, WA
2020 0601 LH0A7918 Michele Burton behavior bird raptor bald eagle beach mob mobbing territory defend nesting season Olympia caspian tern
Bald eagle being mobbed by a crow on the beach. Budd Inlet, Olympia, WA
2020 0601 LH0A7946 Michele Burton behavior bird raptor bald eagle beach mob mobbing territory defend nesting season Olympia crow
Native thimbleberry flowers attract bees
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Gull about to land on a piling at Swantown Marina, Olympia
2020 0501 LH0A6860 Michele Burton bird flight flying landing gull olympia Swantown
Caspian Tern in flight over Puget Sound
2020 0501 LH0A6652 Michele Burton bird birds flying in flight motion Olympia Washington Caspian Tern
Osprey hovering as it scans for food
2020 0501 LH0A6387 Michele Burton bird birds flying in flight motion Olympia Washington hover hovering hunting
Male Northern red-shafted flicker excavates nest cavity in an alder snag as the female explores the work. Tumwater, Washington. April 27, 2020
2020 0427 LH0A5950 Michele Burton Northern redshafted flicker flicker bird Tumwater spring nest snag excavation excavating woodpecker Colaptes auratus male
Male Northern red-shafted flicker excavates nest cavity in an alder snag as the female explores the work. Tumwater, Washington. April 27, 2020
2020 0427 flicker LH0A6007 Michele Burton Northern redshafted flicker bird Tumwater spring nest snag excavation excavating woodpecker Colaptes auratus female
Black-capped chickadee peeks out from its nest hole in an alder snag
2020 0427 LH0A6114 Michele Burton snag bird blackcapped chickadee spring nest alder Poecile atricapillus lichen bark closeup
Anna's Hummingbird feeding on red flowering currant
2020 0413 LH0A4213 Michele Burton Ribes sanguineum red flowering currant northwest native native plant flowering currant Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna earth day bird flying
Anna's hummingbird perched on a cotoneaster branch
2020 0413 LH0A4147 Michele Burton Calypte anna Anna's hummingbird bird perched cotoneaster earth day backyard birding
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2020 0410 LH0A4078 Michele Burton female Redwinged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus camoflauge brown bird Tumwater Washington wetland flying cattail
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2020 0410 RWBB 0001 LH0A3924 Michele Burton female Redwinged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus camoflauge brown bird Tumwater Washington wetland cattail
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2020 0410 RWBB 0000 LH0A3910 Michele Burton female Redwinged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus camoflauge brown bird Tumwater Washington wetland cattail
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trillium 2020 1063 Michele Burton trillium ovatum spring flower forest floor Trillium Park Olympia Washington native plant flowering white
Gull eating marine lugworm on the beach at North Point, Olympia, WA
March 19, 2020
2020 0319 gull and Worm Michele Burton marine Puget Sound Swantown immature bird beach worm eating lugworm
Canada geese fill the skies over Nisqually Refuge
2020 0214 Nisqually Geese LH0A2974 Michele Burton Canada goose Canada Geese Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge flying birds winter trees silhouette dramatic flock motion layered photograph
Canada geese fly past the majestic Black Cottonwood trees at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Cottonwood 2020 0646 Michele Burton Stream Team Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Olympia tree Twin Barns Geese Spring iconic riparian deciduous Populus trichocarpa black cottonwood Joint Genome Institute department of energy Billy Frank Jr.
Belted Kingfisher diving
2020 0220 Kingfisher LH0A3288 Michele Burton Belted Kingfisher bird Titlow Park Tacoma diving flying Winter
Triptych of Kingfisher hovering over the pond at Titlow Park. Tacoma, WA
2020 0220 Kingfisher Titlow Park Michele Burton bird flying flight hover hovering Titlow Park Tacoma Parks Winter ponds triptych
A variety of rocks found on the banks of South Fork Skokomish River.
Olympic National Forest
March 2020
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Grounded 737 MAX airplanes fill an employee parking lot while waiting FAA clearance
Boeing Field
Seattle, Washington
February 27, 2020
2020 0227 737 Max Michele Burton airplane Boeing 737 MAX seattle mothballed stockpiled FAA parked Boeing Field Washington grounded parking lot
Mt Rainier and the Duwamish River at dusk
Seattle, Washington
February 27, 2020
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Mount Rainier just after sunset
February 19, 2020
2020 0219 LH0A3084 Michele Burton Mt. Rainier snow winter sunset dusk landscape Tumwater Hill Park scenic view Washington State Cascade volcano
Sailboats in Primary Colors at The Olympia Yacht Club
Budd Inlet, Olympia, WA
January 30, 2020
2020 0130 Oly Yacht Club 2574 Michele Burton sailboats boat covers sail covers rainbow primary colors Olympia Yacht Club Olympia Washington salt water scenic seen in Olympia Puget Sound vista
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Flowering Red Currant
2019 0415 LH0A6808 Michele Burton flowering red current photo of the week spring blossom flower pink closeup macro
Flowering Red Currant
2019 0415 LH0A6828 Michele Burton flowering red current photo of the week spring blossom flower pink closeup macro
New growth on our lilac
2019 0402 LH0A6779 Michele Burton lilac spring green new growth leaves twig geometry geometric symmetry pattern
Gull chasing male Bufflehead, hoping to steal its meal
2019 0115 LH0A5377 Michele Burton gull immature bird Bufflehead chase Swantown marina Budd Inlet Olympia duck stealing food action splashing
Gull chasing male Bufflehead, hoping to steal its meal
2019 0115 LH0A5368 Michele Burton gull immature bird Bufflehead chase Swantown marina Budd Inlet Olympia duck stealing food action splashing
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