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Sandman and Percival Landing in snow. Olympia, WA
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Christmastime Olympia Percival Landing Port of Olympia Sandman landscape scenic snow winter
Winter sunset in snow
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2021 Garry oak Quercus garryanna landscape oak scatter creek scenic snow sunset winter
Scatter Creek Wildlife Area in Snow
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2021 Garry oak Quercus garryanna landscape oak scatter creek scenic snow winter
Waterfall. Mount Rose Trail, Hoodsport, WA
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2021 Cushman area Fall Mt. Rose Mt. Rose Hike Olympic Forest Other Keywords Waterfall forest landscape water
Garter Snake on Sword Fern
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2021 0904 LH0A0127 Michele Burton backyard closeup garter snake sword fern
Garter Snake
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2021 0904 LH0A0116 Michele Burton backyard closeup garter snake sword fern
Ghost pipe flowers peeking out from underneath a canopy of salal at Grass Lake Park in Olympia
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2021 Ghost pipe Grass Lake Park Indian Pipe Monotropa uniflora Olympia Summer
Emerging Sword Fern
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2021 0423 LH0A7889 Michele Burton Native Plant Olympia Watershed Park fern fiddlehead new growth spring
Migrating shorebirds in flight. Bottle Beach, Grays Harbor, WA
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2021 0504 LH0A8342 Michele Burton Bottle Beach State Park Grays Harbor Spring Migration Washington coast flying shorebird western sandpiper
Dunlins and Dowitchers taking flight. Grays Harbor, WA
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2021 0504 LH0A8320 Michele Burton Bottle Beach State Park Dunlin Grays Harbor Limnodromus griseus Limnodromus scolopaceus Longbilled Dowitcher Other Keywords Shortbilled Dowitcher Spring Migration Washington coast flying shorebird
Western sandpipers take flight. Grays Harbor, WA
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2021 0504 LH0A8286 Michele Burton Bottle Beach State Park Grays Harbor Spring Migration Washington coast flock flying group mass sandpiper shorebird western sandpiper
Two Ruddy turnstones compete for a clam
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2021 0504 LH0A8780 Michele Burton Arenaria interpres Bottle Beach State Park Grays Harbor Other Keywords Ruddy turnstone Spring Migration Washington clam coast competition eating shorebird
Sleeping shorebirds
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2021 0504 LH0A8402 Michele Burton Bottle Beach State Park Grays Harbor Spring Migration Washington coast shorebird sleeping
Sleeping shorebirds
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2021 0504 LH0A8258 Michele Burton Bottle Beach State Park Grays Harbor Spring Migration Washington coast shorebird sleeping
Annas Hummingbird about to feed on a Red flowering currant bush
2021 Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna Feeding Lacey Native Plant Rubus parviflorus bird hummingbird red flowering currant spring stormwater
From Hummingbirds feeding on Red-flowering currant
Annas Hummingbird feeding on nectar from Red flowering currant bush
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2021 Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna Feeding Lacey Native Plant Rubus parviflorus bird hummingbird red flowering currant spring stormwater
From Hummingbirds feeding on Red-flowering currant
Rufous Hummingbird feeding on nectar from Red flowering currant bush
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2021 Feeding Lacey Rubus parviflorus Rufous hummingbird bird hummingbird red flowering currant spring stormwater
From Hummingbirds feeding on Red-flowering currant
Rufous Hummingbird feeding on nectar from Red flowering currant bush
2021 Feeding Lacey Rubus parviflorus Rufous hummingbird bird hummingbird red flowering currant spring stormwater
From Hummingbirds feeding on Red-flowering currant
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Golden crowned kinglet and spring blooms
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2021 0322 LH0A6609 Michele Burton Black Lake Meadows goldencrowned kinglet
Surf scoters in a row at Swantown Marina, Olympia, WA
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Male Bufflehead beginning to dive
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2021 0310 LH0A6042 Michele Burton Budd Inlet Bufflehead Olympia Other Keywords Swantown marina diving male winter
Indian Plum
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2021 0317 Michele Burton Indian Plum kaleidoscope spring St. Patrick's Day
Indian Plum. First sign of spring in Puget lowlands.
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2021 0304 Michele Burton LH0A5412 Indian Plum Lacey Lake Lois Oso Berry flower flowering oemlaria winter
Douglas squirrel emerging from nest cavity
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2021 0304 Michele Burton LH0A5613 Douglas squirrel Lacey Lake Lois douglas fir moss nesting winter
Douglas squirrel bringing materials to nest cavity
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2021 0304 Michele Burton LH0A5755 Douglas squirrel Lacey Lake Lois douglas fir moss nesting winter
Douglas squirrel emerging from nest cavity
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2021 0304 Michele Burton LH0A5707 Douglas squirrel Lacey Lake Lois douglas fir moss nesting winter
Preacher's Slough, Chehalis River, Grays Harbor, WA
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2021 0227 4476 Michele Burton Montesanto Preacher's Slough movement rocks stones stream water
Tumwater Falls Park in the Snow. Tumwater, WA
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2021 0212 Michele Burton 4272 Other Keywords Tumwater Tumwater Falls Park footsteps pathway snow trees winter
Vic's Pizza looking welcoming in the snowy night
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2021 0211 Michele Burton 4240 Covid19 Neighborhood Olympia Wildwood night snow vic's pizza winter
Fire moss with a very light dusting of snow
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2021 0211 Michele Burton 4219 Neighborhood winter snow waterdrops fire moss
Ice Hair. McLane Creek Nature Trail, WA
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2021 0208 Michele Burton 4197 winter ice hair Hair ice frost beard fungus ice wool McLane Creek Exidiopsis effusa
Ice Hair. McLane Creek Nature Trail, WA
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2021 0208 Michele Burton 4195 winter ice hair Hair ice frost beard fungus ice wool McLane Creek Exidiopsis effusa
Ice Hair. McLane Creek Nature Trail, WA
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2021 0208 Michele Burton 4190 winter ice hair Hair ice frost beard fungus ice wool McLane Creek Exidiopsis effusa
Annas Hummingbird
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2021 0115 LH0A4233 Michele Burton Anna's hummingbird bird winter perching Capitol Lake Olympia feathers detail
Oregon junco
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2021 0108 LH0A4177 Michele Burton Bird small Lacey winter stormwater Oregon junco perching songbird
Bushtit
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2021 0108 LH0A4126 Michele Burton Bird small Lacey winter stormwater Bushtit Douglas fir cone feeding
Annas Hummingbird
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2021 0108 LH0A4169 Michele Burton Bird small Lacey winter stormwater Anna's hummingbird native plant rose
Oregon junco
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2021 0108 Junco 0000 LH0A4180 Michele Burton Bird small Lacey winter stormwater Oregon junco perching songbird
The early bird gets the worm. American Robin
American robin in the wet grass
2021 0107 LH0A3995 Michele Burton Bird Winter Common St. Martin's University Lacey College Regional Stormwater Facility American robin Turdus migratorius
Chestnut-backed Chickadee perched on an alder branch
2021 0107 LH0A3945 Michele Burton Bird Winter Common St. Martin's University Lacey College Regional Stormwater Facility Chestnutbacked Chickadee Poecile rufescens alder catkins
Song sparrow rooting in leaf litter, looking for seeds and bugs
2021 0107 LH0A3960 Michele Burton Bird Winter Common St. Martin's University Lacey College Regional Stormwater Facility Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Craters of the Moon visible just before Sunset. The moon is waxing and will be full in 6 days time
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Craters of the Moon visible just before Sunset. The moon is waxing and will be full in 6 days time
2020 1223 moon LH0A3815 detail Michele Burton Waxing Gibbous winter craters Sunset
Cedar Waxwing on Cattail Reed
2020 0930 LH0A2375 Michele Burton Tumwater Tumwater Historical Park Cedar Waxwing fall bird songbird Deschutes River catt
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seconds light and water

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