Photo of the Week

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Bearded Iris My front yard Olympia, WA May 27, 2011
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Hulda Klager Home Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens Woodland, WA May 15, 2011 learn more about Hulda Klager - click here
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Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens Woodland, WA May 15, 2011 To read a history of the gardens, click here
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Great Blue Heron bringing a stick for nest building Kiwanis Ravine Seattle, WA May 16, 2011 To read more about the herons click here
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Great Blue Heron in the process of nest building Kiwanis Ravine Seattle, WA May 16, 2011 To read more about the herons click here
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Osprey landing on nest at cell tower Lakewood, WA May 3, 2011
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Devil's Club leaves holding rainwater Lewis Creek Park Bellevue, WA May 5, 2011
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Red Tail Hawk and Hummingbird May 10, 2011 St. Martin's University Olympia, WA
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Footprints in the Sand Human and Heron Oregon Coast April 26, 2011
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Killdeer Nest with eggs Port of Olympia Olympia, WA May 1, 2011
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Blooming Salal with leaf background Oregon Coast April 26, 2011
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Migrating Western Sandpipers standing in the surf during a hail storm Grays Harbor, WA Calidris mauri April 14, 2011 for information on Western Sandpiper migration and the Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival, click here
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Male Red-winged Blackbird
landing on cattail reeds
Agelaius phoeniceus

Swantown Marina
Port of Olympia
Olympia, WA

Photo composite of 4 images in sequence

April 11, 2011
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Pileated Woodpecker Excavations Dryocopus pileatus April 9, 2011 To see more images of Spring in the Puget Sound lowlands, click here
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Male Red-winged Blackbird in flight Displaying red wing-patches Agelaius phoeniceus Swantown Marina Port of Olympia Olympia, WA April 8, 2011 read more about its behavior here
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Graffiti Painter at the Capitol Theatre in Olympia

April 4, 2011
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Daffodils planted by elementary school students McLane School Trail Olympia, WA March 31, 2011 Read more about this project here
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Ruby Crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Olympia, WA March 11, 2011
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Ruby Crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Male taking flight at Swantown Marina Olympia, WA March 11, 2011
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Ruby Crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Olympia, WA March 11, 2011
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Sand Man at the end of the Rainbow Percival Landing Olympia, WA March 10, 2011
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Plein Air Painter and the Curious Passerby Corner of E. Denny Way and E. Olive Way Seattle, WA March 7, 2011
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Playing around with new cameras February 28, 2011
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Late afternoon sun Tree and Sculpture Olympic Sculpture Park Seattle, WA February 25, 2011 More...
Richard Serra Wave Metal Tree Sculpture SAM Olympic Sculpture Park Seattle Conrast Light Washington ARt Museum
Footsteps in the Snow Tumwater Historical Park Tumwater, WA February 24, 2011
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Organic Heirloom Carrots As seen at the Pike Place Market Seattle, WA February 19,2011 learn more about the history of carrots.
Male Belted Kingfisher on piling Megaceryle alcyon Budd Inlet Olympia, WA February 11, 2011 learn more
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Barrow's Goldeneye diving for Mussels Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area Washington State DNR Olympia, WA February 8, 2011 learn more
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Graffiti in an Alley Aberdeen, WA February 6, 2011 blog entry
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Fog January Morning on Budd Inlet with the Olympics in the background Swantown Marina Olympia, WA January 27, 2011 blog entry
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Hammering Man at Dusk Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA January 20, 2011 5:00 PM To learn more, click here
Hammering Man Sculpture Motion Night Seattle Art Museum SAM downtwon Dusk Seattle Washington light streaks architecture
Sunday Entertainment - Olympia Style Fertile Ground Guest House Olympia, WA January 23, 2011 To learn more, click here
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Moon Jellyfish Swantown Marina Olympia, WA January 13, 2010 To learn more, click here
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Short lived January Snow

January 11, 2011
Olympia, WA

gone by morning
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Ice Crystals on Bracken Fern Frond McAllister Community Park Lacey, WA January 2, 2011 To learn more, click here
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Last Sunset of the Year Boston Harbor Marina Olympia, WA December 31, 2010
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Point Defiance Zoolights Tacoma, WA December 19, 2010
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Sound Transit Light Rail Maintenance Yard Seattle, WA December 13, 2010 To learn more about the art, click here
Sound Transit Light Rail Maintenance Yard Seattle Washington Public Art Tracks Stripes Poles
Sound Transit Light Rail Maintenance Yard Seattle, WA December 13, 2010 To learn more about the art, click here
Sound Transit Light Rail Maintenance Yard Seattle Public Art Green poles Stripes Washington graphic
South Park Bridge at Dusk
Seattle, WA
November 30, 2010
Common Goldeneye landing on Budd Inlet Olympia, WA December 3, 2010 For more info, click here
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Early Snow
Squirrel Footprints in our Backyard
Olympia, WA
November 25, 2010
Burlington Northern Santa Fe wide span gantry loading containers at the Port of Seattle Seattle, WA November 17, 2010 Photographed using a Canon G11 camera more info click here
Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNSF Seattle Washington Port of Seattle Container Shipping Night Colorful Wide span gantry
Waiting for the stoplight to change Dusk in Bellevue, WA November 18, 2010 Photographed using a Canon G11 camera more info click here
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Sunset on the Wenatchee River at the Barn Beach Reserve in Leavenworth, WA more info click here
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Water drops on a spider web in my neighbor's yard Olympia, WA October 19, 2010 For more info, click here
Peeling Decal Georgetown Neighborhood Seattle, WA October 16, 2010 For more info, click here
Dusk at the Port of Tacoma October 22, 2010 To learn more about tours of the Port of Tacoma and the Horizon Consumer cargo ship, click here

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