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2023-0217_LH0A1069-Edit-Michele Burton
2023Chehalis RiverTrumpeter swanWDFWlong exposuremotion studywinter
2023-0217_LH0A1099-Edit-Michele Burton
2023Chehalis RiverTrumpeter swanWDFWlong exposuremotion studywinter
2023-0208_LH0A0249-Michele Burton
2023Budd InletNorth PointOlympiaSwantownactionmalesurf scotertaking flighttaking offwinter
2023-0208_LH0A0439-Michele Burton
2023Budd InletBuffleheadNorth PointOlympiaSwantownactionfemalewinter
Symphony in Red and Black
Voting is now open for Olympia's Traffic wrap program.
Help add Michele's design to the winners by voting. Michele's design for this year features a symphony of red-winged blackbirds - sure to delight any motorist stuck too long at the light.
Each year community members are invited to submit their artwork to be considered for Olympia's Traffic Box Wrap project. At the end of a public vote the ten images with the most votes are printed as vinyl canvases and installed on traffic boxes around town.
The wraps turn traffic boxes into public art pieces.
Help choose the top ten Traffic Box Wraps by submitting your vote here:
https://engage.olympiawa.gov/2023-traffic-wrap-vote2022OlympiaPort of OlympiaRedwinged blackbirdWashington Statespring
rocks found on the beach at Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, WA
2022Ediz HookPort AngelesWashington Statebeacholympic peninsularocksspring
2022-0705_2022-0705_LH0A6819-Michele Burton-Michele Burton
2022CreekEastern WashingtonSummerUnion Creekhighway 410motionriverwater
Male Barrow's Goldeneye at Swantown Marina. Olympia, WA
2022Barrow's GoldeneyeBudd InletMarinaOlympiaPuget SoundSwantownSwimmingWashingtonduckmalewinter
Alpenglow on Mt. Rainier at Sunset. Longmire, WA
2023-0110_IMG_3711-Michele Burton
2023Alpine glowLongmireMount Rainier National Parkcloudsdramaticdramatic lightsilhouettesnowsunsetwinter
Great Blue Heron. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
2022-0831_LH0A0480-Michele Burton
2022Billy Frank Jr.Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeSummerflyinggreat blue heron
Immature Belted Kingfisher
2022-0831_LH0A0351-Michele Burton
2022Belted KingfisherBilly Frank Jr.Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeSummer
Starlings - iridescent in the sun
2022-0831_LH0A0213-Michele Burton
2022Billy Frank Jr.Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeSummergroupsnagstarling
Bald eagle landing on small snag at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
2022-0831_LH0A0343-Michele Burton
2022Billy Frank Jr.Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeSummerbald eaglelanding
Male Wood duck - magnificent in it's eclipse plumage
2022-0831_LH0A0134-Michele Burton
2022Billy Frank Jr.Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeSummerWood Duck
Juvenile Barn swallows waiting for feeding time
2022-0831_LH0A0108-Michele Burton
2022Barn SwallowBilly Frank Jr.Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeSummerbranchgroup
Male Mallard in flight
2022-0224_LH0A8150-Michele Burton
DNRMcLane Creek Nature TrailOlympiaWashington Statebacklitflyingin flightmalemallardmotionwhite backgroundwinter
Male Wood duck. McLane Creek Natural Area
2022-0223_LH0A7818-Michele Burton
2022Capitol ForestDNRMcLane Creek Nature TrailpondOlympiaWashington StateWood Duckwinter
Artist's Avenue street art, Aberdeen, WA
2022-0126_005_0361-Michele Burton
2022AberdeenAlleyArtist's AvenueWashingtoncolorfulgraffitilandscapepuddlesreflectionscenicstreet art
Graffiti - Aberdeen, WA
2022-0126_003_0330-Michele Burton
2022AberdeenAlleyArtist's AvenueBob RossWashingtonYou can be anything you want to be so why be rudegoogly eyesgraffitistreet art
Pile Python. Forgotten Remnants of Grays Harbor FROGH. Aberdeen, WA
2022-0126_052A_4925-Michele Burton
2022AberdeenForgotten Remnants of Grays Harbor FROGHJohn and Robin GumaeliusLarry BledsoeOur AberdeenPile PythonWashingtonWishkah and Hstreet artwhimsicalwww.crittersonthemap.com
2022 Traffic Wrap Submission, City of Olympia, Arts Commision
2022 Traffic Wrap SubmissionCity of OlympiaArts Commisiongraphiccolorful
Female Goldeneye taking flight
2022-0117_LH0A4212-Michele Burton
2022GoldeneyeOlympiaSwantownactionfemaletaking flighttaking offwinter
Olympic Mountains in Snow as seen from Port of Olympia, WA
2022-0117_LH0A4162-Pano-Michele Burton
2022OlympiaOlympic mountainsWashington Statefrom Budd Inletlandscapelooking northpanoramascenicsnowwinter
Common mergansers in flight
2022-0114_LH0A3951 composite-Michele Burton
Common merganserOlympiaSwantowncomposite imageduskflyingwinter
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Deschutes River Flooding - Tumwater - 01-08-2022
World War II monument in snow. Capitol Campus, Olympia, WA
2021-1227_IMG_9920-Michele Burton
Capitol CampusChristmastimeOlympiaWWII Memoriallandscapescenicsnowwinter
Historic Old Olympia Brewery Brewhouse and Deschutes River in snow. Tumwater, WA
2021-1227_IMG_9868-Michele Burton
ChristmastimeDeschutes RiverOld BrewhouseOlympiaOlympia BreweryTumwatersnowwinter
Sandman and Percival Landing in snow. Olympia, WA
2021-1227_IMG_9926-Michele Burton
ChristmastimeOlympiaPercival LandingPort of OlympiaSandmanlandscapescenicsnowwinter
Winter sunset in snow
2021-1231_IMG_0046-Michele Burton
2021Garry oakQuercus garryannalandscapeoakscatter creekscenicsnowsunsetwinter
Scatter Creek Wildlife Area in Snow
2021-1231_IMG_9971-Michele Burton
2021Garry oakQuercus garryannalandscapeoakscatter creekscenicsnowwinter
Waterfall. Mount Rose Trail, Hoodsport, WA
2021-1116_IMG_9709-Michele Burton
2021Cushman areaFallMt. RoseMt. Rose HikeOlympic ForestOther KeywordsWaterfallforestlandscapewater
Garter Snake on Sword Fern
2021-0904_LH0A0127-Michele Burton
20210904LH0A0127MicheleBurtonbackyardcloseupgarter snakesword fern
Garter Snake
2021-0904_LH0A0116-Michele Burton
20210904LH0A0116MicheleBurtonbackyardcloseupgarter snakesword fern
Ghost pipe flowers peeking out from underneath a canopy of salal at Grass Lake Park in Olympia
2021-0706_IMG_8536-Michele Burton
2021Ghost pipeGrass Lake ParkIndian PipeMonotropa unifloraOlympiaSummer
Emerging Sword Fern
2021-0423_LH0A7889-Michele Burton
20210423LH0A7889MicheleBurtonNative PlantOlympiaWatershed Parkfernfiddleheadnew growthspring
Migrating shorebirds in flight. Bottle Beach, Grays Harbor, WA
2021-0504_LH0A8342-Michele Burton
20210504LH0A8342MicheleBurtonBottle Beach State ParkGrays HarborSpring MigrationWashingtoncoastflyingshorebirdwestern sandpiper
Dunlins and Dowitchers taking flight. Grays Harbor, WA
2021-0504_LH0A8320-Michele Burton
20210504LH0A8320MicheleBurtonBottle Beach State ParkDunlinGrays HarborLimnodromus griseusLimnodromus scolopaceusLongbilled DowitcherOther KeywordsShortbilled DowitcherSpring MigrationWashingtoncoastflyingshorebird
Western sandpipers take flight. Grays Harbor, WA
2021-0504_LH0A8286-Michele Burton
20210504LH0A8286MicheleBurtonBottle Beach State ParkGrays HarborSpring MigrationWashingtoncoastflockflyinggroupmasssandpipershorebirdwestern sandpiper
Two Ruddy turnstones compete for a clam
2021-0504_LH0A8780-Michele Burton
20210504LH0A8780MicheleBurtonArenaria interpresBottle Beach State ParkGrays HarborOther KeywordsRuddy turnstoneSpring MigrationWashingtonclamcoastcompetitioneatingshorebird
Sleeping shorebirds
2021-0504_LH0A8402-Michele Burton
20210504LH0A8402MicheleBurtonBottle Beach State ParkGrays HarborSpring MigrationWashingtoncoastshorebirdsleeping
Sleeping shorebirds
2021-0504_LH0A8258-Michele Burton
20210504LH0A8258MicheleBurtonBottle Beach State ParkGrays HarborSpring MigrationWashingtoncoastshorebirdsleeping
Annas Hummingbird about to feed on a Red flowering currant bush
2021Anna's hummingbirdCalypte annaFeedingLaceyNative PlantRubus parviflorusbirdhummingbirdred flowering currantspringstormwater
Annas Hummingbird feeding on nectar from Red flowering currant bush
Bird Photography
Stop Action Shutter Speed2021Anna's hummingbirdCalypte annaFeedingLaceyNative PlantRubus parviflorusbirdhummingbirdred flowering currantspringstormwater
