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Male Purple Martin brings a large dragonfly to feed his young. Purple Martins inhabit the nest boxes on Budd Inlet in Olympia from Early April til Mid-August
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0725 LH0A8667 Michele Burton Purple Martin Budd Inlet Nest Boxes Breeding Juvenile Bird swallows flight summer photo of the week
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0725 LH0A8654 Michele Burton Purple Martin Budd Inlet Nest Boxes Breeding Juvenile Bird swallows flight summer photo of the week
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0725 LH0A8599 Michele Burton Purple Martin Budd Inlet Nest Boxes Breeding Juvenile Bird swallows flight summer photo of the week
A pair of Wood Ducks posing for their portrait on the pond at Capitol Forest's McLane Creek Nature Trail
2018 0226 LH0A1616 Michele Burton DNR Capitol Forest Wood Duck Bird duck male female McLane Creek Nature Trail Olympia Washington Portrait
Full Moon Rising through Cottonwood branches - March 1, 2018
2018 0301 LH0A2076 Michele Burton full moon moonrise seattle Winter
Female Gadwall blends in with the cattail reeds at Magnuson Park in Seattle, Washington
2018 0222 LH0A1081 Michele Burton female Gadwall duck bird swimming camoflauge Magnuson Park Seattle winter cattails photo of the week pattern disguise
Male Barrow's Goldeneye at Swantown Marina in Olympia, Washington
2018 0219 LH0A0786 Michele Burton Male drake bird duck Barrow's Goldeneye Swimming Olympia Washington Swantown Budd Inlet Puget Sound
Male Barrow's Goldeneye at Swantown Marina in Olympia, Washington
2018 0219 LH0A0801 Michele Burton Male drake bird duck Barrow's Goldeneye Swimming Olympia Washington Swantown Budd Inlet Puget Sound
Juvenile male Barrow's Goldeneye makes a spectacular dive in Budd Inlet
2018 0219 LH0A0719 Michele Burton juvenile male drake Barrow's Goldeneye winter Swantown olympia Washington duck bird diving spectacular action
Juvenile male Barrow's Goldeneye makes a spectacular dive in Budd Inlet
2018 0219 LH0A0720 Michele Burton juvenile male drake Barrow's Goldeneye winter Swantown olympia Washington duck bird diving spectacular action
Juvenile male Barrow's Goldeneye makes a spectacular dive in Budd Inlet
2018 0219 LH0A0718 Michele Burton juvenile male drake Barrow's Goldeneye winter Swantown olympia Washington duck bird diving spectacular action
Juvenile male Barrow's Goldeneye makes a spectacular dive in Budd Inlet
2018 0219 LH0A0714 Michele Burton juvenile male drake Barrow's Goldeneye winter Swantown olympia Washington duck bird diving spectacular action
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2018 0212 LH0A0048 Michele Burton Doublecrested Cormorant Budd Inlet Bird Puget Sound Winter Closeup head eyes vibrant water Swantown Olympia Washington
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2018 0212 LH0A9849 Michele Burton Goldeneye female swimming Swantown Olympia Bird winter Budd Inlet
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2018 0212 LH0A9935 Michele Burton Common Goldeneye 1st winter male in flight landing bird Puget Sound Budd Inlet Olympia
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2018 0212 LH0A9834 Michele Burton Common Merganser male female bird in flight Budd Inlet Olympia Puget Sound Washington formation
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2018 0212 LH0A0099 Michele Burton Barrow's Goldeneye Male Swimming Olympia Washington Swantown Budd Inlet Puget Sound Bird
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2018 0212 LH0A0068 Michele Burton Doublecrested Cormorant Budd Inlet Bird Puget Sound Winter taking off flying water Swantown Olympia Washington
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2018 0212 LH0A0083 Michele Burton female Goldeneye bathing water head Puget Sound Bird winter Budd Inlet Swimming
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2018 0212 LH0A0049 Michele Burton Doublecrested Cormorant Budd Inlet Bird Puget Sound Winter Closeup head eyes vibrant water Swantown Olympia Washington
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2018 0110 LH0A8505 Michele Burton Birds Bald Eagle Perry Creek Behavior salmon Olympia Washington Photo of the Week Spawning Mud Bay Puget Sound Wintering Winter
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2018 0110 LH0A8430 Michele Burton Birds Bald Eagle Perry Creek Behavior salmon Olympia Washington Photo of the Week Spawning Mud Bay Puget Sound Wintering Winter
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2018 0110 LH0A8480 Michele Burton Birds Bald Eagle Perry Creek Behavior salmon Olympia Washington Photo of the Week Spawning Mud Bay Puget Sound Wintering Winter
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2017 1207 LH0A7709 Michele Burton Photo of the week bird in flight flying Gull Glaucouswinged Gull Mud Bay Olympia Taking off reflection
Harbor seals skin and fillet a Chinook salmon while a gull looks on hopefully.
0827 040 LH0A3159.JPG Michele Burton Stream Team Thurston County Olympia Tumwater Lacey Chinook Salmon Migration Spawning Salmon Stewards 5th AVenue Bridge Viewing Adult Harbor Seal
Hundreds of Chinook salmon congregate below the dam leading into Olympia's Capitol Lake during the fall run.
0827 001 LH0A3003 Michele Burton Stream Team Thurston County Olympia Tumwater Lacey Chinook Salmon Migration Spawning Salmon Stewards 5th AVenue Bridge Viewing Adult
Chinook salmon during the fall run at 5th Avenue Bridge in downtown Olympia.
0827 013 LH0A3187 Michele Burton Stream Team Thurston County Olympia Tumwater Lacey Chinook Salmon Migration Spawning Salmon Stewards 5th AVenue Bridge Viewing Adult
Pink rose at Tumwater's Centennial Rose Garden
2017 0612 LH0A9239 Michele Burton pink rose flower centennial rose garden Tumwater Washington botanical abstract closeup macro monochrome
A white Pope John Paul II rose blooming in the Centennial Rose Garden at The Schmidt House in Tumwater, Washington
2017 0612 LH0A9293 Michele Burton Schmidt House Rose Garden Rose Spring Bloom Flower Black and White Olympia Brewery Washingtin Photo of the Week Olympia Rose Society Pope John Paul II
A Dunlin, feeding on the upper beach at Bottle Beach State Park, captures a sand shrimp and attempts to eat it
Calidris alpina Dunlin shorebird Bottle Beach State Park feeding beach sand shrimp Crangon sp.ghost shrimp
Red-necked phalarope during Spring shorebird migration at Bottle Beach State Park on Grays Harbor, Washington
Rednecked Phalarope Shorebird Bottle Beach State Park Beach Migration Washington Grays Harbor Bird Phalaropus lobatus
A Dunlin, feeding on the upper beach at Bottle Beach State Park, captures a sand shrimp and attempts to eat it
Calidris alpina Dunlin shorebird Bottle Beach State Park feeding beach sand shrimp Crangon sp.ghost shrimp
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yellow rumped warbler 0000 2017 0414 LH0A5947 Michele Burton .TIF Bird spring Washington Auddbon's warbler Yellowrumped warbler Lacey Hawks Prairie
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yellow rumped warbler 0002 2017 0414 LH0A5978 Michele Burton .TIF Bird spring Washington Auddbon's warbler Yellowrumped warbler Lacey Hawks Prairie
Wilson's Warbler shows its distinctive black cap
Wilsons warbler 2017 0424 LH0A6169 Michele Burton Bird spring yellow Washington Wilson's warbler black cap Bottle Beach State Park
male Wilson's Warbler in an overgrown thicket at Bottle Beach State Park
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Wilsons warbler 2017 0424 LH0A6171 Michele Burton Bird spring yellow Washington Wilson's warbler black cap Bottle Beach State Park
One of the distinctive characteristics of the Orange-crowned warbler is its eye stripe.
Orange crowned warbler 2017 0424 LH0A6162 Michele Burton Bird spring yellow Washington Orangecrowned warbler Bottle Beach State Park
Orange-crowned warbler looking for insects while perched on an Oregon Grape bush. If you look carefully, you can see a hint of orange on top of its head; this is where it got its name.
Orange crowned warbler 2017 0414 LH0A5930 Michele Burton .TIF Bird spring yellow Washington Orangecrowned warbler mahonia Oregon grape flowering Hawks Prairie Lacey
Samba Olywa musician plays during Procession of the Species 2017 in downtown Olympia

more photos at http://www.micheleburton.com/Other/Procession-of-the-Species-Olympia-2017/
2017 0429 LH0A7695 Michele Burton Celebration earth day Earthbound Productions Equinox Olympia Parade Procession of the Species Spring Washington Samba Olywa Tigers Dance Troupe musicians
Artesian Rumble Arkestra (aka Slime Time) plays during the 2017 Procession of the Species

more photos at http://www.micheleburton.com/Other/Procession-of-the-Species-Olympia-2017/
2017 0429 LH0A7630 Michele Burton Celebration earth day Earthbound Productions Equinox Olympia Parade Procession of the Species Spring Washington Artesian Rumble Arkestra percussion music slime time slugs snails Julie Bennett
Giant mouse dressed in a sharp outfit. Seen at 2017 Procession of the Species

more photos of the event at
http://www.micheleburton.com/Other/Procession-of-the-Species-Olympia-2017/
2017 0429 LH0A7620 Michele Burton Celebration earth day Earthbound Productions Equinox Olympia Parade Procession of the Species Spring Washington mouse dress rainbow umbrella dressed pink tail rodent rat
Band playing during 2017 Spring Arts Walk in the alley opposite the Washington Center
2017 0428 LH0A7378 Michele Burton band musicians alley performance Arts Walk Olympia Spring audience
Bushtits constructing nest from moss, lichen, spider webs and other ephemera
2017 0427 LH0A7051 Michele Burton Bushtit breeding photo of the week nest building male female leaves lichen moss bird spring lacey washington Psaltriparus minimus soft LOTT Hawks Prairie Ponds
Bushtits constructing nest from moss, lichen, spider webs and other ephemera
2017 0427 LH0A7037 Michele Burton Bushtit breeding photo of the week nest building male female leaves lichen moss bird spring lacey washington Psaltriparus minimus soft LOTT Hawks Prairie Ponds
Adult Killdeer in the spring flowers
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004 2017 0428 LH0A7270 Michele Burton Killdeer Olympia Washington Bird Spring Breeding Season Charadrius vociferus adult chick hatched young fluffy precocial pink flowers wildflowers grasses
Baby Killdeer chick feeds among the wildflowers under the watchful eye of its' parent
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002 2017 0428 LH0A7311 Michele Burton Killdeer Olympia Washington Bird Spring Breeding Season Charadrius vociferus adult chick hatched young fluffy precocial pink flowers wildflowers grasses

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