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20210211MicheleBurton4219Neighborhoodwintersnowwaterdropsfire moss
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20210208MicheleBurton4197winterice hairHair icefrost beardfungusice woolMcLane CreekExidiopsis effusa
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20210208MicheleBurton4195winterice hairHair icefrost beardfungusice woolMcLane CreekExidiopsis effusa
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20210208MicheleBurton4190winterice hairHair icefrost beardfungusice woolMcLane CreekExidiopsis effusa
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20210108LH0A4169MicheleBurtonBirdsmallLaceywinterstormwaterAnna's hummingbirdnative plantrose
Chestnut-backed Chickadee perched on an alder branch
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Song sparrow rooting in leaf litter, looking for seeds and bugs
20210107LH0A3960MicheleBurtonBirdWinterCommonSt. Martin's UniversityLaceyCollege Regional Stormwater FacilitySong SparrowMelospiza melodia
Cedar Waxwing on Cattail Reed
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THe ghostly flowers of the one-flower Indian-pipe stand out against the rich greens of the forest floor
202006302034MicheleBurtonGrass Lake ParkOlympiaNative plantssummerparknorthwestplantsMonotropa unifloraoneflower Indianpipe
Ocean-spray flowers reveal amazing details
202006302007MicheleBurtonGrass Lake ParkOlympiaNative plantssummerparknorthwestplantsHolodiscus discolorOceansprayflowerdetailmacro
Salal, yarrow and wild strawberry carpet the forest understory
202006302004MicheleBurtonGrass Lake ParkOlympiaNative plantssummerparknorthwestplantssalalyarrowwild strawberryunderstory
Columbia lily in bloom at Grass Lake Park, June 2020
202006301973MicheleBurtonGrass Lake ParkOlympiaNative plantssummerparknorthwestplantsLilium columbianumColumbia lily
Great Blue Heron fishes in East Bay at the mouth of Moxlie Creek
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20200522LH0A7240BandMicheleBurtonCaspian ternOlympiacitizen sciencebandedbirdPuget Sound
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20200601LH0A8317BandMicheleBurtonCaspian ternOlympiacitizen sciencebandedbirdPuget Sound
Purple martins at nesting boxes. East Bay, Olympia
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Purple martins at nesting boxes. East Bay, Olympia
20200420LH0A5304MicheleBurtonPurple martinEast Baycitizen sciencebirdswallownest boxnesting boxes
Native thimbleberry flowers attract bees
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Male Northern red-shafted flicker excavates nest cavity in an alder snag as the female explores the work. Tumwater, Washington. April 27, 2020
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Male Northern red-shafted flicker excavates nest cavity in an alder snag as the female explores the work. Tumwater, Washington. April 27, 2020
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Anna's Hummingbird feeding on red flowering currant
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Anna's hummingbird perched on a cotoneaster branch
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20200410LH0A4078MicheleBurtonfemaleRedwinged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceuscamoflaugebrownbirdTumwaterWashingtonwetlandflyingcattail
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20200410RWBB0001LH0A3924MicheleBurtonfemaleRedwinged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceuscamoflaugebrownbirdTumwaterWashingtonwetlandcattail
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20200410RWBB0000LH0A3910MicheleBurtonfemaleRedwinged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceuscamoflaugebrownbirdTumwaterWashingtonwetlandcattail
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