Photo of the Week
Read MoreOlympia Rhythm and Dance members lend a percussive beat to the Element Earth at the 2016 Procession of the Species in downtown Olympia
April 23, 20162016ProcessionMicheleBurtonLH0A3448costumecostumesEarth DayElementsfrogsmusiciansOlympiaParadepercussionProcession of the SpeciesWashington
Samba Olywa dancers and percussion artists parade fancifully through the streets of Olympia, WA at the 2016 Procession of the Species
2016ProcessionMicheleBurtonLH0A3554CostumecostumesDancersEarth DayElementsOlympiaParadeProcession of the SpeciesSamba OlywaWashingtonWoodpeckers
Stonecrop sedum - less than 1 inch tall
Closed Loop Park
Thurston County, WA
April 28, 201620160428LH0A3724stonecropsedumAngelinaClosed Loop Parkthurston CountyWSUExtensiondemonstration gardenyellowplantPhoto of the Weekmacro
Beautiful white viburnum flowers grace an impressive small tree
at the Hulda Klager Lilac Garden in Woodland, Washington.20160424LH0A3629ViburnumwhiteflowersSpringHulda KlagerWoodlandWashingtonPhoto of the WeekCloseupViburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii'
Bald Eagle protecting its nest Duwamish River Seattle, WA March 25, 2016
20160323LH0A1633Bald eagleDuwamishRiverSeattleTukwilaPhoto of the WeekProtectingNestMaleNesting seasonflyingwashingtonspringurbanwildlifebird
Bald Eagle protecting its nest Duwamish River Seattle, WA March 25, 2016
20160323LH0A1603Bald eagleDuwamishRiverSeattleTukwilaPhoto of the WeekProtectingNestMaleNesting seasonflyingwashingtonspringurbanwildlifebird
Bald Eagle protecting its nest Duwamish River Seattle, WA March 25, 2016
20160323LH0A1614Bald eagleDuwamishRiverSeattleTukwilaPhoto of the WeekProtectingNestMaleNesting seasonflyingwashingtonspringurbanwildlifebird
Immature Hooded merganser
Budd Inlet
Olympia, WA
February 26, 201620160226LH0A0582Hooded MerganserBudd InletOlympiaWashingtonSwimmingFishingPhoto of the WeekLophodytes cucullatusimmature
Male Hooded merganser eating a stickleback fish while feeding on Budd Inlet in Olympia, WA
February 26, 201620160226LH0A0420Hooded MerganserBudd InletOlympiaWashingtonSwimmingFishingPhoto of the WeekLophodytes cucullatusmaleduck
Male Bufflehead duck coming in for a landing at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
20160129LH0A8446Woodard BayNatural ResourcesConservation AreaDNRWashingtonOlympiaBuffleheadmalelandingflightsalt waterwintermotiondynamicbirdduck
Male Bufflehead duck coming in for a landing at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
20160129LH0A8445Woodard BayNatural ResourcesConservation AreaDNRWashingtonOlympiaBuffleheadmalelandingflightsalt waterwintermotiondynamicbirdduck
Male Bufflehead duck coming in for a landing at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
20160129LH0A8444Woodard BayNatural ResourcesConservation AreaDNRWashingtonOlympiaBuffleheadmalelandingflightsalt waterwintermotiondynamicbirdduck
Tree Silhouette
Woodland Park
Seattle, Washington
January 14, 201620160114LH0A8211photo of the weekbacklittreeWoodland ParkSeattleWashingtonsunlightWinterfacing into the sun
Cross country ski trail at White Pass Nordic Center
201512276111White PassNordicCenterCross countryskiskiiingtrailsnowWashingtonwintertreesholidayphoto of the week
Dozens of pigeons celebrate another Rainy Solstice
Capitol Hill
Seattle, WA
December 21, 2015201512216082photo of the weekpigeonsCapitol HillSolsticerainySeattleWashingtonbirdbirdswires
Dusk along the Duwamish Waterway at the Port of Seattle's container piers
20151109LH0A5191linearDuwamish WaterwayHarbor IslandSeattleElliott BayWashingtonWaterfrontDuskNightFallCloudsFreighterCityLights
Agatha Smith Graveyard
South Capitol Neighborhood
Olympia, WA
October 30, 201520151030LH0A4749nightolympiawashingtonphoto of the weekHalloweenAgatha Smithgraveyarddecorations
Halloween Lights
South Capitol Neighborhood
Olympia, WA
October 30, 201520151030LH0A4742nightolympiawashingtonphoto of the weekHalloween
Pumpkin at Olympi'a Pumpkin House
Carved Pumpkin at Olympia's Pumpkin House
South Capitol Neighborhood
Olympia, WA
October 30, 201520151030LH0A4712nightolympiawashingtonphoto of the weekHalloweenPumpkinPumpkin Housecarvedjack olanterncandlelit
Washington State Capitol Building Reflected in Capitol Lake at Night
Olympia, WA
October 23, 2015Blue light20151023LH0A4490nightolympiawashingtonphoto of the weekstate capitolbuildingreflectionCapitol Lake
A busy day at the University of Washington
Seattle, WA
August 8, 201520150808LH0A3561photo of the weekmultiple exposurecampuspeoplewalkingsilhouettesUniversity of WashingtonUrbanbusySeattleWashington
Ready for an August evening on the Bay
Swantown Marina
Olympia, WA
August 7, 201520150807LH0A3388photo of the weekmarinasummereveningboatsSwantownBudd InletOlympiaWashingtonsunsetcontrast
Male adult Purple martin flies towards the nest box while two juveniles wait for food
Port of Olympia
Olympia, WA
July 24, 201500420150724LH0A2604cropbehaviorbirdbirdsbreeding seasonbudd inletfeedingflightinteractionjuvenilemalenesting boxolympiaphoto of the weekProgne subispurple martin
Male adult Purple martins approach the nest box while juvenile begs to be fed
Port of Olympia
Olympia, WA
July 24, 201500320150724LH0A2484cropbehaviorbirdbirdsbreeding seasonbudd inletfeedingflightinteractionjuvenilemalenesting boxolympiaphoto of the weekProgne subispurple martin
Female adult Purple martin flies in with a dragonfly to feed a waiting juvenile
Port of Olympia
Olympia, WA
July 24, 201500220150724LH0A2045croppurple martinolympiabreeding seasonbudd inletProgne subisjuvenilenesting boxphoto of the weekbirdbirdsflightinteractionfemalefeedingdragonflybehavior
Three juvenile Purple martins poke their heads out of the nesting box while an adult male keeps watch
Port of Olympia
Olympia, WA
July 24, 201500120150724MicheleBurtonLH0A2505behaviorbirdbirdsbreeding seasonbudd inletflightinteractionjuvenilemalenesting boxolympiaphoto of the weekProgne subispurple martin
Green Heron taking flight
Budd Inlet
Port of Olympia
May 30, 201520150530LH0A9424photo of the weekbudd inletolympiawashingtongreen heronbirdmudsalt waterforagingfishingurbanButorides virescens
Green Heron foraging on the mud flats
Budd Inlet
Port of Olympia
May 30, 201520150530LH0A9810photo of the weekbudd inletolympiawashingtongreen heronbirdmudsalt waterforagingfishingurbanButorides virescens