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Male Bufflehead duck coming in for a landing at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
2016 0129 LH0A8446 Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area DNR Washington Olympia Bufflehead male landing flight salt water winter motion dynamic bird duck
Male Bufflehead duck coming in for a landing at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
2016 0129 LH0A8445 Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area DNR Washington Olympia Bufflehead male landing flight salt water winter motion dynamic bird duck
Male Bufflehead duck coming in for a landing at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
2016 0129 LH0A8444 Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area DNR Washington Olympia Bufflehead male landing flight salt water winter motion dynamic bird duck
Tree Silhouette
Woodland Park

Seattle, Washington
January 14, 2016
2016 0114 LH0A8211 photo of the week backlit tree Woodland Park Seattle Washington sunlight Winter facing into the sun
Greater yellowlegs foraging on the mud flats
Mud Bay
Olympia, WA

January 1, 2016
2016 0101 LH0A7913 greater yellowlegs mud bay olympia washington bird birds mud flats flight feeding
Greater yellowlegs with worm captured on the mud flat
Mud Bay
Olympia, WA

January 1, 2016
2016 0101 LH0A7906 greater yellowlegs mud bay olympia washington bird birds mud flats flight feeding
Greater yellowlegs
Mud Bay
Olympia, WA

January 1, 2016
2016 0101 LH0A7702 greater yellowlegs mud bay olympia washington bird birds mud flats flight feeding
Greater yellowlegs
Mud Bay
Olympia, WA

January 1, 2016
2016 0101 LH0A7804 greater yellowlegs mud bay olympia washington bird birds mud flats flight feeding
Greater yellowlegs in flight
Mud Bay
Olympia, WA

January 1, 2016
2016 0101 LH0A7786 greater yellowlegs mud bay olympia washington bird birds mud flats flight feeding
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2015 1230 LH0A7320 photo of the week olympia washington bird birds water action goldeneye taking flight male
2015-1230_LH0A7272
2015 1230 LH0A7272 photo of the week olympia washington bird birds water action doublecrested cormorant fish eating swimming fishing
2015-1230_LH0A7179
2015 1230 LH0A7179 photo of the week olympia washington bird birds water action hooded merganser male female swimming
2015-1230_LH0A7228
2015 1230 LH0A7228 photo of the week olympia washington bird birds water action bufflehead diving motion male
Cross country ski trail at White Pass Nordic Center
2015 1227 6111 White Pass Nordic Center Cross country ski skiiing trail snow Washington winter trees holiday photo of the week
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2015 1215 LH0A6582 photo of the week holiday lights Christmas display glowing bokeh Big Tom DriveIn Olympia Washington decorations
Denny Way and Stewart Street
Seattle, WA

Rush hour traffic - festive for the Season

December 14, 2015
2015 1214 LH0A6456 photo of the week Seattle Washington street rush hour traffic motion Christmas Denny Way Stewart Street night buses tree
Dozens of pigeons celebrate another Rainy Solstice

Capitol Hill
Seattle, WA
December 21, 2015
2015 1221 6082 photo of the week pigeons Capitol Hill Solstice rainy Seattle Washington bird birds wires
Dusk along the Duwamish Waterway at the Port of Seattle's container piers
2015 1109 LH0A5191 linear Duwamish Waterway Harbor Island Seattle Elliott Bay Washington Waterfront Dusk Night Fall Clouds Freighter City Lights
Agatha Smith Graveyard
South Capitol Neighborhood
Olympia, WA

October 30, 2015
2015 1030 LH0A4749 night olympia washington photo of the week Halloween Agatha Smith graveyard decorations
Halloween Lights
South Capitol Neighborhood

Olympia, WA
October 30, 2015
2015 1030 LH0A4742 night olympia washington photo of the week Halloween
Pumpkin at Olympi'a Pumpkin House
Carved Pumpkin at Olympia's Pumpkin House
South Capitol Neighborhood
Olympia, WA

October 30, 2015
2015 1030 LH0A4712 night olympia washington photo of the week Halloween Pumpkin Pumpkin House carved jack olantern candlelit
Washington State Capitol Building Reflected in Capitol Lake at Night

Olympia, WA
October 23, 2015
Blue light 2015 1023 LH0A4490 night olympia washington photo of the week state capitol building reflection Capitol Lake
A busy day at the University of Washington
Seattle, WA

August 8, 2015
2015 0808 LH0A3561 photo of the week multiple exposure campus people walking silhouettes University of Washington Urban busy Seattle Washington
Ready for an August evening on the Bay
Swantown Marina
Olympia, WA
August 7, 2015
2015 0807 LH0A3388 photo of the week marina summer evening boats Swantown Budd Inlet Olympia Washington sunset contrast
"zebra" car in supermarket parking lot

July 14, 2015
2015 0714 5454 photo of the week car reflection crosswalk zebra stripes graphic abstract
Male adult Purple martin flies towards the nest box while two juveniles wait for food

Port of Olympia
Olympia, WA

July 24, 2015
004 2015 0724 LH0A2604 crop behavior bird birds breeding season budd inlet feeding flight interaction juvenile male nesting box olympia photo of the week Progne subis purple martin
Male adult Purple martins approach the nest box while juvenile begs to be fed

Port of Olympia
Olympia, WA

July 24, 2015
003 2015 0724 LH0A2484 crop behavior bird birds breeding season budd inlet feeding flight interaction juvenile male nesting box olympia photo of the week Progne subis purple martin
Female adult Purple martin flies in with a dragonfly to feed a waiting juvenile

Port of Olympia
Olympia, WA

July 24, 2015
002 2015 0724 LH0A2045 crop purple martin olympia breeding season budd inlet Progne subis juvenile nesting box photo of the week bird birds flight interaction female feeding dragonfly behavior
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, 2015
001 2015 0724 Michele Burton LH0A2505 behavior bird birds breeding season budd inlet flight interaction juvenile male nesting box olympia photo of the week Progne subis purple martin
Green Heron taking flight

Budd Inlet
Port of Olympia

May 30, 2015
2015 0530 LH0A9424 photo of the week budd inlet olympia washington green heron bird mud salt water foraging fishing urban Butorides virescens
Green Heron foraging on the mud flats

Budd Inlet
Port of Olympia

May 30, 2015
2015 0530 LH0A9810 photo of the week budd inlet olympia washington green heron bird mud salt water foraging fishing urban Butorides virescens
Adult Purple Martin dive bombs a Belted kingfisher while defending its nest

Budd Inlet
Olympia, WA
July 12, 2015
2015 0712 LH0A1422 photo of the week budd inlet olympia mobbing bird birds flight breeding season purple martin belted kingfisher washington behavior territory Progne subis Megaceryle alcyon swooping warning
Backlit Leaf Detail

Washington Park Arboretum
Seattle, WA

May 28, 2015
2015 0528 LH0A8923 backlit and duplicated translucent Leaf veins green Photo of the Week Arboretum Seattle Washington graphic
Purple Martins on nesting boxes at Budd Inlet - Olympia, WA
Purple Martins on nesting boxes at Budd Inlet

Olympia, WA

May 21, 2015
2015 0521 LH0A8412 Purple Martin Swallow Bird Birds Nesting Boxes Breeding Season Photo of the Week Budd Inlet Olympia Washington Stream Team behavior territorial interaction
Purple Martins on nesting boxes at Budd Inlet - Olympia, WA
Purple Martins on nesting boxes at Budd Inlet

Olympia, WA

May 21, 2015
2015 0521 LH0A8359 Purple Martin Swallow Bird Birds Nesting Boxes Breeding Season Photo of the Week Budd Inlet Olympia Washington Stream Team behavior territorial interaction
Tree Swallow perching on branch Tachycineta bicolor Tumwater Historical Park Tumwater, WA April 18, 2015
2015 0418 LH0A6377 Tree Swallow photo of the week Tumwater Washington perching movement Tumwater Historical Park Deschutes River Capitol Lake Spring Bird Tachycineta bicolor
Tree Swallow perching on branch Tachycineta bicolor Tumwater Historical Park Tumwater, WA April 18, 2015
2015 0418 LH0A6379 Tree Swallow photo of the week Tumwater Washington perching movement Tumwater Historical Park Deschutes River Capitol Lake Spring Bird Tachycineta bicolor
Evening clouds reflected on East Bay and Swantown Marina

Olympia, WA

April 25, 2015
2015 0425 4758 Swantown East Bay Budd Inlet Marina Olympia Washington Puget Sound Spring Evening photo of the week water boats sailboats clouds reflection
Raindrops on the grill of a new car

Olympia, WA

April 24, 2015
2015 0424 4741 water waterdrops droplets rain car silver gray photo of the week abstract raindrops
Tiny waterfall along the trail of our Sunday hike

Highway 410
near Greenwater, WA

May 3, 2015
2015 0503 LH0A7396 photo of the week highway 410 hike Spring waterfall trail stream moss green Greenwater Washington
Scarlet Paintbrush and blue-eyed Mary Castilleja miniata and Collinsia parviflora Scatter Creek Wildlife Area May 1, 2015 Read more about South Sound Prairies here
2015 0501 LH0A7243 photo of the week wildflowers wildflower Scatter Creek Prairie Appreciation Glacial washington native plants flowers Collinsia parviflora blueeyed Mary Castilleja miniata Scarlet paintbrush
Fishing Boat reflected in the waters of Salmon Bay
Fisherman's Terminal

Seattle, WA
March 10, 2015
2015 0310 LH0A4331 photo of the week reflection fisherman's terminal seattle washington boat fishing fleet salmon bay
Adult male Bushtit looking for food hidden in a dried leaf Psaltriparus minimus Capitol Lake Olympia, WA April 21, 2015
2015 0421 LH0A6547 photo of the week olympia washington bushtit feeding Psaltriparus minimus insects adult male nesting season Capitol Lake forage
Black-capped Chickadee excavating a nest cavity Poecile atricapillus Black Lake Meadows Olympia, WA March 18, 2015
2015 0318 LH0A4585 photo of the week Black capped Chickadee excavating snag Black Lake Meadows olympia washington nesting spring Poecile atricapillus cavity
Red-breasted Nuthatch feeding sequence (3 images) Sitta canadensis Black Lake Meadows Olympia, WA March 6, 2015
2015 0306 Nuthatch feeding from douglas fir 3998 4004 Redbreasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Douglas Fir Cone photo of the week Pseudotsuga menziesii olympia Washington Black Lake Meadows spring upside down
Red-breasted Nuthatch feeding on a Douglas Fir cone Sitta canadensis Black Lake Meadows Olympia, WA March 6, 2015
2015 0306 LH0A3991 Redbreasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Douglas Fir Cone photo of the week Pseudotsuga menziesii olympia Washington feeding Black Lake Meadows spring upside down
Bufflehead about to land after being chased by another male Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Magnuson Park Seattle, WA February 23, 2015
2015 0223 LH0A3404 photo of the week bufflehead flight chase courting C territorial male water Magnuson Park Seattle Washington Bucephala albeola
Male Buffleheads chasing one another during mating season Bucephala albeola Budd Inlet Olympia, WA March 2, 2015
2015 0302 LH0A3808 olympia Budd Inlet Washington photo of the week bufflehead flight chase courting Bucephala albeola territorial male water

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