September 23rd 2009
Male Wood Duck Swimming On A Golden Pond.
May 3rd 2009
This Steller's Jay sat patiently for a handout while I couldn't resist the opportunity to take a dozen or more pictures of him. Notice that this jay has the blue forehead markings of the Pacific variety. On jays that live in the Rockies, these markings are white, instead of blue. Steller's Jays do not migrate, but instead are year-round residents of the territories they occupy.
May 3rd 2009
Gray Jay close-up, near the new Paradise Lodge, Mount Rainier National Park.
May 3rd 2009
Commonly known as "Camp Robber" or "Whiskey Jack", the Gray Jay will often perch close to people, as this one did, hoping for a handout.
April 20th 2009
Close-up of an American Wigeon drake
April 20th 2009
An American Wigeon drake swimming in the Point Defiance duck pond, Tacoma, WA
April 19th 2009
This Wood Duck couple were preening together for a while, then finally came together bill-to-bill for this nice photograph
April 19th 2009
Wood Duck close-up, McLane Creek Nature Trail near Olympia, WA
April 18th 2009
This female Rufus Hummingbird plucks some downy nesting material from a cattail
