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
April 18th 2009
Female Rufus Hummingbird landing on a branch while gathering nesting material
April 18th 2009
Red-winged Blackbird male photographed at McLane Creek Nature Trail near Olympia, WA
April 5th 2009
This male Wood Duck shows off his iridescent mating plumage
April 5th 2009
Wood Duck Drake, McLane Creek Nature Trail, Olympia, WA
April 5th 2009
This Wood Duck hen, in breeding plumage, was photographed at McLane Creek Nature Trail, Olympia, WA
March 27th 2009
Gadwall drake, McLane Nature Trail pond.
March 27th 2009
This is a Gadwall hen photographed at the McLane Creek Nature Trail pond.
March 27th 2009
A Ring-necked Drake from the McLane Creek Nature Trail in Olympia, WA
March 22nd 2009
American Coot in rim-light silhouette
May 4th 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler ("Myrtle" Population). The Myrtle form of this warbler is a rare visitor to Olympia and Western Washington, most of them living in Alaska, Canada, and the Eastern US.
April 12th 2008
Nesting Canadian Goose with Egg.
Dec. 27th 2008
Gull flying against a stiff wind.
December 15th 2008
Bald Eagle Flying with Elegant Wing Tips
December 15th 2008
Bald Eagle Flying Over Offut Lake
December 29th 2008
Blue Swedish Domestic Duck
April 11th 2007
Mallard Brothers Preening in Tandom
March 11th 2009
Mallard Drake Looking for Handouts
February 19th 2009
Preen #1
Here's a secret: (There is a hidden face looking back from the water)
Shhhhh!
February 16th 2009
Green-winged Teal Closeup
