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I know, anther gnatcatcher! ;o) At Huntington Beach State Park, SC

Red Tailed Hawk

I've heard this sparrow singing a few times lately in my neighbor's red laceleaf Japanese maple, a shrub about as tall as a person, but usually when I try to see them I have no luck or they fly up to the roof when they see me looking for them. This time I found them quickly but of course as I...

Two European starlings in the very top of a tall fir tree, one caught jumping from the skinny top spire to a lower branchlet.

Male rock dove dancing/stepping in a circle to impress a female

Something didnt sit too well, lol. I can count 5 insects being thrown up. Wasnt the shot I expected to get of my first captures of an Ash-Throated Flycatcher yesterday. Although this one is a bit out of focus, the action outweighs it. I got other non-actions shots of him that were more in focus...

A Canadian Goose I saw while walking through Kathryn Albertsons Park. Most were arguing amongst themselves for nesting space, but this one let me get pretty close and even posed for a nice picture

American Goldfinch

Singing near nest

River otter by water's edge in Puget Sound, eating what looks like an impressive morning catch.

Eagle surveying the water from a tall snag

Eagle perched above the water's edge on Puget Sound: Lincoln Park

He flew overhead, landed on the top of a power pole, and had sushi for lunch

He shot off his perch and flashed by. I was lucky to draw a bead on him and get the shot!

Salmon Lepidella (Saproamanita subcaligata: Amanitaceae)

Texas Gray Moth (Glenoides texanaria: Geometridae) Wingspan 1.6-2.4 cm (0.6-0.9 in).

This osprey swooped into the water and caught this fish right in front of me! He then happily posed for my camera!

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) On this day only two remained but the day before there were 21 plus a single snow goose.

Noisy and they can be aggressive, but you can't deny what beautiful birds they are!

Haven't posted these in a while and since then the colors now have really picked up. Breeding Plumage I suspect.

This is for you Daniel, they are back. Taken near the causeway observation deck at Huntington Beach State Park. Not my best shot of these guys, but he was high in a tree.

First sighting of the male. Just one of the female years ago nearby this location at Huntington Beach State Park, SC

Little lady House Finch. Posting some older photos because I have been out of processing so long I will have to take the Lightroom tutorials again. It is amazing how quick being out of your routine you can loose it. Typing is the same way, took about 10 minutes for this short post.

American Robin

Female Vermilion Flycatcher