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  1. Bald eagle in morning sun

    Bald eagle in morning sun

    Eagle surveying the water from a tall snag
  2. Eagle and crows

    Eagle and crows

    An eagle looking unconcerned by nearby presence of two unhappy crows
  3. Urban crow

    Urban crow

    Crow on a wire looking kinda disreputable (amplified/accentuated by a stiff breeze)
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    geese.jpg

    Kinda large skein of Canada geese
  5. Rock doves on a chimney.

    Rock doves on a chimney.

    Lovey dovey. Rock dove couple being tenderly affectionate late in the afternoon.
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    Flicker on roof 2.jpg

    Northern flicker on a shed roof, rummaging through tree debris.
  7. Flicker on roof

    Flicker on roof

    Northern Flicker on a shed roof rummaging through tree debris.
  8. Crow on the beach

    Crow on the beach

    Crow foraging among pebbles
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    Song sparrow on a fence
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    song-sparrow-1

    Song sparrow on a fence.
  11. Anna's hummingbird on a blackberry branch

    Anna's hummingbird on a blackberry branch

    This male Anna's hummingbird can be counted on to make an appearance on this blackberry branch, fifteen feet from a park bench in a view park on north Beacon Hill.
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    Bald Eagle looking suitably regal
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    Anna's hummingbird directly above me on a wire, looking not very colorful on a very gray Seattle winter's day.
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    Anna's hummingbird after a good snow
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    Scrub jay (I believe), half hidden in an Asian pear tree
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    Bald Eagle in flight
  17. "Blue goose" near Mt Vernon, Washington

    "Blue goose" near Mt Vernon, Washington

    "Blue goose" is a pretty rare dark morph of the Snow Goose. Still the same species. Nearly 30 thousand Snow Geese, mostly from Wrangell Island in Russia, spend the winter in the Skagit Valley in Washington state and in British Columbia. They spend the night in the Puget Sound, and feed...
  18. Trumpeter Swans near Mt Vernon, Washington

    Trumpeter Swans near Mt Vernon, Washington

  19. Snow Geese near Mount Vernon, Washington

    Snow Geese near Mount Vernon, Washington

    Nearly 30 thousand Snow Geese, mostly from Wrangell Island in Russia, spend the winter in the Skagit Valley in Washington state and in British Columbia. They spend the night in the Puget Sound, and feed in the fields during the day.
  20. Blue-winged Wasp

    Blue-winged Wasp

    Blue-winged Wasp (Scolia dubia: Scolidae) 2.0-2.5 cm (0.8-1.0 in) long. Working Frostweed (Verbesina virginica: Asteraceae). Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Site, Washington, Washington County, Texas, USA. Brazos River riparian, open manicured park with unkempt vegetation along the...
  21. Large Orange Sulphur

    Large Orange Sulphur

    Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe: Pieridae) Wingspan 5.7-7.0 cm (2.25-2.75 in). Washington-on-the Brazos State Historic Site, Washington, Washington County, Texas, USA. Nectaring Turks Cap, also called Wax Mallow (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii: Malvaceae). A mix of Blackland...
  22. Hairy Flower Wasp

    Hairy Flower Wasp

    Hairy Flower Wasp (Campsomeris plumipes: Scoliidae) 1.5-3.0 cm (0.59-1.18 in) long. On a cultivated Eupatorium. Washington on the Brazos State Park, Washington, Washington County, Texas, USA. Brazos River riparian, open manicured park at ca. 57 m (186 ft) elevation.
  23. Variegated Fritillary chrysalis

    Variegated Fritillary chrysalis

    Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia: Nymphalidae) chrysalis on Passionflower Vine. Washington on the Brazos State Park, Washington, Washington County, Texas, USA. Brazos River riparian, open manicured park at ca. 57 m (186 ft) elevation.
  24. Variegated Fritillary caterpillar

    Variegated Fritillary caterpillar

    Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia: Nymphalidae) larva/caterpillar, ca. 4.5 cm (1.8 in) long on Passionflower Vine. Washington on the Brazos State Park, Washington, Washington County, Texas, USA. Brazos River riparian, open manicured park at ca. 57 m (186 ft) elevation.
  25. Variegated Fritillary (closed wing)

    Variegated Fritillary (closed wing)

    Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 4.4-6.4 cm (1.75-2.5 in). Closed wing (ventral) surface. Washington on the Brazos State Park, Washington, Washington County, Texas, USA. Brazos River riparian, open manicured park at ca. 57 m (186 ft) elevation.
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