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Category: Wildlife
Red-footed Booby
Our local celebrity for the past month, a red-footed booby. How did this exotic bird get here? It’s believed the juvenile booby arrived in Port Townsend by hitching a ride on a cargo ship after becoming separated from its flock. It’s hanging out with some Herrmann’s gulls. Will the booby join them on their migration […]
Northern Pygmy Owl
I rarely see these small and unobtrusive owls and when I do they’re generally sweeping in to pick off a small songbird in our yard. Sometimes they win, sometimes the songbird wins. On this particular occasion I was alerted by quite a commotion of Stellar’s Jays circling a tree. I grabbed the binoculars for a […]
American Pika
This little guy was gathering grasses for his winter cache. They don’t hibernate and rely on their season’s supply of herbs and grasses to get them through the cold winter months. They’re well adapted for the alpine climate with dense fur. You’ll generally hear a pika before seeing them. Their high pitched whistle acts as […]
My Photos on Exhibit in the Po...
I’m pleased to announce four of my photos are on exhibit in the Port Townsend Library Carnegie Building on the main floor. The library is celebrating its 102nd birthday this Friday October 9th. There will be a public reception from 6:00-7:30, birthday cake and beverages will be provided by Northwind Arts Center. A juried art exhibit […]
Another successful Wooden Boat...
The weekend was perfect for the 39th Wooden Boat Festival here in Port Townsend. Warm temperatures, cool ocean breezes, pretty wooden boats and reconnecting with old friends as well as meeting new ‘friends’ who share in our passion for wooden boats. Wooden boats are special. They’re living crafts, planks swelling and shrinking as they adjust […]