Spring in the Pacific Northwest is notorious for sunny, cloudless skies and drizzly, gray skies. Often within just a few hours, or less, of each-other. Yesterday was like that, sunny in the morning and showers in the afternoon. These two photos are of the same Iris, first one taken in the morning, the second in […]
Dosewallip Dance
Dosewallips River Valley Hike
A spring day hike along one of my favorite rivers. The water of the Dosewallips, like many of Washington’s rivers, comes from glaciers, giving the water a translucent turquoise color. Wildflowers, like this columbine and false soloman seal, lined the trail. Larry above the Dosewallips. Thanks for reading
Cooper’s hawk in our pond
Cooper’s hawks have been nesting in our tiny forest for many years. It’s a pretty nice set-up for them, large conifers for nesting, pond for water and plenty of small rodents and birds (I don’t like witnessing the hunting part but it’s part of nature). When they visit our pond I try to grab my […]
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 […]