Looking for Tree Sparrows this Owl popped out which was a surprise for both of us. Near Wallula, WA.

I really should call this "foggy noon" because it was closer to lunch than morning. I'm learning the fog in Walla Walla in the winter can go on all day long, sometimes for days.

I snapped this shot really quickly on my phone, looking down the alley where they built these funky power line structures across the road. I thought the perspective, fading off into the fog, gave it an almost apocalyptic kind of feel.

A tiny, thumb-sized female Rufous Hummingbird conducts the symphony of rain as she lifts her tiny wings to take flight.

Columbia High School's 3rd baseman Daniel Percifield makes a diving attempt to snag a line drive that goes just off the tip of his glove in the bottom of the 3rd inning, with one out and his team down 6-1 against DeSales High School at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla, Washington.

The Golden-Eyed Guardian - Wrapped in the warm embrace of autumn's changing hues, a Great Horned Owl serves as a golden-eyed guardian for the spirits of the dead while resting atop a stone marker in Walla Walla's city cemetery. Jeff Horner Photo

Along an icy ridge, a topsy-turvy world and journey through...the Forest Of Jack Frost.

Brush strokes across the canvas of the mirror…looking back.

Looking for Tree Sparrows this Owl popped out which was a surprise for both of us. Near Wallula, WA.

The Prairie Flacons can really move quickly and without much apparent effort.

Disguised by ruin (or basalt columns), it rises with the fall of light, revisiting forgotten memory with echoed whispers of a noble place and ancient time.

Checking me out. Blue Mnts, Walla Walla County.

This Dance Of Innocence

There was nothing more polite,

Than her smiling grace.

The way she gently turned,

And looked, with admiration on...

My silly-little dance.

-JA Horner

Three chicks in this nest in Walla Walla County.

Working on excavating a cavitiy up on Bethel Ridge.

Goldfinch

Bethel Ridge -Woodpecker Capital of WA.

Here we can see the Alula feathers. This is a thumb like digit that can project a small group of feathers off the leading edge of the wing. Seems there is still scientific debate and its exact uses but it is cool to see here. I don't get photos of them very oftern.

Canola fields in the Palouse region of Washington State

I believe there was hope of restoring this building before it was abandoned. (Walla Walla, WA)

Blue Mountain Mall

Walla Walla Fair and Rodeo

How it all began.

Prairie Falcon flying toward me at Selah Rest area.

This big owl was being harrssed by a little American Kestrel. It was fun to see. Walla Walla County.

Walla Walla College, old administration building

Walla Walla Veterans Day Parade

Since I haven't been able to get out to take new photos, I have been revisiting some old published photos as well as digging through the archives to see what I can accomplish with Nik Software. I am only beginning to get a handle on it, but it certainly helps me get closer to my original perception of the shot.

Walla Walla Rodeo

Walla Walla Fair and Rodeo

One of 7 migrating through Walla Walla. Found at the Millet Ponds.

As the autumn deepens the color of the increasingly diverse nature of the Season

One of a pair flying around the canyon at the Selah reststop.

Walla Walla Fair and Rodeo

Outside Walla Walla, Washington

Liked the way the sun was hitting these.

Getting ready for the evening hunt. Blue Mnts, Walla Walla County.

Was happy to finally have a fairly close sighting of a Clark's Grebe. Lind Coulee, WA.