Redmond, WA

Snoqualmie Valley, WA

Snoqualmie Valley, WA

Redmond,WA

So we gotta say goodbye to the summer, but IG'ers I promise you this, there's a whole lot of bugs still to come. First in a series of three end-of-summer images, as I attempt to clear up my backlog. Apologies for the earworm... not ;-)

Worker bees (females) foraging at a sunflower farm.

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Hemaris thysbe/ Hummingbird clearwing moth

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Green Heron /Heron vert

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Kingfisher flight study

Parc des rapides

This is a bit misleading as it is a composite of multiple shots of one bird in flight. It does not really have a flight path as it hovers and then dives straight down into the water to catch it's prey.

Cedar Waxwing

Montreal Botanical Gardens

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This exposure was made about six months ago, and it wasn't until I reviewed it today that it struck me as something to post. Like number 1, the subject is the trees reflected in the back pond plus ripples, with my focus being on the forms, lines, colors, and textures. I do hope you like it as much as I do.

Eastern Bluebird

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Hyakuri, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

That small reddish speck above the Moon is Mars. The Moon's red tint (albeit enhanced) is due to the smoke in the air over California.

Snowy Owl

Saint-Hubert Airport

Camera located near the

Canadian Space Agency

Yellow-rumped Warbler/Paruline à croupion jaune

Kildonan Park, Winnipeg

Dangerous pass time

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Mount Royal Cemetery

Red-eyed Vireo/ Vireo olivaceus..

Mount Royal Cemetery

Inspired by a crystal aurora borealis. Used clear Worbla to create the bodice (heat guns on resin is scary) and surprisingly durable plastic wrap for the skirt. The skirt is three tiers and can be styled a multple ways by 'scrunching' up the layers.

Bluebirds

I found this lightning bug on our box elder shrub. I captured several images of it and as I was about to end my photo session, he opened his wings to fly away. This is the last shot of my encounter with this interesting little creature!

I was walking up the trail and saw a tree with what looked like red and yellow ornaments on it.. When I got closer I realized they weren't ornaments they were birds.. I don't think I've ever seen Cardinals this fat before, then it dawned on me that it's 28 degrees out.. Ruffled feathers to keep the warm in and keep out the cold. Neat trick.... Theses birds looked so fat until I saw them fly..

Great Blue Heron

After a blue-sky May, we've drifted into a grey sky June

Great Egret

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Wilson's Snipe/ Bécassine de Wilson

Refuge faunique Marguerite-d'Youville

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Osprey

Iroquois, Ontario

Pied-billed Grebe