Lo and Behold! - my cat Mr. Meowzer actually posed for me, and not only posed, but posed in front of my flowering Dogwood tree. Wonders never cease :)

"A cat will do what it wants when it wants, and there's not a thing you can do about it."

~ Frank Perkins

Just one more shot I wanted to share of this beautiful rare Horned Puffin.

Photographed at the Yakima Area Arboretum. IMG_2708

Backyard bird, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_2050

This was captured in Gig Harbor Washington State

...and the end of Covid.

This bird, with the white forcrown has been around for several months and may be the same bird that I saw last year. American Goldfinches don't typically have the white patch on their heads. Photographed in my backyard, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_7348

Photographed in the Tieton River, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_3171

Thank you for the kind comments, faves, invites and awards. I have been out of town and have not been able to respond recently.

Cottage Lake, Woodinville, WA

From yesterday's rain and darkness.

"A small crow of the northern Pacific Coast, the Northwestern Crow is becoming quite at home in urban areas as well as along the shore. It is smaller than the American Crow and has a more nasal call, but it is so similar that the two may in fact be the same species."

`www.allaboutbirds.org

Thanks for looking. Heading out for a walk.

Photographed at my home, Yakima County, Washington.

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Lincoln County-Washington State

Douglas County-Washington State

Basalt formations near Mt. Baker. This was taken with a 25 second exposure by the light of the moon. Finding the right focus was a challenge. There was not enough light for autofocus and not enough light for me to see clearly for manual focus. I shot a dozen and hoped for the best. The rest were deleted due to the focus issue.

Abandoned home in Douglas County, WA State, USA. This is a place I have visited numerous times and have shot at this same exact angle before. Different days provide different environments, and I love to see how the glow of these places can vary.

Yesterday I attempted to get a few shots of the birds in one of my Flowering Cherry trees before the snow fell off the branches and berries. I was surprised and delighted that a rarely seen (in my yard) Lesser Goldfinch showed up for about 30 seconds. They cannot compete with the American Goldfinches and Pine Siskins for space on the feeder. I think this is the 3rd time this fall/winter that one has showed up and left in just a few minutes or less. IMG_4085

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I had the opportunity to photographed Cedar Waxwings eating juniper berries so I took many photos. Yakima County, Washington. IMG_1212

I know, I know, another Rainier shot. Told ya I was out! :-)

taken just after the alpenglow died off, liked this spot better but just missed that golden couple minutes. taken above Shadow Lake, Sunrise area.

I put a box where the climbers are, unfortunately on here you can only see the blazed trail, but in lightroom I can see them well enough to count them. :-)

I was able to put the cropped version in comments, kinda cool.

Photographed from from my driveway. Smoke from the many wildfires has been hanging over the Yakima Valley off and on, mostly on, for the past week or so causing the sun to be brilliant orange just before sundown. IMG_8165

Tulip macro photographed in my flower garden, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_5052

Autumn golden sunset (with a bit of smoke).

The US Pacific Northwest contributes a huge amount of the nation’s produce. Harvest season - Autumn or Fall if you prefer - is also a time of wildfire smoke impacting the human, animal & plant life of this area.

Washington grows 8B pounds (3.63B kg) of the 11B pounds of US apples produced in 2025 & has been the leading apple-growing State since the early 1920s.

In fact, WA leads also in pears, raspberries & blueberries - and has a significant grape harvest.

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© Aurora Santiago

Photographed from from my driveway. Smoke from the many wildfires has been hanging over the Yakima Valley off and on, mostly on, for the past week or so causing the sun the be brilliant orange just before sundown. IMG_8163

Granite Lake, northwest of High Rock Lookout in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington State.

Photographed along Umtanum Road near Ellensburg, Washington. IMG_0863

Photographed at my home, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_3038

Mt. Rainier and a waining crescent. I stopped on my workday morning to capture part of a gorgeous sunrise and moonset.

Bighorn sheep in Waterworks Canyon, Yakima County, Washington.

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Necklace Valley, Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Cascade Mountains. Washington State, USA.

October 2025.

North Cascades/Mountain Loop. Washington State, USA.

August 2025.

Ships waiting on the Columbia River for tide change. so they hang out watch the sunset before heading out in the morning either to the Pacific Ocean just beyond the bridge or turn and head on down river.

The Columbia River, known as international waters divides Oregon and Washington States..this was taken in Astoria on the Oregon side, across the river landmass is Washington State.

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Flickr Explore August 16, 2020 #368.

North Fork Sol Duc river valley in Olmpic National Park.

1/7 Days of Fungus

Yesterday (October 20) there were about 30 California Quail in my back yard, which is an average number. The quail on the ground (3rd photo in this series) has an injured leg and has been around since the first of August. It hops on one leg so it is easy to distinguish from the other quail. IMG_4892

Autumn has hit the mountain. The colors are turning quickly up there. We saw many yummy blueberries alongside the trail.

A few more shots from a trip to the northeastern part of the state

Photographed at my home. The juncos will head for the mountains soon so I will enjoy them for a few more weeks here at home then visit them latter in the spring/summer in the mountains. Goldfinches will stay a little longer but may visit off and on all summer. IMG_6448