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That is a very handsome song sparrow. And he has you well-trained as his assistant at this point... Steve

$30 for quarterly hair cut, beard trim, and "clean-up" (who knew your ears would grow so much hair;)). And a $10 tip. No appointment. I may need to wait 15 minutes before a chair opens. Island Barbershop on Harrison Ave. NW, Olympia (near the renamed Watson's Greenhouse, formerly Bark and...

Australian magpie parents become super aggressive during the breeding season. They are know to snap at or even make contact with beaks, wings, or claws if they feel that people are coming too close. As a result of the attacks, cyclists sometimes crash their bikes, leading to injuries. Other...

That is the only omnivorous elasmobranch known to science. For years, scientists thought that the seagrass in the stomach was just bycatch for grabbing animal prey. But more recent research indicates that they do actively consume sea grasses. Steve

Ss yes, that is a cabezon. Note the pad of teeth for holding onto hard-shelled prey like crabs before swallowing them whole. Also, cabezon has a fluffy tuft (cirrus) above each eye. Steve

Yes, that is a big “big skate”. I had heard from another Ichthyologist several years ago that there were concerns that their local populations were declining. But I haven’t heard anything recently. Steve

Great added information. I had read that some songbird species have mini molt-migrations, but I hadn't seen that this phenomenon also applied to some duck species. And I didn't know that hens and their broods migrated together. Thank you, Steve

McLane Creek, Late June 2025. It may seem that the flamboyant duck drakes have disappeared from their usual locations. This is only partly true. The flamboyant part has disappeared, but the drakes are still there, but in their more cryptic “eclipse” plumage. Depending on species, birds molt once...